Tag: Doping
Kepa added to Spain’s ‘parallel’ squad ahead of Euro 2020
MADRID — Spain added more players to its “parallel" squad ahead of the European Championship on Tuesday, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga set to join...
Euro 2020: Two Sweden players test positive for coronavirus
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Two players in Sweden's squad for the European Championship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the team said Tuesday, three days...
Baffert, Medina Spirit owners sue Kentucky racing officials
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Bob Baffert and the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit have filed a lawsuit against Kentucky racing officials.
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Review: ‘Cheated’ details an shameful chapter in baseball
“Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and the Colorful History of Sign Stealing,” by Andy Martino (Doubleday)
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Sticky situation? Cole says spin rate drop due to mechanics
MINNEAPOLIS — The pitches Gerrit Cole threw in his last start weren't rotating as much, and the New York Yankees ace said the spin...
European weightlifting champ accused of doping-test bribery
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — European weightlifting champion Dmytro Chumak has been provisionally suspended over allegations he tried to bribe his way out of a doping...
Olympic champ Rollins-McNeal banned 5 years in doping case
MONACO — Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal was banned for five years on Friday in a doping case, ruling her out of this year's...
Belmont Stakes: New York a standard-setter on medications
NEW YORK — When Bob Baffert was banned from entering horses in the Belmont Stakes, it was the latest example of the New York...
Olympic history in cartoons details how games defies threats
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — As public opinion in Japan turns against the pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics, a book published Thursday by a long-time IOC insider details...
New horse racing chief calls sport’s clean-up ‘steep climb’
The chairman of horse racing’s future governing body said the failed drug test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit shows the need for a...