Short Takes on a Sunday Evening

by Rant January 13, 2008

So many things happening in the world of sports doping stories over the last few days. I thought I’d give a run-down on my thoughts about some of the items in the news. Marion Jones Gets 6 Months for Perjury It seems that these days, when federal prosecutors can’t get someone on other charges, making […]

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Operacion Puerto — The Gift That Keeps On Giving

by Rant January 10, 2008

Operacion Puerto hangs like an albatross around the neck of professional cycling. It is, well and truly, the gift that keeps on giving. Thank you very much, Dr. Fuentes. The latest twist in the OP saga is the recent announcement by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) that they intend to conduct an inquiry into Operacion […]

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Two-s Day Thoughts

by Rant January 8, 2008

Seems the battle lines are being drawn in the RFEC/Iban Mayo vs. UCI and WADA-world matchup. Today’s news is that the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has refused to re-open the anti-doping case against Iban Mayo as a result of the second (or third?) re-test of Mayo’s globetrotting urine sample. You might remember that Mayo’s urine […]

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Roger vs. Brian

by Rant January 6, 2008

Got done watching the Mike Wallace’s interview of Roger Clemens on 60 Minutes about an hour ago. And I have to say, it’s not necessarily easy to know who’s telling the truth — Clemens or his former trainer, Brian McNamee. McNamee’s side of the story is told in the Mitchell Report, and in the report […]

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Saturday Ramblings

by Rant January 5, 2008

Book `Em Dano Been a while since I’ve gone so long without writing a Rant. There’s a good reason I’ve been writing a bit less on the blog. No lack of stories to comment on, however. There always seems to be something going on in the world of sports doping, doesn’t there. It would be […]

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Landis CAS Appeal Hearings Set For March 19

by Rant January 2, 2008

The following story from Bloomberg was sent to me a short time ago by a regular reader. Here’s a link to the original Bloomberg story. Floyd Landis’s Final Doping Appeal Tentatively Set for March 19 2008-01-02 14:49 (New York) By Mason Levinson Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — Cyclist Floyd Landis’s final appeal of the drug suspension […]

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