Commissioner calls steroid probe ‘only thing to do’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unsatisfied by merely testing players for performance-enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball took a step further by launching its own investigation that resulted in 13 player suspensions, Commissioner Bud Selig said on Monday.
Golden boy Rodriguez finds riches, then shame in doping
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez signed two record-setting contracts totaling more than half a billion dollars as the man who would become baseball’s clean Home Run King.
McIlroy heads to Oak Hill still searching for confidence
(Reuters) – Twelve months ago Rory McIlroy went into the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island on a high, having ended a run of poor form with an encouraging tie for fifth at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational the previous week.
Golf-Woods the favorite at Oak Hill after Firestone win
(Reuters) – The PGA Championship has often been the most unpredictable of all four majors but this week, at Oak Hill Country Club, Tiger Woods will start out as a heavy favorite after coasting to his 79th PGA Tour victory on Sunday.
Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping
(Reuters) – The Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for drug violations, it announced on Monday.
German report on banned drugs to be made public
BERLIN (Reuters) – A report on doping in German sport since the 1950s, which media reports say contains allegations of systematic use of banned substances, will be made public, the German government said on Monday.
Driving test looming for Ledecky after Barcelona splash
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Missy Franklin blazed the brightest trail at the world championships in Barcelona with a record six golds but Katie Ledecky was not far behind with a rare treble of distance titles, two world records and a relay triumph.
Murray hungry for more grand slams, not top ranking
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Andy Murray underlined his hunger for more grand slam silverware on Sunday when he said he would pass up the chance to be world number one if it meant he could taste more major success.
Australia see golden horizon after gloomy year
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s three-gold performance at the world championships has raised hopes the former swimming power can re-capture its glory days after a dismal year marked by Olympic failure and a number of controversies out of the pool.
Woodland wins Reno-Tahoe Open
(Reuters) – American Gary Woodland cruised to an easy win on Sunday at the Reno-Tahoe Open, the PGA Tour’s only event using a modified Stableford scoring system.
