Grove City College senior linebacker Mike Choby was named first team Eastern College Athletic Conference Southwest Region.

Choby led the President's Athletic Conference with 107 tackles in 2004 and became Grove City's all-time leading tackler with 350 stops.

A four-year starter, he also had 12½ tackles for loss and 2½ sacks this season.

SAN FRANCISCO - Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.Jones is seeking $25 million in the suit, alleging Conte tarnished her reputation when he made the statement Dec. 3 on ABC's "20/20."