May 19, 2013

Olympics: WADA propose Olympic ban in revised draft code

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(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency WADA has issued a revised draft code inserting a proposed Olympic ban for serious doping offenders from January 2015. The revision, if left in the final draft to be approved at a world conference on doping in sport in Johannesburg in November 2013, would mean athletes whose suspension ends [...]

Man linked to Ohio State scandal tattoo sentenced to prison

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge handed down a three-year sentence Wednesday to the tattoo parlor owner whose purchase of Ohio State University football memorabilia triggered a far-reaching football scandal and an ongoing NCAA investigation. But U.S. District Court Judge Gregory Frost found that Edward Rife didn’t have the ability to pay a $10,000 [...]