Another Monday, Another Roundup

by Rant June 29, 2009

With the Grand Depart just five days away, it’s time for a couple of Tour-related items. And maybe we’ll throw in a couple of other random musings. First up … Do Ya Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya … ? What would the start of the Tour de France be without various sports writers and pundits […]

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Alberto’s Power Play?

by Rant June 25, 2009

Interesting happenings in Team Astana land. Today they announced their Tour de France lineup. Nine riders, with four strong contenders for the overall general classification. Lance Armstrong The legendary seven-time winner might seem the natural pick for team leader. Armstrong certainly isn’t lacking for competitive fire in the belly with his return to professional cycling. And […]

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Monday Roundup

by Rant June 22, 2009

A different take on baseball’s doping challenges Zev Chafets in The New York Times offers up an interesting point of view about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. The headline to Chafets’ article, Let Steroids Into the Hall of Fame, pretty much sums up what he has to say. In his op-ed piece, Chafets […]

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UCI Announces First Bio-Passport Cases

by Rant June 17, 2009

When Pat McQuaid let it be known last week that the International Cycling Union’s (UCI’s) first anti-doping cases based on the new biological passport program were in the offing, one couldn’t be blamed for being skeptical. McQuaid had said so twice before, and nothing happened. This time, he wasn’t just blowing smoke. Today, the UCI […]

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Three Tales

by Rant June 17, 2009

A Tale of Doping: NYT says Sammy Sosa tested positive in 2003 To hear The New York Times tell it, Sammy Sosa is among the players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during the 2003 professional baseball season. As the Times’ Michael S. Schmidt reports: In a recent interview with ESPN Deportes, Sosa, 40, said […]

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Breaking News

by Rant June 16, 2009

Vinokourov Eligible to Compete Again on July 24th In a press release issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) just a short while ago, the CAS announced their preliminary ruling in the International Cycling Union’s (UCI’s) case against Alexander Vinokourov and the Kazakh Cycling Federation (KCF). In the ruling, the CAS set aside the […]

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