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Vermont Names Lori Gear McBride Head Women's Basketball Coach

Lori Gear McBride has been named head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Vermont, Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Robert Corran announced today. Gear McBride, who won an NCAA National Championship as a member of the University of North Carolina squad in 1994, is the seventh head coach at Vermont since 1979. (University of Vermont)

Marion Jones has quiet WNBA debut as Lynx top Tulsa

Marion Jones’ path to stardom in the WNBA won’t be a sprint. The former Olympic track star had little impact in limited playing time in her debut for Tulsa on Saturday night as the relocated Shock lost their inaugural game in their new hometown 80-74 to the Minnesota Lynx. Jones, who won a national championship for North Carolina in college, made her return to basketball after more than a decade away. (Yahoo! Sports)

Marion Jones makes final cut for WNBA's Shock

Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones has made the roster for the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. The 34-year-old Jones, the oldest rookie in the league, is known for her triumphs as a track sprinter at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and later for having her five medals taken away for using steroids. She won a national championship in 1994 as the point guard for North Carolina's team. (WRAL Sports Fan)

Marion Jones will debut with Tulsa Shock

Marion Jones, 34, will resume her athletics career Saturday night when she makes her debut with the Tulsa Shock, the WNBA franchise that moved out of Detroit in the off-season. Known for her triumphs as a track sprinter at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and later for having her five medals taken away for using steroids, she's returning to basketball after more than 10 years away from the game. (Winston-Salem Journal)

The second coming of Marion Jones

Each day, the painful effects of Marion Jones' past give way to sweat and sore muscles. Earlier this month, the 34-year-old signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock, returning to a sport she has not played competitively since 1997, when she last played for the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, she helped the team win the 1994 NCAA title. Her signing was generally welcomed. (ESPN.com)

Marion Jones: I've Paid My Debt, Now It's Time to Move Forward

These days, Marion Jones says she is channeling the words of Satchel Paige and is not looking back. Still, if you've lived the life Jones has lived and been the places she's been, including prison, you can't help but play the "what if" game, and wonder how life would have gone had she continued playing basketball rather than becoming the fastest woman on Earth. (AOL FanHouse)

Marion Jones isn't out for 'redemption'

Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger. The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in federal prison. She was poised and ready for questions about her troubled past. "The word redemption is not in my vocabulary," Jones, a former UNC basketball star, said at a news conference. (Durham Herald-Sun)

Embattled Marion Jones to join WNBA's Shock

The WNBA's Tulsa Shock will hold a news conference Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET to announce the signing of former track star Marion Jones. Jones worked out for Shock coach Nolan Richardson last Saturday. Jones was stripped of five medals she won in the 2000 Summer Olympics after she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs prior to the Summer Games. (WTVD)

Sprinter Marion Jones eyes comeback

Track and field superstar Marion Jones' bid to get her athletic career back on track brought her to Tulsa on Saturday for a workout with Tulsa Shock coach Nolan Richardson. Jones was stripped of five medals she won in the 2000 Summer Olympics after she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. Now, at age 34 and after giving birth to her third child just eight months ago, Jones is attempting an athletic comeback — this time in basketball. (Tulsa World)

No. 18 Tar Heel Women Fall To Boston College, 69-62

Sylvia Crawley returned to the gym where she contributed to so many wins as a player. She left with her first victory there as a coach. Carolyn Swords scored 14 points to help Boston College beat No. 18 North Carolina 69-62 on Thursday night, giving Crawley a win against her alma mater. Crawley, in her second season as the Eagles' head coach, played for UNC coach Sylvia Hatchell on the Tar Heels' 1994 NCAA championship team. (Tar Heel Blue)

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