NEW YORK - Marion Jones easily won the 60 meters at the Millrose Games on Friday night in 7.21 seconds, her first race since taking more than a year off to have a baby. She started slowly but made a strong push at the end of the indoor meet held at Madison Square Garden to beat Angela Daigle by 0.03 seconds.
Jones took her place on the starting blocks for her first race since September 2002 amid the loudest cheers of the evening.
The five-time medalist in the 2000 Olympics had her son, Monty, in June.
"It just feels like everything is fresh, like everything is alive and new," Jones said. "It was great to walk into the arena and just feel that buzz. I looked around and smiled and said, "I'm back where I belong."'
Two meet records fell. Gail Devers set a mark in the 60 hurdles, finishing in 7.76, and won for the second straight year. Allen Johnson set the meet record in the 60 hurdles in 7.43.
Devers, 37, has no idea whether she will try to make her fourth Olympic team.
"Grandma can't tell you how long grandma will keep going," she said.
In other news, Ken Williamson, the chief official for the shot put, collapsed outside as he was getting to the event and died, meet official Marvin Johnson said.
BOXING: Johnson takes title
Glencoffe Johnson took the IBF light heavyweight title, winning a unanimous decision over Clinton Woods in Sheffield, England. Johnson won 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112.
LEWIS RETIRES: Three-time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis announced his retirement, ending a 14-year career with a 41-2-1 record. He was knocked out by Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman. Lewis, 38, said his "ultimate fight" was stopping Mike Tyson in the eighth round in 2002. Lewis plans to do commentating for HBO boxing, sports management and marry his fiancee.
FIGURE SKATING: Hungarian a winner
Julia Sebestyen won the short program at the European championships in Budapest, with another Hungarian third.
Russia's Elena Sokolova was sixth, damaging her chances for the figure skating title. Russia has won every women's event since 1996. Sokolova was hurt by starting from the first position and making a two-footed jump.
Sebestyen had the top marks, 5.3 to 5.8, for required elements and scores up to a pair of 5.9s to a waltz melody.
In third place was 18-year-old Viktoria Pavuk, making her senior international debut. She was the only skater to do a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.
ET CETERA
EPHEDRA BAN: Sales of ephedra must stop by early April, the Food and Drug Administration announced in finalizing its ban of the herbal stimulant. FDA commissioner Mark McClellan warned: "Do not take these products. They are simply too risky."
BASEBALL: Jose Offerman had three hits and scored three runs to help the host Dominican Republic clinch the Caribbean Series with a 4-3 win over Puerto Rico.
CYCLING: Robert Hunter of South Africa captured the Tour of Qatar, winning the final stage and chasing down Tom Boonen of Belgium about 250 yards from the finish. Hunter's time was 3 hours, 28 minutes, 41 seconds. He completed the five-stage race in 17:33.17, eight seconds ahead Australia's Robbie McEwen.
FOOTBALL: The St. Petersburg Sharks, defending champions of the Southern States Football League, take on the Cape Coral Fear at 7:05 tonight at the 31st Street Sports Complex, 4801 31st St. S. Tickets are $7. The Sharks opened their season last week with a 46-0 win over Polk County. Charles McKinnon had 97 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
OLYMPICS: Toronto Blue Jays minor-leaguer Glenn Williams drove in three runs to lead Australia over South Africa 6-4, moving the host one win from a baseball berth in the Athens Olympics.
SOFTBALL: Host New Zealand defeated the United States 9-0 at the men's world championships.
