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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...

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06/01/12 Sports shorts: Pima softball trio on all-region team Source: Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ Three Pima College players, all from Tucson high schools, were named Thursday to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-West Region softball team.
05/31/12 Olympics reunite ex-UConn star Diana Taurasi, Geno... Source: Sports Illustrated Diana Taurasi can't help but enter the conversation.
05/31/12 Mercury's Taurasi out indefinitely with hip injury Source: NBC - KPNX TV 12 - Phoenix AZ Diana Taurasi is out indefinitely with a strained left hip flexor, the Mercury announced on Thursday.
05/29/12 WNBA players, coaches brace for month-long Olympic... Source: USA Today When asked what she'd be doing during the WNBA 's break in the season for the Olympics, veteran Katie Smith of the Seattle Storm answered candidly.
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.

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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