3 Brazilian track and field athletes suspended for 2 years after testing positive for EPOSAO PAULO — Three Brazilian track and field athletes have been suspended for two years after testing positive for the banned endurance-booster EPO. After world championships, Bolt and Gay will square off again in Brussels on Sept. 4The showdown between Olympic champion Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay will keep going after the world championships, when the sprint rivals compete in a 100-meter race in Brussels on Sept. 4. 5 Brazilians fail doping tests ahead of track and field world championships in BerlinSAO PAULO — Five Brazilians preparing for this month’s track and field world championships in Berlin have failed doping tests. Three of them competed at last summer’s Olympics. Van Zyl, Demus set 2009 world-best times at Herculis track meetMONACO — L.J. van Zyl of South Africa and Lashinda Demus of the United States both set this year’s world-best times in the 400-meter hurdles at the Herculis Super Grand Prix on Tuesday. Maine’s Penobscot Indian Nation wants recognition for Sockalexis’ sports achievementsINDIAN ISLAND, Maine — Leaders of Maine’s Penobscot Indian Nation say it’s time for a pioneering baseball player from their tribe to be properly recognized for his contributions to America’s pastime. Olympic 1500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi faces IOC panel to answer Beijing doping chargesLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi faced a disciplinary hearing Monday to explain why he tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games. Alberto Contador wins Tour de France for second time in 3 years; Lance Armstrong takes 3rdPARIS — Lance Armstrong’s kids were dressed in yellow. He was not. Meb Keflezighi, Molly Huddle win national championships at 7 milesDAVENPORT, Iowa — Meb Keflezighi and Molly Huddle have won the USA 7 Mile Championships. Usain Bolt anchors Jamaican club’s 400-relay team to 37.46 run _ 4th-fastest in historyLONDON — Usain Bolt and his club teammates ran the fourth-fastest 400-meter relay time in history at the London Grand Prix on Saturday, shrugging off a developing doping probe involving Jamaican sprinters. Contador leads; Armstrong aims to defend 3rd place at Tour with Mont Ventoux shakeout loomingMONTELIMAR, France — Tour de France riders are off on the last crucial stage, heading for a finish on the dreaded Mont Ventoux as winds swept wildly across its peak. Lance Armstrong eyes third-place Tour finish as daunting Mont Ventoux loomsAUBENAS, France — Lance Armstrong almost certainly won’t be beating Alberto Contador for the yellow jersey. Olympic pole vault champ Yelena Isinbayeva experiences rare defeat at London GPLONDON — Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has experienced a rare defeat at the London Grand Prix, ending a six-year winning streak at Crystal Palace. Report: 5 Jamaican track and field athletes test positive; no premier sprinters citedKINGSTON, Jamaica — Five Jamaican track and field athletes tested positive for doping, although none of the nation’s premier sprinters is among the group, a newspaper reported. Ryan Hall plans to run New York City Marathon at site of dominant Olympic trials performanceNEW YORK — Ryan Hall will run the New York City Marathon this fall, returning to the site of his dominant victory in the 2007 Olympic trials. Sports court extends bans to 2011 for Russian women athletes who tampered with urine samplesLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Sport’s highest court extended doping bans until April 2011 for seven Russian athletes who tampered with urine samples, ensuring they will miss next month’s world championships in Berlin. Lolo Jones, Ferguson-McKenzie run world leading times at Vardinoyiannia track meetRETHIMNO, Crete — American hurdler Lolo Jones has won the women’s 100-meter hurdles in a world-leading 12.47 seconds at the Vardinoyiannia track meet. Nocentini defends yellow jersey as 12th stage of Tour de France begins; Armstrong sits in 3rdTONNERRE, France — Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy wore the yellow jersey as riders started the 12th stage of the Tour de France, with British sprinter Mark Cavendish going for a third straight stage win. Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador avoid crashes as truce continue on Tour de FranceSAINT-FARGEAU, France — The truce between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador continued at the Tour de France, with the two teammates and main contenders enjoying a peaceful ride on a day marred by several crashes. US rider Tyler Farrar comes close to beating sprint ace Mark Cavendish at Tour de FranceSAINT-FARGEAU, France — While Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador put aside their rivalry in Wednesday’s 11th stage of the Tour de France, Tyler Farrar almost became the first American rider to win a stage at this year’s race. World record-holder Usain Bolt gearing up for world championships at Areva MeetingPARIS — Usain Bolt is using the Areva Meeting on Friday as a tuneup for next month’s world championships. Indoor national track and field championships for 2010-12 scheduled for AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the federation’s indoor national championships for the next three years will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tour cyclists long for radio days as they go without earpieces; Contador, Armstrong stay 2-3ISSOUDUN, France — The tension is clear between teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong. That’s nothing, however, compared to the anger many riders feel toward Tour de France organizers. Back to basics: Cyclists ride without earpieces as Contador, Armstrong stay 2nd, 3rd at TourISSOUDUN, France — Teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong remained second and third in the Tour de France after a technology-free day of riding in which Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage. Britain’s Mark Cavendish wins Tour de France’s 10th stage; Contador, Armstrong stay 2nd, 3rdISSOUDUN, France — Teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong remained second and third in the Tour de France after a technology-free day of riding in which Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage. Cabrera hits tiebreaking RBI single in 4-run seventh as Oakland beats Tampa Bay 7-3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Orlando Cabrera hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland’s four-run seventh, leading the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Phelps withdraws with sore neck, Lochte wins 200 IM at US nationalsINDIANAPOLIS — Michael Phelps called it quits because of a sore neck at the U.S. nationals, leaving the spotlight to rival Ryan Lochte, who qualified Friday for the world championships later this month. Sprint Nextel signs $5 billion networking deal with Ericsson, transfers 6,000 employeesKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline networks to Swedish telecommunications equipment maker LM Ericsson. Michael Phelps wins 2 races, Aaron Peirsol sets 100 back world record
Michael Phelps wins 200 free, Aaron Peirsol sets 100 back world recordINDIANAPOLIS — Michael Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. nationals Wednesday night, earning himself a trip to the world championships later this month. Lance Armstrong faces 1st mountain test at Tour de France; can 37-year-old Texan still climb?PERPIGNAN, France — In less than 48 hours, Lance Armstrong will have answered the last unresolved question about his capacity to win an eighth Tour de France: Can he still climb? Usain Bolt wins 200m in 19.59 seconds in Lausanne; time is 4th fastest despite cold, rainLAUSANNE, Switzerland — Usain Bolt ran the fourth-fastest 200 meters in history, finishing in 19.59 seconds at the Athletissima meet Tuesday despite chilly weather and a track slowed by a downpour. Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one goredPAMPLONA, Spain — Thrill-seekers sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls. Oakland rookie Brett Anderson throws complete game to beat 21-year veteran John Smoltz 6-0BOSTON — Rookie Brett Anderson threw Oakland’s first complete game since last July 8 and outpitched 21-year veteran John Smoltz to lead the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. Phelps back to where he wants to be with world championships loomingINDIANAPOLIS — Michael Phelps has a sense of how his transformation from greatest middle-distance swimmer to sprinter is going. He’ll have to prove it at the U.S. national championships, where there’s more at stake than just titles. Glance, Cheeseborough named US track coaches for world championships in BerlinINDIANAPOLIS — Harvey Glance of Alabama and Chandra Cheeseborough of Tennessee State will coach the U.S. track and field team at the world championships in Berlin next month. |
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