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...results were spectacular. Johnson, initially a scrawny sprinter, bulked up like a wrestler. In August 1987, he shattered the 100-meter world record with a stunning 9.83-sec. performance at the Rome track-and-field championships, a feat that Francis claims was aided by an extensive anabolic- steroid program. But John Holt, general secretary of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, has said there are no grounds for nullifying the seemingly tainted record, because Johnson tested negative for the drugs after that key race. The Jamaican-born sprinter, 27, had no such luck after his 9.79 sprint in Seoul...
Quote of the Week: "A lot of people say to me, 'Hey, I bet that's a lot of fun to play in the SEC.' But I've thought about writing a letter. 'Dear Coach, I'd like in every way possible to get you out of this league. If you want to put my name down for a recommendation, you don't even need to call me.'"--Mississippi women's basketball Coach Van Chancellor, referring to six of the SEC teams being ranked...
Tipped off by the SEC, the French Commission on Bourse Operations zeroed in on Mitterrand's friends Max Theret, 76, and Roger-Patrice Pelat, 70, who profited handsomely from purchases of Triangle stock just before the takeover became public. Because the Finance Ministry approved the deal before it was announced, the information could have leaked from the government. That possibility prompted the resignation last month of Beregovoy's chief of staff, Alain Boublil, who has denied any involvement...
...settle criminal- fraud charges, plans to hire a new chairman for its holding company. Drexel's choice to succeed Robert Linton: John Shad, the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Drexel is also recruiting trade consultant Roderick Hills, another former SEC chief, to serve on the firm's board. Neither had formally accepted by week...
...SEC Commissioner Harvey Schiller then petitioned the NCAA to close the partial qualifier loophole for all colleges. Last Wednesday at their annual convention in San Francisco, the NCAA adopted Proposition 42 by a 163-151 vote...