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10 Things to Know Today - Jan. 16
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA TO PROPOSE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN The administration also wants Congress to ban high-capacity magazines like those used in Newtown, Conn. 2....
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Oprah: Armstrong interview 'intense'
Associated Press"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday. She...Tags: Frankie Andreu, Lance Armstrong, Government Postal Delivery, Cycling, Tour de France
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Report: NFL makes proposal for HGH testing
The NFL submitted a new proposal for immediate human growth hormone testing as the league and the NFL Players Association continue to negotiate in an effort to have HGH testing in place for the 2013 season, NFL.com reported. The proposal was submitted...Tags: Sports, National Football League Players Association, Football
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Cycling tries to put doping in the past
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — They're trying. The cyclists and team managers participating in the eighth Amgen Tour of California gathered Friday at City Hall to speak about the future of the sport. Not the past. Please, not the past. At least there was...
Tags: Lance Armstrong, Cycling, Judges, Tour de France, Jens Voigt
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Proposed bill partners horse racing, USADA
Three congressmen are proposing legislation on the eve of the Kentucky Derby that would crack down on doping in horse racing. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, and Republican...Tags: Sports, Horse and Harness Racing, Churchill Downs, Pharmaceuticals, Kentucky Derby
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Red-hot golfer Billy Horschel stumbles during Players Championship debut
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — From red hot to ice cold in the matter of 18 holes, Billy Horschel is in danger of his Tour-leading streak of 23 cuts ending. Even if he does not think so. The former Florida Gator shot a 4-over 76 in his Players Championship...Tags: Trials, Jason Dufner, Michael Thompson, Sports, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement)
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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour after banned substance allegation
Golfer Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour, claiming it damaged his reputation by attempting to suspend him for using a banned substance. According to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, the tour notified the three-time major championship winner...
Tags: Justice System, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Sports, Sports Illustrated, Crime, Law and Justice
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Singh sues PGA Tour over deer-antler spray
A week after the PGA Tour lifted sanctions against Vijay Singh for acknowledging his use of a deer-antler spray, he filed suit Wednesday against the tour. Singh was cleared last week by the PGA Tour of wrongdoing, but that didn't stop him from taking...Tags: National Football League, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Jonathan Vilma, Sports, Dietary Supplements
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Athletes only too happy to be 'lab rats'
After discovering that a promising new drug caused multiple types of cancer in lab animals, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline stopped developing the compound. But the failed experimental drug, called GW501516, is making a comeback in another...
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Breast Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Pharmaceuticals
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PGA Tour Clears Vijay Singh From Banned-Substance Violation
In January Vijay Singh admitted to using a banned substance by the PGA Tour and the World Anti-Doping Agency, deer antler spray. The tour then proceeded with the matter than Singh had broken the rule. Siingh, as was his right, appealed. About four...Tags: Wells Fargo Championship, PGA Tour
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On The Fly
Sports Business Journal reported that new Jets quarterback Geno Smith, who fell to the second round of the NFL draft, will hire a new agent after parting ways with the folks from Select Sports Group. Smith confirmed the story to SiriusXM NFL Radio, but...Tags: Washington Nationals, NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Sports
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Lance Armstrong pulls out of swimming event after FINA objects
Lance Armstrong won't be returning to competition this weekend after all. The disgraced former cyclist, who has been banned for life from all events sanctioned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, decided not to take part in three distance events in the...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Sports, Swimming, Lance Armstrong, Cycling
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