31 may be barred from Olympics after retests of 2008 samples
In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports could be barred from competing in the Olympics after they were caught in retesting of drug samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, and other positive cases could emerge from the 2012 London Games.
The International Olympic Committee opened disciplinary proceedings Tuesday against the 31 unidentified athletes from 12 countries who competed in Beijing and were planning to take part in the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.
The IOC said it also planned to reanalyze drug tests from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games after allegations samples were tampered with as part of a state-sponsored Russian doping program.
Lovchev was banned for four years after a positive test for the banned substance ipamorelin, the Russian Weightlifting Federation said.
Former college football players filed class-action lawsuits against their universities, conferences and the NCAA, claiming negligence over their handling of head injuries.
Six cases were filed in a new effort by athletes seeking financial relief for what they say are the lasting effects from concussions suffered in their college careers.
Manchester United’s absence from the Champions League for the second time in three years was confirmed after a 3-1 win over visiting Bournemouth in an English Premier League game hastily rearranged because of a bomb scare Sunday.
The Chargers claimed former Titans quarterback Zach Mettenberger off waivers, a source told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the hockey world championship in St. Petersburg, Russia, despite a 3-2 overtime loss to Slovakia.