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APNewsBreak: IOC to retest Turin Olympic samples
The IOC has decided to retest doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin in an effort to catch any drug cheats who escaped detection at the ...
Copperhead has some bite at Tampa Bay
Defending champion Luke Donald was angry about three bogeys over the last four holes that ruined a great round Thursday in the Tampa Bay Championship.
Penske hires Allmendinger for 2 IndyCar races
AJ Allmendinger looked and sounded like a driver getting the second chance of a lifetime Friday. Eight months after failing a NASCAR drug test and ...
Spanish government approves new anti-doping law
Spain's government on Friday approved tougher anti-doping laws to align with World Anti-Doping Agency standards and bolster Madrid's bid for the 2020 ...
Tennis adopts biological passport for anti-doping
Tennis is adopting the biological passport program and increasing the number of blood tests as part of a new anti-doping drive that players themselves ...
Column: World Baseball Classic a flawed tournament
I'll admit that watching baseball late at night from Taiwan interested me, if only for an inning or so. Not so much for the product on the field, ...
Brewers' Braun hoping to win over fans in WBC
Ryan Braun understands why many people are skeptical of him, given the way his name has twice been linked to performance-enhancing drugs. He refuses ...
Bills LB Merriman announces plans to retire
Linebacker Shawne Merriman is calling it "Lights Out" on his career. The three-time Pro Bowl selection and 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year said ...
Lance Armstrong could lose Legion of Honor medal
Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials said they will open an inquiry following his admission ...
Weiner says increased penalties are '2014 issue'
Baseball players' union head Michael Weiner says toughening penalties for drug violations will have to wait until the 2014 season. "There are going ...
Bud Selig calls for tougher drug penalties
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for major leaguers who violate the sport's drug agreement, a move the union is willing ...
CAS upholds Italian cyclist Ricco's 12-year ban
Italian cyclist Riccardo Ricco has lost his appeal against a 12-year ban for blood doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it dismissed ...
Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...
Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course
Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization ...
Japan tries make it 3 WBC titles in a row
They'll play in the Far East and the Far West — and in the Caribbean, too. Wherever they are, Miguel Cabrera and R.A. Dickey and dozens of All-Stars ...
Pistorius representatives name substance found
The substance found in Oscar Pistorius' bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend was identified by his representatives Wednesday as Testis ...
US joins fraud lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
The Justice Department joined a lawsuit Friday against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former seven-time Tour de France champion ...
USADA lobbied DOJ to join lawsuit
The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency lobbied Attorney General Eric Holder for the Justice Department to join a whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance ...
NFL exec: HGH testing resolution needed
NFL senior vice president Adolpho Birch says the league and players association need to reach agreement soon on HGH testing. The NFL and the union ...
Weiner says media shouldn't jump to conclusions
Baseball union head Michael Weiner says reporters should refrain from jumping to conclusions about media reports linking players to a Florida ...
5 Olympians Who Went to Court
Oscar Pistorius, facing a charge of premeditated murder in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend, is one of several OIympians who found ...
Answers could have big impact on NFL draft stock
Barkevious Mingo is ready for questions he will face this weekend in Indianapolis. Seemingly every NFL team at the annual scouting combine will ask ...
Armstrong won't interview with USADA
Lance Armstrong will not do a tell-all interview under oath with the agency that exposed his performance-enhancing drug use and took his seven Tour ...
Prosecution: Error in 'testosterone' testimony
The investigating officer in the Oscar Pistorius murder case made an error in his court testimony Wednesday when he identified a substance found in ...