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'False Positive' Vindicates Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi didn't come off as bitter or angry. But she's both wiser and warier and a little wounded for her experience over the past few months. Taurasi was cleared Wednesday when a Turkish lab retracted results that showed the women's basketball star had tested positive for the banned substance modafinil in a drug...

Diana Taurasi Contract Terminated Over Positive Doping Sample

Diana Taurasi's deal with Turkish club Fenerbahce has been voided after her "B" doping sample tested positive. Taurasi also faces a ban of up to two years, leaving her status for the 2012 Olympics in question. According to the club, the decision was made Thursday following a Turkish Basketball Federation announcement...

Diana Taurasi's 'B' Sample Reportedly Also Tested Positive

Diana Taurasi's backup doping sample reportedly also tested positive for a banned substance after initially testing positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a professional league in Turkey. Taurasi was provisionally suspended from the Turkish league in late December after her "A" sample tested positive. She...

Diana Taurasi Tests Positive for Modafinil: 5 Facts About the Stimulant

WNBA leading scorer and former University of Connecticut star Diana Taurasi may have been getting a little help posting all those impressive stats during her career. Taurasi tested positive for Modafinil, a mild stimulant, while playing in an offseason league in Turkey. The drug was detected in a lab test, and Taurasi,...

Diana Taurasi Reportedly Tests Positive for Banned Stimulant in Turkey

Diana Taurasi, the WNBA standout and former UConn All-American, reportedly has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a professional league in Turkey. Taurasi's lawyer, Howard Jacobs, told The Associated Press Taurasi was provisionally suspended from the Turkish league after her "A" sample came back...

Diana Taurasi News From the Web

05/25/12 Mercury: Taurasi says she'll play in home opener Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Diana Taurasi expects to start and play a full game in Saturday's Mercury home opener.
05/23/12 Diana Taurasi Nike LeBron 9 PE Source: KicksOnFire.com The WNBA season is just starting to kick off, and we are already seeing quite a few new silhouettes from some of their top players.
05/21/12 Mercury's Taurasi a game-time decision in Tulsa Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Like the Mercury, the Shock are coming off a season-opening loss.
05/21/12 Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi likely game-time... Source: azcentral.com Like the Mercury, the Shock are coming off a season-opening loss.
05/20/12 Sunday's Around The Nation: Babe Ruth jersey nets huge... Source: Record-Courier - Ravenna OH A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorabilia, according to the buyer and seller.

Background on Diana Taurasi

Diana Lorena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino, California) is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and UMMC Ekaterinburg from Russia.

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