NBA Star Denies Pot Ownership
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Oct. 22, 2004 - Carmelo Anthony&#39;s official response to a pot allegation is &quot;It wasn&#39;t me.&quot;. The Denver Nuggets star says the pot that was found in his backpack was left there by a friend who had borrowed his bag.
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Prosecutors dropped a marijuana possession charge against Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday, saying it would be tough to get a conviction after a friend claimed the drug was his, not Anthony's.
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By James Walker, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 9--CLEVELAND -- Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell never worried about jersey sales.   Magic Johnson and Larry Bird didn't compete for fans in China and Japan.
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Contrary to original reports, Michael Jordan says he has no intentions of joining the Miami Heat or any other NBA team as a player.
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The Original Stars Hockey League is denying it has suspended play, saying a statement released Wednesday with league letter-head was not legitimate.
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Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets' star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.
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Roy Tarpley is suing the Dallas Mavericks and the N.B.A., claiming they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate him to the league. Tarpley, who was permanently banned from the N.B.A. in 1995, said in his lawsuit the N.B.A. and the Mavericks discriminated against him as a recovering drug and alcohol abuser. In May, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sided with Tarpley, ruling the league violated the disabilities act by failing to reinstate Tarpley, 42, who has passed all drug tests he has taken in the last four years.
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Six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen on Wednesday urged Chinese star Yi Jianlian to reconsider his refusal to play for the Milwaukee Bucks, the team that chose him in last month&#39;s draft.
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LONDON (Ticker) - American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones has denied new allegations she has used performance-enhancing drugs.
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A spokesman for baseball pitching great Roger Clemens rejected on Thursday new claims of evidence that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens issued a denial yesterday about an accusation that he used performance-enhancing drugs, and he threatened legal action if it affects sponsorship of his charitable foundation.
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Denver star Carmelo Anthony was &quot;vindicated&quot; Wednesday when a marijuana possession charge against him was dismissed, said Daniel Recht, his attorney.
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Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams, suspended three games by the National Basketball Association club after his arrest for marijuana possession, apologized Friday for his misdeeds.
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American Floyd Landis has maintained he   is still the true Tour de France champion and again denied   knowingly taking banned substances.
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Isiah Thomas spent two hours today denying every accusation made about him by Anucha Browne Sanders, the former Knicksâ senior vice president of marketing who is suing him for sexual harassment.
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A footballer denies being in a drug smuggling ring at the opening of his court case in Northampton.
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Scottie Pippen may have been the most significant figure in the history of the NBA. Nah, lots of guys refuse to go into games. Heck, Carmelo Anthony made the Olympic team after he did it last season.