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NEWS ABOUT: sports doping

sports doping stories: 29 news summaries

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 Court Handcuffs NFL 
 on Drug Testing 

Says players are protected from suspension by state laws

Sep 19, 09 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court has given the NFL—and, in fact, all sports leagues—a big headache in the effort to crack down on doping, the New York Times reports. A three-judge panel in Minneapolis made it much tougher for the league to suspend players caught using banned substances, ruling that... More »

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NFL • steroids • doping • Minnesota Vikings • drug test • sports doping

(Newser) - David Ortiz says he has never used steroids, despite his inclusion on baseball's infamous list of juicers from 2003, the Globe reports. “I used a lot of supplements and vitamins" back then, the Red Sox slugger said at a press conference today. He acknowledged being a "bit... More »

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steroids • MLB • Boston Red Sox • David Ortiz • sports doping • baseball • Mitchell Report • performance-enhancing drugs • Big Papi

(Newser) - Insiders say both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are on “the list” of baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, the New York Times reports. Ramirez recently finished a 50-game suspension for taking a banned drug; it’s the first time Ortiz—Ramirez’s teammate on... More »

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steroids • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • David Ortiz • Los Angeles Dodgers • sports doping • performance-enhancing drugs • Big Papi

(Newser) - The Baseball Writers’ Association of America—which decides the annual Hall of Fame class—has voted down an attempt to make new guidelines for players implicated in steroid use, the AP reports. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander had suggested a committee be formed to create new rules that acknowledged the... More »

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steroids • voting • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Baseball Hall of Fame • Mark McGwire • sports doping • baseball • steroid use • juicing • Rick Telander

(Newser) - If not for one pesky scandal, “Don Fehr might rightly be hailed as one of the greatest leaders in the history of American labor,” Ken Rosenthal writes for Fox Sports of the retiring baseball players union boss. “Alas, he missed on steroids, missed about as badly as... More »

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steroids • MLB • Alex Rodriguez • labor unions • sports doping • Major League Baseball Players Association • Mitchell Report • Donald Fehr

 Sosa Tested Positive in '03 


Jun 16, 09 7:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bad news for Sammy Sosa's Hall of Fame hopes: The Cubs slugger is among the players who tested positive for doping in 2003, the New York Times reports. The retired Sosa, sixth on the all-time homer list, has long been suspected of taking steroids but has never admitted it. The... More »

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steroids • Chicago Cubs • Sammy Sosa • home run • sports doping • baseball

 Manny to Dodgers: Sorry   


May 15, 09 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manny Ramirez met with his Dodgers teammates today to personally apologize for flunking a drug test and drawing a 50-game suspension, the Los Angeles Times reports. Team management had encouraged the outfielder to talk with the squad. “He knows he made a mistake. I forgive him,” third... More »

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MLB • Manny Ramirez • Joe Torre • Los Angeles Dodgers • apology • Casey Blake • sports doping • baseball • drugs in sports

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers don’t have many options in dealing with confirmed doper Manny Ramirez, Sean Gregory writes in Time. Manny’s 50-game suspension is governed entirely by the drug agreement between the players association and Major League Baseball. There is no contract clause allowing the Dodgers to cancel... More »

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MLB • Manny Ramirez • Los Angeles Dodgers • contract • sports doping • drugs in sports

(Newser) - The French anti-doping agency has cleared Lance Armstrong to compete in the Tour de France after resolving a controversy over blood and urine tests administered last month, CNN reports. The cyclist allegedly avoided an official by showering while the inspector's credentials were verified, which the agency has apparently found acceptable.... More »

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France • cycling • Tour de France • Lance Armstrong • sports doping • performance-enhancing drugs • showergate

(Newser) - The French Anti-Doping Agency may ban Lance Armstrong from competing in this year's Tour de France, the cyclist said in an online video today. "There is a very high likelihood they will prohibit me from riding on the Tour," Armstrong said. "It's too bad. The Tour is... More »

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cycling • Tour de France • Lance Armstrong • sports doping

(Newser) - Mark McGwire speaks! Just not about steroids. The former home-run king granted a rare interview to the New York Times to talk about his reemergence in baseball—as a volunteer hitting instructor. “I’m such an easygoing guy,” he said in a brief reference to his steroids scandal.... More »

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steroids • hitting • Mark McGwire • sports doping • baseball

Cycling Battles Doping With 'Biological Passports'

Blood profiling case could determine the future of antidoping 

Feb 28, 09 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A landmark doping case being pursued by cycling authorities could help the sport pull ahead of the pack in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs, the New York Times reports. Cycling's governing body is preparing a case using blood profiles—or "biological passports"—that show telltale changes in the... More »

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Floyd Landis • cycling • doping • bicycling • sports doping • WADA • blood tests • World Anti-Doping Agency

 Over Boos, 
 A-Rod Homers 
 in Spring Opener 

He played until fifth inning against Blue Jays

Feb 25, 09 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite the cacophony of boos, cheers, and cat calls hurled his way, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run today in his first spring-training game for the New York Yankees, the AP reports. The maligned third baseman played until the fifth inning at the Toronto Blue Jays’ ballpark—his first... More »

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steroids • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • sports doping • baseball • spring training

(Newser) - Now that some of baseball's biggest names are coming clean on steroids, Jose Canseco is wondering when the league will apologize for vilifying him, the AP reports. The former slugger wrote two books that dealt with juiced players, but he got only grief for his efforts. "It's time for... More »

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steroids • Jose Canseco • apology • sports doping • baseball • Juiced

Viagra May
Give Athletes
an Advantage

Study probes increased 'oxygen-carrying' capacity in blood

Nov 23, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are investigating whether Viagra provides athletes with an unfair advantage at high altitudes, the New York Times reports. By dilating blood vessels, Viagra may increase an individual's oxygen-carrying capacity. The test subjects in the Marywood University study are lacrosse players, who laugh off classmates'  teasing that comes with taking... More »

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lacrosse • cycling • Viagra • sports doping • World Anti Doping Agency

 Armstrong 
 Fears Attack 
 on Tour Return 

It's 'tense and emotional' out there, says seven-time winner

Nov 18, 08 6:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Super cyclist Lance Armstrong fears a physical attack if he returns to race again in the Tour de France, reports the Independent. “There are some aggressive, angry emotions. My personal safety could be in jeopardy," said Armstrong, 37. French team directors "have encouraged people to take to... More »

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steroids • France • cycling • Tour de France • doping • Lance Armstrong • sports doping

IOC to Retest 5,000 Samples From Olympics

New drug found
in Tour de France cyclists prompts probe

Oct 8, 08 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The International Olympic Committee will retest samples from Olympic athletes for traces of a new drug, the BBC reports. Cera, a new version of a blood-oxygen-boosting drug, was found in a second look at samples from two Tour de France cyclists this week. Olympic policy allows additional testing for 8... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Tour de France • Cera • sports doping • International Olympic Committee • EPO • World Anti-Doping Agency

 Tour OKs Armstrong Return 

7-time American champ OK to ride in France next summer—as long as team stays clean

Sep 25, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(AP) - Lance Armstrong can return to the Tour de France in 2009 if his team avoids doping scandals, the race director said today after the seven-time champion confirmed his comeback with the Astana squad. The team was barred from this year's Tour because of doping problems in the past. “They... More »

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cancer • cycling • Tour de France • doping • Lance Armstrong • sports doping

OPINION

Let Athletes Use Genetic Doping

The only question should be one of
safety, not fairness

Aug 2, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Genetic therapy's potential to boost athletic performance has sports bodies worried, but fairness should not be an issue, the Economist opines. The luck of the genetic draw already gives some athletes an edge over their competitors, and the only question should be whether gene treatment is safe for the athletes.... More »

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genetics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • doping • sports doping • EPO

US Swimmer 'Tests Positive for Banned Substance'

Source: Jessica Hardy has failed pre-Olympics doping test

Jul 24, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - American swimmer Jessica Hardy's Olympics may already be over. The 50-meter breaststroke world record holder has tested positive for a banned stimulant, insiders told the AP. Hardy has the right to pursue appeals, but if they fail she could face a 2-year ban and Team USA will suffer a major... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • doping • sports doping • USA Swimming • Jessica Hardy

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