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NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Ben Johnson interview

Ben Interesting interview on tonight’s Sports Connection (11 p.m. on BayNews 9 and Bright House Sports Network). Host Rock Riley sits down with Ben Johnson, the former sprinter who set the world record in the 100 meters at the 1988 Olympics but tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and was stripped of his gold. Riley taped the interview Monday and word is Johnson goes into detail about his now-admitted doping and talks about how it has damaged his life.

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