Olympics
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MLB, NFL, USOC funding anti-doping research
Jan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Major League Baseball and the NFL agreed to join the U.S. Olympic Committee to fund anti-doping research, contributing $3 million each to create the most exten...
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Jones loses Olympic medals
Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Don't look for Marion Jones' name in the Olympic record books any more. As far as the IOC is concerned, her five-medal performance at the 2000 ...
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IOC strips Marion Jones of 5 medals for doping
Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that ...
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Hard to detect, easy to use, HGH still stumps anti-doping forces
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- There isn't much stopping cheaters from using human growth hormone these days. In the minds of many experts, it has become the most insidious...
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Family, friends celebrate life of marathoner Shay
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - EAST JORDAN, Mich. -- Friends and relatives mourned the sudden death of marathon runner Ryan Shay on Sunday, describing him as courageous and passionate about his family...
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Warren tries to punch return trip to Olympics
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Rau'shee Warren is skipping rope in a gym a couple of miles from where the World Boxing Championships begin today. As the sweat pours off his body, his legs and the rope...
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Boxing event is city's Olympic trial
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When about 650 amateur boxers gather in Chicago for the world championships that begin today, they won't be the only ones with Olympic hopes on the line. The tourn...
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Mastandrea happy to do her partOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The last time Linda Mastandrea was this vested in the Olympic Games, she was in them. The 43-year-old Chicagoan was born with cerebral palsy and tires easily -- to the p...
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Jones pleads guilty to lying about steroid use
Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For years, Marion Jones angrily denied using steroids. On Friday, she admitted it was all a lie. The three-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilt...
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Track star Jones admits doping before 2000 Olympics
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics in a recent letter to close family and friends, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Jones, who won five ...