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  • August 2008

    • Let Athletes Use Genetic Doping

      Economist  |  Aug 2, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Let Athletes Use Genetic Doping

      (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. Such doping may not be advanced enough to surface in the Beijing Games, but the issue will arise soon enough. More »

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

  • July 2008

    • 7 Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping

      New York Times  |  Jul 31, 08 3:36 PM CDT

      7 Russian Athletes Suspended for Doping

      (Newser) - Seven female athletes from Russia were suspended today for doping violations, a potentially devastating blow to the nation's medal hopes just a week before the Olympics begin, the New York Times reports. Five of the women, all members of Russia's track and field team, were scheduled to compete in the Games. They have 14 days to appeal, but it appears unlikely they will be running in Beijing. More »

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      Russia  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • track and field  • doping  • suspension  • IAAF

    • US Swimmer 'Tests Positive for Banned Substance'

      Associated Press  |  Jul 24, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      US Swimmer 'Tests Positive for Banned Substance'

      (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 blow to its Olympic hopes. More »

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

  • May 2008

    • Ex-Olympian Gets 46 Months for Check Fraud

      Washington Post  |  May 17, 08 6:13 AM CDT

      Ex-Olympian Gets 46 Months for Check Fraud

      (Newser) - Disgraced Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months yesterday for his part in a check-fraud scam, the Washington Post reports. Montgomery, who still faces heroin-dealing charges, once held the 100m world record but was stripped of it for doping. He has a son with Marion Jones, who is in prison for lying about doping and about her part in the scam. More »

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      athlete  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • doping  • check fraud  • Tim Montgomery

  • April 2008
  • December 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007

    • Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening

      Associated Press  |  Sep 20, 07 4:44 PM CDT

      Golf Groups Ban Drugs, Will Start Screening

      (Newser) - Finally catching up with other professional sports, major golf groups today announced new anti-doping policies, to be put into effect in 2008. Though the PGA Tour isn't adopting the World Anti-Doping Association list of banned substances, the AP reports, it has its own laundry list, which includes anabolic agents, hormones, stimulants, masking agents and narcotics. More »

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      steroids  • golf  • drug use  • doping  • drug test

    • Landis Must Forfeit Tour Title

      Associated Press  |  Sep 20, 07 3:07 PM CDT

      Landis Must Forfeit Tour Title

      (Newser) - Cyclist Floyd Landis lost his doping case today, and must give up his 2006 Tour de France title after arbitrators voted to uphold test results showing Landis cheated during his victory. He was banned from cycling until 2009; short a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the American will be the first to lose a Tour title. More »

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      drug use  • Tour de France  • cycling  • doping  • Floyd Landis

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Tour Leader Kicked Out by His Own Team

      International Herald Tribune  |  Jul 26, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      Tour Leader Kicked Out by His Own Team

      (Newser) - In the latest blow to the Tour de France, race leader Michael Rasmussen was kicked out of the event yesterday by his own team for lying about his whereabouts during doping tests. Rasmussen was the third rider ejected in less than 48 hours as the rapidly mounting doping scandal threatened to destroy the event.  Rasmussen was leading by 3:10 and had just won Stage 17. More »

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      Tour de France  • doping  • Michael Rasmussen

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