SAN FRANCISCO — An admitted steroids dealer testified Wednesday that he set up Marion Jones with a three-drug cocktail of banned substances to boost her bid to win five medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Angel “Memo” Heredia said track coach Trevor Graham asked him to overnight mail the oxygen- boosting EPO, growth hormone and insulin for Jones’ use. Graham is on trial after pleading not guilty to three charges of lying to federal agents about his relationship with Heredia.
Heredia testified for the second day at Graham’s trial that, at the coach’s behest, he also sold banned drugs to Olympic gold medal sprinters Antonio Pettigrew, Jerome Young, Tim Montgomery and Dennis Mitchell.
Roenick’s not done yet
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jeremy Roenick agreed to a one-year contract to return to the San Jose Sharks after his revitalizing comeback season with the club.
Roenick, a 19-year veteran, had 14 goals and 19 assists for the Sharks after coming out of semi-retirement for another shot at the Stanley Cup. In early November, the nine-time all-star became the third American-born player to score 500 career goals.
• Longtime NHL enforcer Chris Simon, a former Av, has signed with Russian Continental Hockey League team Vityaz Chekhov.
Trainer admonishes Prado.
Outspoken Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. had some harsh words for jockey Edgar Prado, who often rides for him but was aboard a competitor during the Preakness.
Asked to elaborate on comments made after Big Brown’s win Saturday, Dutrow suggested that Prado, on longshot Riley Tucker, needlessly tried to block Big Brown. Prado said he did nothing inappropriate.
“It looked like he was just trying to keep our horse in the box,” Dutrow said. “It didn’t look like he was out to get the best finish out of his horse.”
Bertolini wins Giro stage
CESENA, Italy — Alessandro Bertolini won the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia with a late sprint while Giovanni Visconti held the overall lead for a sixth day.
• Cyril Dessel of France won the third stage of the Volta of Catalunya to take overall lead of the race in Spain.
Footnotes.
Danny Dichio scored in the seventh minute and Toronto FC held on to extend its unbeaten MLS streak to six games with a 1-0 win over D.C. United.
• Deanna Nolan had the go-ahead jumper with 2:01 left and the Detroit Shock went on to beat the Indiana Fever 76-71 in the WNBA.
• Former Oklahoma backup quarterback Keith Nichol says he is transferring to Michigan State.
• Texas Tech center Stephen Hamby faces an aggravated assault charge for allegedly punching a man in the face twice in March.
• The Washington Mystics claimed point guard Crystal Smith off waivers and waived center Lindsay Taylor.
• Former Arizona guard and assistant coach Reggie Geary has returned to coach Lute Olson’s staff.
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