Disgraced sprinter Jones reports to prison (Reuters)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 03/07/2008 - 10:48pm

Former Olympic medalist Marion Jones speaks to reporters after her sentencing at the U.S.<br /><br />Federal Courthouse in White Plains, New York, January 11, 2008. (Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters)Reuters - Former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones reported to a federal prison in Texas on Friday to begin serving a six-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about steroid use that helped her win five medals at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.



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