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AP Exclusive: Dick Pound's WADA report cites major failings in global drug-testing
AP Sports WriterLONDON (AP) — Former WADA president Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. Despite increased testing and scientific advances to detect more...Tags: Government, Cycling, Politics, Erythropoietin, Sports Organizations
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Cycling tries to put doping in the past
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — They're trying. The cyclists and team managers participating in the eighth Amgen Tour of California gathered Friday at City Hall to speak about the future of the sport. Not the past. Please, not the past. At least there was...
Tags: Jens Voigt, Tejay van Garderen, Tyler Farrar, Cycling, Tour of California
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Proposed bill partners horse racing, USADA
Three congressmen are proposing legislation on the eve of the Kentucky Derby that would crack down on doping in horse racing. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, and Republican...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Ed Whitfield, Tom Udall, Churchill Downs
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Red-hot golfer Billy Horschel stumbles during Players Championship debut
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — From red hot to ice cold in the matter of 18 holes, Billy Horschel is in danger of his Tour-leading streak of 23 cuts ending. Even if he does not think so. The former Florida Gator shot a 4-over 76 in his Players Championship...Tags: Peter Hanson, Trials, Golf, Michael Thompson, U.S. Open (golf)
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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour after banned substance allegation
Golfer Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour, claiming it damaged his reputation by attempting to suspend him for using a banned substance. According to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, the tour notified the three-time major championship winner...
Tags: PGA Tour, Sports Illustrated, Justice System, Litigation, Trials
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Singh sues PGA Tour over deer-antler spray
A week after the PGA Tour lifted sanctions against Vijay Singh for acknowledging his use of a deer-antler spray, he filed suit Wednesday against the tour. Singh was cleared last week by the PGA Tour of wrongdoing, but that didn't stop him from taking...Tags: National Football League, PGA Tour, Golf, Jonathan Vilma, Dietary Supplements
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PGA Tour Clears Vijay Singh From Banned-Substance Violation
In January Vijay Singh admitted to using a banned substance by the PGA Tour and the World Anti-Doping Agency, deer antler spray. The tour then proceeded with the matter than Singh had broken the rule. Siingh, as was his right, appealed. About four...Tags: PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship
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On The Fly
Sports Business Journal reported that new Jets quarterback Geno Smith, who fell to the second round of the NFL draft, will hire a new agent after parting ways with the folks from Select Sports Group. Smith confirmed the story to SiriusXM NFL Radio, but...Tags: Pittsburgh Penguins, National Football League, Football, NFL Draft, Western Conference (NHL)
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Athletes only too happy to be 'lab rats'
After discovering that a promising new drug caused multiple types of cancer in lab animals, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline stopped developing the compound. But the failed experimental drug, called GW501516, is making a comeback in another...
Tags: Lawyers, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals
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Lance Armstrong pulls out of swimming event after FINA objects
Lance Armstrong won't be returning to competition this weekend after all. The disgraced former cyclist, who has been banned for life from all events sanctioned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, decided not to take part in three distance events in the...Tags: Andy Enfield, Cycling, Sports, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France
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News of the Weird: Doping on Ice
Leaders of the ice-fishing community, aiming for official Olympics recognition as a sport, have begun the process by asking the World Anti-Doping Agency to randomly test its “athletes” for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a February...
Tags: Shootings, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Lehigh University, Human Interest, Trials
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Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom
Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...
Tags: Shootings, Reeva Steenkamp, Lawyers, South Africa, Paralympic Games
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