Tag: Doping
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...
AP Sportlight
May 25
1948 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating...
World Athletics approves 23 Russians to compete as neutrals
MONACO — World Athletics has declared 23 Russian track and field athletes eligible to compete under a neutral flag ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Positive test leads Mariners to place 4 on COVID-19 IL
SAN DIEGO — Four Seattle relievers were placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday after the Mariners reported a positive test within the team.
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