USADA bans Young for life after 2nd violation
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Sprinter Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the US relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following his second positive test for a banned drug.
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Sprinter Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the U.S. relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following his second positive test for a banned drug.
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American Taylor Dent has been fined $1,500 for swearing. That came down Friday during his loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu. Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu has been fined $1,000 for throwing his racket during a loss at the Open.
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Belarussian powerlifter Vladimir Buben  has been banned for life after a positive drugs test at the  Athens Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee  (IPC) said on Monday.
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Rafael Soriano of the Atlanta Braves has been banned for four games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally hitting Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins with a pitch, Major League Baseball said on Thursday.
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A Cuban judo player has tested positive for a banned substance at the Athens Paralympics and is being stripped of his gold medal. The International Paralympic Committee said 35-year-old Sergio Arturo Perez
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Sprinter Michelle Collins has been suspended for eight years for abusing steroids, and will have to forfeit trophies that include 2003 world and US titles in the indoor 200 meters.
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Fulham striker Andy Cole has been handed a further three-match ban for abusive language and violent conduct during last month&#39;s stormy Premier League match at West Bromwich Albion.
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NEW YORK Â· Brendan Haywood of the Wizards was suspended for three games by the NBA on Wednesday for fighting during an exhibition game against the Bulls.
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Yankees rookie sensation Joba Chamberlain was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 Friday, a day after he threw two 98-99 mph pitches over the head of Boston's Kevin Youkilis.
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com. Roy Jones jr., once dubbed as the &#39;pound for pound&#39; best fighter in the sport of boxing, was knocked out for a second consecutive time during a title match on September 25th in Memphis, Tennessee.
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American rider Floyd Landis was banned for two years on Thursday after being found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel and will be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title.
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American Robby Ginepri ruined  15-year-old Donald Young's ATP Tour debut, cruising to a 6-2,  6-2 victory in the first round of the San Jose Open Monday.
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World ice dance champion Maxim Staviski was given a suspended 2-1/2 year jail sentence by a Bulgarian court on Wednesday after a drunk-driving crash that killed a man and left a young woman in a coma.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years Friday for a doping violation linked to the BALCO scandal and will forfeit results that include 2003 world and US titles in the 200 meters.
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The Romanian striker was dismissed for gross misconduct last month after he admitted taking the drug following a target test. The 25-year-old was later suspended by the Football Association for seven months, a ban which was later made worldwide by FIFA.
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DENVER, Colorado - Sprinter Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the US relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following his second positive test for a banned drug.