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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 10, 2001
IAAF rescinds threat to ban C.J. Hunter
Track and field's world governing body backed off threats to suspend C.J. Hunter on Friday, but pressed U.S. officials to take action soon in his drug case.
The anti-doping commission of the International Amateur Athletic Federation discussed the lack of action regarding Hunter, the 1999 world shot put champion.
Hunter, husband of triple Olympic champion Marion Jones, tested positive four times last summer for the steroid nandrolone. The case broke during the Sydney Olympics.
Hunter, who has proclaimed his innocence, has not been suspended by USA Track & Field and no hearing date has been set.
Arne Ljungqvist, head of the IAAF doping panel, suggested this week that the world body could step in and impose its own ban. But after Friday's meeting, IAAF general secretary Istvan Gyulai said the panel made no such recommendation.
SOCCER: U.S. national team forward and five-time Major League Soccer All-Star Cobi Jones said he would travel to England today for contract talks with a club in the top 10 of the Premiership. ... New York/New Jersey will acquire Colombian midfielder Pedro Alvarez, 31, as its third senior international player.
BOXING: Vinny Pazianza was overmatched against Aaron Davis, who scored an eighth-round TKO in a super-middleweight fight in Mashantucket, Conn.
SKIING: Sonja Nef, who has fought back from six knee operations, gave Switzerland a big victory at the World Championships in St. Anton, Austria. Nef won the gold medal in the giant slalom in 2 minutes, 19.01 seconds, 1.1 seconds faster than Karen Putzer of Italy.
CYCLING: Nestle joined the Tour de France as a sponsor amid concerns some companies were reviewing their association with the race because of drug scandals.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Kris Clute had a three-run home run and a run-scoring single to lead Miami to a 10-4 win over visiting Florida. Brian Walker gave up three runs in five innings and struck out two to earn the win. Florida hasn't won at Mark Light Stadium since 1996, an 11-game span. Miami scored four in the sixth to break open a 5-4 game. ... Stanford coach Mark Marquess earned his 1,000th career victory as the Cardinal beat visiting Florida State 6-2. Marquess, in his 25th season at Stanford, became the 23rd Division I coach to reach the mark. FSU's Mike Martin, with 1,134 victories, ranks 15th on the career list.
COLLEGES: The Florida women's tennis team swept Florida State 7-0 in Tallahassee. Freshman Lindsay Dawaf opened her collegiate dual-match career with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Nanette Duxin at No. 4 singles. ... The Florida men beat FSU 4-3 in Tallahassee. ... The South Florida men (3-0) routed Marquette 6-1 in Tampa. USF's Paco Antelo defeated Peter Mojzis 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. ... The Miami men beat visiting Wisconsin 6-1. ... The USF softball team beat Stetson 2-0, then lost to UF 4-3 in a tournament in Gainesville. ... The UF gymnastics team beat visiting Oklahoma 195.95-192.6 for coach Judi Markell's 100th regular-season win. ... Louisville president John Shumaker has given permission for athletic director Tom Jurich to interview for the same job at Indiana. Jurich has been Louisville's AD since October 1997.
SAILING: With the finish a day away, Michel Desjoyeaux was in position to win the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. Ellen MacArthur, at 24 the youngest skipper in the race, was in second place, organizers said from Paris. ... Olympic gold medalists Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liljedahl shared the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award, the first time a team has been honored. Reynolds and Liljedahl won the Star gold medal in the Sydney Games, capping a year in which they also won the Star World Championship. Liljedahl, 46, is from Miami.
BOWLING: Tournament host Parker Bohn III had a 230 average in the first round of match play to maintain the lead in the Parker Bohn III Empire State Open in Latham, N.Y. Bohn, who rolled a 300 game in the final round of qualifying, had a 26-game pinfall total of 6,379. He was 7-1 in the opening round of match play, losing only to Brian Himmler. Himmler, who had a 299 game, was second at 6,300.
POLE VAULT: One week after raising her indoor world record by an inch, Stacy Dragila broke the women's mark again, clearing 15 feet, 31/4 inches in Pocatello, Idaho.
WRESTLING: Alexander Leipold, stripped of his Olympic gold medal on drug charges, was temporarily banned from competing in Germany.