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July 23, 2008

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The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.

"As the new CEO of USA Track & Field, I have a moral and practical duty to make the case against her request," Doug Logan wrote in an open letter to the president, delivered yesterday.

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Jones was sentenced in January to six months in prison, a term she began serving in March, and 400 hours of community service in each of the two years after her release.

After repeatedly denying that she used performance-enhancing drugs, Jones admitted in October she had lied to federal investigators in November 2003. Jones also admitted lying about her knowledge of the involvement of Tim Montgomery, the father of her older son and a former 100-meter world-record holder, in a scheme to cash millions of dollars worth of stolen or forged checks.

She was sentenced to six months on the steroid case and two months on the check-fraud case but is serving those sentences concurrently.

•More trackAsafa Powell capitalized on Usain Bolt's weak start to edge the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second in the 100 meters at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Powell, the ex-world-record holder, won the rematch in 9.88 seconds.

•BoxingJoe Calzaghe postponed his proposed September fight against Roy Jones Jr. because of a sprained right wrist. Jones accepted the delay, saying he wants the Welshman to be at his best when they fight.

•Pro basketballLeBron James suffered a mild ankle sprain during a scrimmage between Team USA and a squad of young NBA players in Las Vegas, Team USA officials said. ... The Golden State Warriors acquired Marcus Williams from the New Jersey Nets for a conditional first-round draft pick. Williams averaged 5.9 points and 2.6 assists in 53 games last season. ... The San Antonio Spurs re-signed forward Kurt Thomas. The team did not disclose terms of the deal. Thomas averaged 4.5 points and 4.9 rebounds for the Spurs in 28 games. ... Point guard Sebastian Telfair signed a multiyear deal to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged 9.3 points and 5.9 assists last season.

•SoccerFormer D.C. United star Freddy Adu will move from Portugal's Benfica to play with Monaco next season in the French league. Benfica said late Monday that the 19-year-old midfielder will join Monaco on a season-long loan, and the French club then will have the option of signing him to a permanent contract. ... D.C. United's Major League Soccer match with the visiting Houston Dynamo was postponed because of a power outage. Team officials say it has been rescheduled for tonight.

•Horse racingThe Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission cut jockey Jeremy Rose's suspension in half. Rose, who won the 2005 Preakness and Belmont Stakes aboard Afleet Alex, was initially suspended for six months after he struck Appeal to the City in the face in a race June 23.

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