http://www.mail.com/subjects/2048-doping.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2048-doping.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102688-woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move.html Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring. What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the worl... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:34:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102688-woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move.html 2013-05-22T21:34:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103094-who-took-5th-baseball-star-banker.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS. The official enmeshed in a probe of the tax agency is the latest on a roll call of witnesses called before Congress who refused to answer lawmakers' questions. A few well-known names who invoked Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination: ... Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2103094-who-took-5th-baseball-star-banker.html 2013-05-22T20:15:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102618-ap-interview-rogge-cites-targeted-tests.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the net, IOC President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday. Rogge told The Associated Press that sports leaders who attended a summit at IOC headquarters in Switzerland concluded that better testing — rat... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2102618-ap-interview-rogge-cites-targeted-tests.html 2013-05-22T12:21:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093724-jets-goodson-facing-drug-weapons-charges.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after he was found in a car with an acquaintance early Friday morning on Interstate 80 in New Jersey. According to state police, Goodson was a passenger in a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Garant Evans of Roselle. After receiving a 911 call from a tow-truck drive... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093724-jets-goodson-facing-drug-weapons-charges.html 2013-05-18T00:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2094174-seahawks-de-bruce-irvin-suspended-4-games.html RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. Irvin will be eligible to participate in all offseason activities and preseason practices and games, but will be suspended without pay... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2094174-seahawks-de-bruce-irvin-suspended-4-games.html 2013-05-17T23:25:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2090852-mlb-hoping-large-replay-expansion-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay. Replay has been in place for home run calls since August 2008. Commissioner Bud Selig initially wanted to add trap plays and fair/foul calls down the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2090852-mlb-hoping-large-replay-expansion-2014.html 2013-05-16T22:01:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088352-pound-drug-testing-failing-to-lack-will.html LONDON (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 sophisticated substances, Pound said anti-doping programs are failing. Drug cheats are getting away scot-free b... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:43:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088352-pound-drug-testing-failing-to-lack-will.html 2013-05-15T20:43:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086616-tour-de-france-final-frontier-kick-bikers.html SUMAVA MOUNTAINS, Czech Republic (AP) — A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the 100th edition of the Tour de France by covering the entire distance on kick bikes. Kick bikes have no pedals, but the sturdy riders say that a combination of passion and great fitness - and no... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:26:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086616-tour-de-france-final-frontier-kick-bikers.html 2013-05-15T07:26:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076648-uci-appealing-spanish-ruling-to-destroy-blood-bags.html AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Cycling's governing body will appeal the decision of a Madrid court to destroy the blood bags and other evidence from the Operation Puerto doping case. The UCI said in a statement Friday it will contest the April 29 ruling by a Spanish judge not to turn over more than 200 blood bags seized in police raids of doctor Eufemiano Fuen... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:24:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2076648-uci-appealing-spanish-ruling-to-destroy-blood-bags.html 2013-05-10T16:24:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075180-singhs-suit-draws-public-reaction-tpc.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — One spectator wore fake deer antlers. Another yelled about eating venison. And a group of guys shouted, "Stay off the spray, Vijay." But for the most part, there was little public reaction to Vijay Singh's lawsuit filed against the PGA Tour during the opening round of The Players Championship on Thursday. Hecklers were few a... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:01:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2075180-singhs-suit-draws-public-reaction-tpc.html 2013-05-10T00:01:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074484-roberto-castro-opens-with-63-players-debut.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Castro made a debut he won't soon forget in The Players Championship, opening with a 9-under 63 Thursday to tie the course record at the TPC Sawgrass and build a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and other early starters. Facing the infamous island-green on No. 17 for the first time in competition, Castro left a 9-ir... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:14:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2074484-roberto-castro-opens-with-63-players-debut.html 2013-05-09T19:14:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071422-singh-suing-pga-proposed-suspension.html PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case against him. The lawsuit was a surprise, and so was the timing — the day before The Players Championship, the fl... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:08:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071422-singh-suing-pga-proposed-suspension.html 2013-05-08T20:08:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2068224-wada-calls-rugby-league-cooperation-doping.html BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency has urged the National Rugby League to stop stonewalling in the doping scandal that has engulfed two of the country's leading sports. WADA president John Fahey is an Australian with long political and sporting ties in the country. An Australian Crime Commission report in February said doz... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:35:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2068224-wada-calls-rugby-league-cooperation-doping.html 2013-05-07T15:35:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2066824-mlb-outfielder-otis-nixon-arrested.html CANTON, Ga. (AP) — Former Major League outfielder Otis Nixon has been arrested on drug charges following a weekend traffic stop in suburban Atlanta. Nixon was pulled over just after midnight Saturday after another driver called police to report a Dodge Ram truck weaving all over the road, according to an incident report from the Cherokee County Sheriff's ... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:23:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2066824-mlb-outfielder-otis-nixon-arrested.html 2013-05-06T20:23:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061038-iaaf-2-turkish-athletes-charged-with-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another female Turkish athlete, hurdler Nevin Yanit, also was charged with doping violations and could lose her European indoor title. Alptekin had abnormal blood values in her biological passport, IAAF spokesman Nick D... Fri, 03 May 2013 19:07:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061038-iaaf-2-turkish-athletes-charged-with-doping.html 2013-05-03T19:07:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060600-spain-investigates-armstrong-doping-ring.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into individuals involved in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Spain's anti-doping agency said Friday that prosecutors in the eastern province of Alicante are examining the Spanish citizens mentioned in a report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency into Armstrong's doping activities. ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:50:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060600-spain-investigates-armstrong-doping-ring.html 2013-05-03T10:50:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2060586-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic officials and scientific experts will meet in China next month to review the progress in developing a test for gene doping, the potential future of cheating in sports. IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist said researchers have made significant advances in devising a test, leaving officials hopeful a method can be approved ... Fri, 03 May 2013 10:34:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2060586-wada-to-hold-meeting-china-gene-doping.html 2013-05-03T10:34:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060534-aussie-ex-cyclist-6-month-ban-doping.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Australian cyclist Matt White, who admitted to doping when his name came up in the Lance Armstrong scandal, says he received a six-month suspension. White says in a statement Friday that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority informed him of the penalty last week. The ban started on Oct. 13 and has now expired. Whit... Fri, 03 May 2013 09:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060534-aussie-ex-cyclist-6-month-ban-doping.html 2013-05-03T09:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni could ultimately lead to a global ban on anabolic steroids in horse racing. Days after Al-Zarooni was banned for eight years for using steroids on his horses in Britain, the Australian and American industries are discussing something that... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:44:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059468-godolphin-scandal-raises-debate-steroid-use.html 2013-05-02T20:44:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2058700-study-adults-minimize-steroid-use-problem.html NEW YORK (AP) — American adults rank steroid use among adolescents as less of a problem than alcohol, bullying, marijuana and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a study released Thursday that was co-commissioned by baseball's Hall of Fame. Those polled also felt cocaine, obesity and eating disorders are bigger concerns. While 97 percent of the re... Thu, 02 May 2013 20:20:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2058700-study-adults-minimize-steroid-use-problem.html 2013-05-02T20:20:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2058436-wiggins-doping-case-spotlight-giro-starts.html NAPLES, Italy (AP) — With cycling again shadowed by doping, Bradley Wiggins begins his possible attempt Saturday to accomplish that rarest of doubles — victories in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year. The Briton followed his Tour de France triumph last year by winning the gold medal in the time trial at his home London Olympics. Now... Thu, 02 May 2013 17:01:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2058436-wiggins-doping-case-spotlight-giro-starts.html 2013-05-02T17:01:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2057632-chris-kelly-rap-duo-kris-kross-dies-ga.html ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade's most memorable songs with the frenetic "Jump," died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday of an apparent drug overdose at his home, authorities said. He was 34. "It appears it may have been a possible drug overdose," said Cpl. Kay Lester, a spokeswoman for the ... Thu, 02 May 2013 04:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2057632-chris-kelly-rap-duo-kris-kross-dies-ga.html 2013-05-02T04:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vijay Singh withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship because of a sore back Wednesday, one day after the PGA Tour said it would not punish the Fijian for his admission that he used deer antler spray. The tour said Tuesday the World Anti-Doping Agency informed it that the spray contains only small amounts of a growth hormone factor... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:09:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2055882-singh-tournament-day-exonerated.html 2013-05-01T18:09:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056440-ioc-wada-condemn-ruling-puerto-blood-bags.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic and anti-doping officials condemned a Spanish court's decision to destroy the blood bags seized in the Operation Puerto case, saying it undermines efforts to catch the cheaters and uncover the full extent of one of the biggest drug scandals in sports. "It's fundamentally wrong from the point of view of conducting an efficient fight a... Wed, 01 May 2013 17:39:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2056440-ioc-wada-condemn-ruling-puerto-blood-bags.html 2013-05-01T17:39:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054608-tour-drops-doping-case-vijay-singh.html CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The PGA Tour dropped its doping case against Vijay Singh on Tuesday based on new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said using deer antler spray is no longer prohibited because it contains such small amounts of a growth hormone factor. "The bottom line is that given the change by WADA, we are dropping the case agai... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:56:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2054608-tour-drops-doping-case-vijay-singh.html 2013-04-30T21:56:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2051268-doping-investigation-british-horse-racing.html LONDON (AP) — Less than a week after the Godolphin steroids scandal, British horse racing is conducting another major doping investigation after trainer Gerard Butler admitted giving horses a product that contained anabolic steroids. The British Horseracing Authority confirmed Monday that a "number of positive samples" were obtained from horses at Butler'... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2051268-doping-investigation-british-horse-racing.html 2013-04-29T16:27:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2048586-pat-mcquaids-bid-doubt-to-remain-cycling-chief.html LONDON (AP) — Pat McQuaid's bid for a third term as head of cycling's governing body is in doubt, with his role in the Lance Armstrong scandal under scrutiny. The Irishman secured the nomination of his national cycling organization two weeks ago on the condition he overhauls the UCI following revelations of Armstrong's doping program to win seven Tour de ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:05:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2048586-pat-mcquaids-bid-doubt-to-remain-cycling-chief.html 2013-04-27T14:05:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics. Baseball was an Olympic medal sport from 1992-2008, then was dropped for last year's London Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge says baseball should make its top athletes available, as they are in basketball and hockey. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2045546-selig-mlb-wont-interrupt-season-olympics.html 2013-04-26T00:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044298-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping. Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping. After the USADA'S scathing report on systemat... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:45:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2044298-usada-chief-armstrong-evidence-uci.html 2013-04-25T22:45:20Z