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  • July 2008

    • USA Track Official Urges Bush: Don't Pardon Jones

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Jul 22, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      USA Track Official Urges Bush: Don't Pardon Jones

      The head of the US track and field program urged President Bush today not to pardon disgraced sprinter Marion Jones, the Daily News reports. Doing so would send a "horrible message" to young fans and to the international community getting ready to watch the Olympics, said Douglas Logan in an open letter to Bush. Jones is serving a 6-month sentence but has asked the president to spring her before her September release. More »

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      steroids  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • sports doping  • presidential pardon

    • Key Olympic Drug Test Could Be Unreliable

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 22, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Key Olympic Drug Test Could Be Unreliable

      Labs that test athletes for evidence of doping could be letting cheaters slip through, the BBC reports. Negative results for samples an anti-doping scientist deems suspicious have raised doubts about the fairness of the field at next month's Olympic Games. With some versions of a blood-boosting drug available cheaply and nearly undetectable, experts fear many endurance athletes will cheat. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • sports doping  • World Anti Doping Agency  • blood tests

    • Olympians Adjust to Tougher Drug Tests

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jul 1, 08 1:59 PM CDT

      Olympians Adjust to Tougher Drug Tests

      Many US professional athletes aren't accustomed to giving blood and urine samples during their off seasons, but with the Olympics approaching, that's all been changing, writes USA Today . The US Anti-Doping Agency requires all potential competitors to comply with a "whereabouts program" and submit to random screenings for HGH and illegal blood transfusions. More »

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      baseball  • basketball  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • soccer  • human growth hormone  • sports doping  • drugs in sports  • blood tests  • USADA

  • April 2008

    • Track Doping Witness Will Give 2 Dozen Names

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 11:35 AM CDT

      Track Doping Witness Will Give 2 Dozen Names

      Angel Guillermo Heredia, the main witness for the federal case against elite track coach Trevor Graham, is prepared to give the names of about two dozen athletes to whom he supplied performance-enhancing drugs. Among the 12 Olympians on the list is Maurice Greene, a two-time gold medalist who has never failed a drug test, reports the New York Times. More »

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      athlete  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • BALCO  • sports doping  • Trevor Graham  • Maurice Greene

  • February 2008

    • Evidence Could Prove Clemens Took Steroids

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Feb 6, 08 5:15 PM CST

      Evidence Could Prove Clemens Took Steroids

      Lawyers for Brian McNamee say that the former strength and conditioning coach has turned over evidence that can prove pitcher Roger Clemens took steroids. A source tells the New York Daily News that the materials include vials with traces of steroids, and even syringes and pads that may contain traces of Clemens' DNA. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • sports doping

  • December 2007

    • Herbal Remedies Won't Compete at Beijing Games

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 11, 07 2:53 PM CST

      Herbal Remedies Won't Compete at Beijing Games

      Chinese herbal medicines bear no resemblance to banned substances, say Beijing Olympics officials, but just in case, athletes won’t use them. "We know there is no relationship with doping and Chinese traditional medicine,” says one doctor, but because the remedies have not been used in previous Games, they will not be used in Beijing. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • sports  • athlete  • doping  • sports doping  • herbal medicine

  • November 2007

    • Hingis Fails Coke Test, Retires

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      Hingis Fails Coke Test, Retires

      Tennis star Martina Hingis today admitted that she tested positive for cocaine in a pre-Wimbledon drug test, and announced her retirement, citing age and health problems. The five-time Grand Slam champ denies taking drugs, the AP reports. "I find this accusation so horrendous that I've decided to confront it head on," Hingis says. More »

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      tennis  • cocaine  • Wimbledon  • sports doping  • WTA  • Martina Hingis  • Grand Slams

  • October 2007

    • New Drugs Will Heal Muscles, Abet Cheating

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Oct 26, 07 8:43 AM CDT

      New Drugs Will Heal Muscles, Abet Cheating

      Scientists are currently testing two new classes of drugs designed to combat muscle-wasting diseases, but one organization isn't too excited: the World Anti-Doping Agency. Even though the treatments aren't yet commercially available, the Swiss-based organization that combats cheating in sports has banned them and is developing new detection methods, reports the MIT Technology Review . More »

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      sports doping  • World Anti Doping Agency

    • Landis Says He'll Appeal Ruling, Fight for Title

      newser  |  ESPN  |  Oct 10, 07 7:14 PM CDT

      Landis Says He'll Appeal Ruling, Fight for Title

      US cyclist Floyd Landis' fight to retain his 2006 Tour de France title will go on, he tells ESPN.com. "I won the 2006 Tour de France fair and square," Landis writes on his website. That's why he is asking a Swiss-based sports court to reverse the split decision of a US Anti-Doping Agency panel, which Landis labels "contradictory and nonsensical." More »

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      Tour de France  • cycling  • sports doping  • Floyd Landis  • Court of Arbitration for Sport  • USADA

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