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Great 'Robberies' in Olympic History

(Feb. 19) -- Not long after the men's figure skating competition was over Thursday night, the reports came filing in. So-and-so was robbed. Johnny Weir deserved higher than sixth, even according to a Weir critic. Silver medalist Evgeni Plushenko of Russia deserved gold, he believes, because he landed a quad jump, while...

Big Brown Uses Steroids: Should We Care?

The Preakness will be run in about six hours, and there are two big stories: Big Brown's status as the overwhelming favorite, and the death of Eight Belles raising renewed questions about the safety of racehorses. Those two stories have come together in the last few days as Big Brown's trainer, Rick Dutrow, has come under...

Let's Hope the 2008 Draft Isn't a Repeat of 2003 for the Lions

We can all rattle off the list of Matt Millen's biggest draft blunders over the years -- Charles Rogers, Mike Williams, Shaun Rogers -- but what does it take to ruin an entire draft? Look at the crop Millen plucked in 2003. The numbers:11 - players selected by Detroit; 7 - players currently out of the league; 3 - players...

Beltran Completes Hat Trick of Injured Mets Outfielders

First it was Moises Alou's quad and knee, which isn't quite healed yet. Then, it was Shawn Green fouling a ball off of his foot and breaking a small bone in his foot. Those are both of Carlos Beltran's flanks in the outfield, so who can blame him if he started to feel a little nervous for his own health, especially with...

BenJohnson News From the Web

05/25/12 50 stunning Olympic moments: Ben Johnson - in pictures Source: The Guardian - London - UK In Seoul back in 1988 Ben Johnson stormed to gold in the 100m in a world record time â¦ then tested positive for steroids.
05/25/12 50 stunning Olympic moments No33: Ben Johnson wins... Source: The Guardian - London - UK Ben Johnson was famous for the power of his start, Carl Lewis for the pace of his finish.
05/21/12 Local agencies join crackdown on seat belt violators Source: The Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona Beach FL The Florida Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the state are joining together to crack down on motorists who don't wear seat belts as part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign that starts today.
05/20/12 Johnson's drugs find a 'conspiracy' Source: Herald Sun Almost 24 years since he was famously stripped of the 1988 Olympic 100m gold medal after testing positive to stanozolol, the athlete rehashed the scandal on Fox Footy's EMT last night, labelling the event "a conspiracy".
05/19/12 Feather in cap sought by Knights Source: The Press - York - North Yorkshire - UK BUOYED by their last showing against Sheffield Eagles, York City Knights will have to bob up even more.