USTAF boss declares &quot;clean athletes took sport back from cheaters&quot;
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PORTLAND, United States  - USA Track and Field chief executive officer Craig Masback declared victory over dope cheats at the group&#39;s annual meeting, declaring &quot;our clean athletes took the sport back from the cheaters.
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Posted December 7, 2004 - Amid recent revelations that sluggers Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi used steroids, the International Olympic Committee Tuesday announced a fresh investigation into allegations that track-and-field star Marion Jones also used
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Roy Keane today urged his fellow professionals to cut out the gamesmanship he believes is damaging the sport. The Manchester United captain called on the Football Association and the Professional Footballers
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OSAKA, Japan  - Olympic president Jacques Rogge took another stand against drug cheats on Friday when he said that athletes caught doping, even for minor offences, would automatically be banned from the next Games.
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Track coach Remi Korchemny agrees to permanently stay out of elite-level coaching, marking the first time a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency case has led to a coach being banished for doping violations.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Don Catlin, head of the  Los Angeles laboratory which identified a test for the designer  steroid THG, believes the BALCO scandal has ultimately helped  the war on drugs in sport.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Athletes and officials from athletics' world governing body have called for a return to four-year bans for sportsmen and women who participate in "proven aggravated doping cases".
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Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis after a positive drug test for cocaine was revealed in November, was banned for two years.
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Two athletic department academic assistance employees have resigned and 23 Florida State athletes were implicated in cheating on tests given over the Internet, university officials said. The athletes represent nine sports, and 17 of the students are or have been on scholarship. Officials could not identify the students and could not say which sports are involved because of federal confidentiality restrictions. T. K. Wetherell, the university president, reported the findings in a letter to the N.C.A.A. The students could face punishment from the university and the N.C.A.A., including loss of eligibility.
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Golf begrudgingly joined the new world of sport yesterday when leaders from its most influential organizations signed off on an anti-doping policy with hopes of proving its players are clean.
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Marcelo Bielsa has resigned, less than a month after steering Argentina to their first Olympic gold medal and less than two months after their Copa America final appearance, Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Seve Ballesteros was  a past master at it but former European Ryder Cup captain Sam  Torrance regards it as a form of cheating.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A member of the Greek Olympic team has tested positive for a banned substance, this according to a news bulletin released by the Hellenic Olympic Committee on Friday.
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Sport: Tennis: Former world No 1 found guilty of taking cocaine at Wimbledon and banned for two years
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Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a doping test and could force a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer. Professional Footballers&#39; Association chief executive Gordon Taylor confirmed the positive test Monday.
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Tennis Five-time major champion Martina Hingis , who is already retired, was banned from tennis for two years when it was announced yesterday she was found guilty of testing positive for cocaine at the All England Club. A three-person, independent tribunal rejected Hingis's defense, calling it "a simple and straightforward case." Her manager said she won't appeal the ruling. The ...
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Victor Conte, the head of BALCO lab at the centre of a global doping scandal, has detailed his role in doping some of the top names in sport.