SALVO, North Carolina, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones left a federal facility in Texas on Friday after serving a six-month sentence for lying to prosecutors about steroid use that helped her win five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. ... > full story
KIEV, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Ukrainian heptathlete Lyudmila Blonska was given a lifetime ban on Friday after testing positive for an anabolic steroid at the Olympics. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Seattle Mariners minor league player Jorge Sosa was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday after testing positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Tuesday removed the 4x400m men's world relay record after one of the sprinters, Antonio Pettigrew, admitted to doping in May. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — The first doping case at the Beijing Olympics involved a Spanish cyclist, Maria Isabel Moreno, again pointing the finger of blame at a sport and a country both regularly linked to doping. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou has been barred from competing in the Beijing Games because of her involvement in a doping scandal four years ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday. ... > full story
PARIS, Aug. 9, 2008 (Reuters) — Home rider Jimmy Casper tested positive for the banned substance corticosteroid during last month's Tour de France, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said on Saturday. ... > full story
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CER links: BOCOG transcripts, Tonys Blair and Lane Aug. 29, 2008 (China Economic Review) — What we've been reading recently:. . . Main Press Center - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - For those with a robust ...
Three pandas born during final weekend of Olympics: reports Aug. 29, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Three giant pandas have been born in southwest China, bringing the total number of new arrivals of the endangered species this year to at least 19 ...
Press Group Plans Online Olympic Demonstration Aug. 28, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — A press freedom organization is planning to stage a protest in front of China's National Stadium in Beijing just before the Olympic opening ...
ON TV/RADIO July 29, 2008 (Las Vegas Review-Journal) — BASEBALL. . Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox, 4 p.m.,. . FSW (49). . Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 5 p.m., WGN (16). . San Francisco ...
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