Congress Takes Action Vs. Sports Agents
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Congress has moved to impose tougher penalties on unethical sports agents who lure student athletes into contracts that compromise their amateur standing and damage the reputations of their schools.
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District of Columbia officials moved yesterday to salvage an agreement to bring baseball back to the United States&#39; capital, after a tense week that had subjected them to ridicule
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The NFL told its coaches Monday that they must be more specific in reporting injuries to players, saying the current wording of the policy "invites action that runs counter to our intent."
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The Senate and House make a controversial move to control alleged profiteering.
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Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA  and NHL will join forces with the United States Olympic  Committee (USOC) to combat the use of performance enhancing  drugs in sport.
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Baseball's drug problem grew thornier yesterday as Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate former American League MVP Miguel Tejada for possibly lying about steroid use and cited a sudden spike in the number of major leaguers who have received medical exemptions to use banned amphetamines.
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The action puts the representatives on a collision course with the Senate in the waning hours of the congressional session.
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It is a strange time in baseball. The announcement of Hall of Fame voting is due today, and the issue of performance-enhancing drugs was part of the thought process for voters in determining which of the boxes they checked off. Perhaps it wasn't quite as important as statistics and performance accolades, but, unfortunately, these are the times we live in ...
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Members of Congress insist that retired players should play a bigger role in making it better.
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After months of complaints from retired players,ÃÂ a House Judiciary Subcommittee will hold a hearing to look into the NFL's pension and disability plans.
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Baseball players and owners have made progress toward toughening rules on steroid testing, a move that would pre-empt congressional intervention.
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Washington's decision to fund a baseball stadium highlights a debate over sports funding.
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A sports agent who acted as  a liaison between Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee gave a statement to investigators for a House committee looking into performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
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The U.S. congressional chairman who   pressured Major League Baseball in 2005 to crack down on   steroid use chided pro athletes for failing to do more to steer   children away from the performance-enhancing drugs.
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Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA and NHL will join forces with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to combat the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport.
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Sporting bodies are to put their case to the Commons Culture, Media and Sport committee to share profits from betting.
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The uproar over the most recent allegations about the use of steroids by major-league baseball players has created a minor miracle: The Major League Baseball Players Association, one of the mightiest labor organizations in the world, is moving toward an