Jones’ doping calendar revealed

Marion Jones used several performance-enhancing drugs over a substantial period of time, according to a detailed doping calendar that was part of several pages of court documents released Friday.

Jones’ alleged doping regimen was part of a Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative ledger that featured the names of athletes along with the performance-enhancing drugs they were taking and results of urine tests. The other names on the list are redacted.

After long denying she ever had used performance-enhancing drugs, Jones admitted in October that she’d taken the designer steroid “the clear” from September 2000 to July 2001. “The clear” has been linked to BALCO, the lab at the center of the steroids scandal in professional sports.

The International Olympic Committee formally stripped her of five Olympic medals on Dec. 12, and banned the disgraced American athlete from attending next year’s Beijing Olympics in any capacity.

Jones took EPO, human growth hormone and THG using drops and injections, according to the court documents that show use in 2000 and 2001.

Jones’ October doping admission came as part of her guilty plea to lying to federal investigators in the BALCO case about using steroids. She will be sentenced on Jan. 11, and prosecutors had suggested to Jones the prison term would be a maximum of six months.

“The context of the defendant’s use of performance-enhancing substances, as detailed in the documents seized from BALCO, shows a concentrated, organized, long-term effort to use these substances for her personal gain,” the government’s sentencing memo reads, “a scenario wholly inconsistent with anything other than her denials being calculated lies to agents who were investigating that same conduct.”

WINTER SPORTS

Vonn wins and leads World Cup standings

American Lindsey Vonn moved to the top of the World Cup overall standings by winning her second straight race, a super-combi at St Anton Am Arlberg, Austria.

Julia Mancuso, Vonn’s teammate, was third for the second straight race.

Vonn led after the downhill leg and finished with a combined time of 2 minutes 20.28 seconds after the slalom. It was her third win of the season.

Maria Riesch of Germany took second, 0.63 of a second back, and Mancuso was another 0.02 of a second behind.

Vonn, who had been fourth in the standings, was leading with 474 points, ahead of Nicole Hosp of Austria with 419 and Riesch with 389. Mancuso was sixth with 364 points.

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Austria’s Thomas Morgenstern became the first ski jumper to open a World Cup season with six straight victories, taking a large hill event to equal the record for most consecutive wins.

The Olympic champion won with jumps of 132.5 and 133.0 meters for 260.4 points, beating countryman Andreas Kofler (134.5-128.5, 254.4 points) at Engelberg, Switzerland.

The 21-year-old Morgenstern’s victory Saturday tied him with Finland’s Janne Ahonen and Matti Hautamaki for most consecutive victories at any time.

SOCCER

Arsenal extends edge over Manchester United

Manuel Almunia saved a penalty kick to help Arsenal beat Tottenham, 2-1, and extend its lead in the English Premier League over defending champion Manchester United.

At the other end of the standings, Clint Dempsey’s tying goal lifted Fulham out of the relegation zone in a 1-1 tie with next-to-last Wigan.

Arsenal has a four-point advantage over Manchester United, which faces Everton today.

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Francesco Totti scored twice to help AS Roma beat 10-man Sampdoria, 2-0, and move to within four points of Italian league leader Inter Milan.