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Perez: 'I'm a Pandora's Box that, if opened one day, could bring down sport'

Associated Press

The wife of the doctor at the center of Spain's biggest doping investigation says Spanish sports would be ruined if she revealed what she knows about drug use among athletes.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

BMX's unpredictability makes it a predictable success at Olympics

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN The Magazine

Some will debate whether BMX should be an Olympic sport, but the unpredictability of BMX racing and its wide-ranging popularity is why it's destined to become a staple of the Summer Games.

Story | Conversation | August 22, 2008

Armstrong to run Boston Marathon to raise money for foundation

Associated Press

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong plans to run the Boston Marathon in April to raise money for his foundation.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2008

Italian Olympic Committee takes appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport

Associated Press

The Italian Olympic Committee appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday to have cyclist Alessandro Petacchi banned for using an asthma drug.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2007

Who will take part in Landis hearing

Bonnie DeSimone, Special to ESPN.com

With the Floyd Landis arbitration hearing set to begin Monday at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., here is a look at the main participants in the case.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2007

Golden day for Hoy, Bos at track worlds

Associated Press

Olympic champion Chris Hoy of Britain won his fourth 1-kilometer sprint title at the world track championships Sunday.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2007

Armstrong to run in another NYC Marathon

Associated Press

Lance Armstrong has another date with the New York City Marathon.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2007

Leeway sought for athletes who didn't mean to cheat

Associated Press

Anti-doping agencies soon could be allowed more discretion when punishing athletes who test positive for banned substances but honestly didn't intend to cheat.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2007

IOC considers letting athletes post personal diaries

Associated Press

Olympic athletes may be allowed to blog for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2007

Study: Athletes not punished for missing doping tests

Associated Press

Athletes skipped doping tests in Germany with regularity last year and weren't punished, a study by television station ARD revealed Tuesday.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2007

Feds indict cyclist Tammy Thomas in steroid probe

Associated Press

Cyclist Tammy Thomas has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of hindering the government's steroid probe.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2006

Armstrong finishes NYC Marathon in under three hours

Associated Press

About an hour after the men's and women's champions had crossed the finish line, the crowd really started to buzz at the New York City Marathon.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2006

Armstrong will have all-star pacers in NYC Marathon

Associated Press

Lance Armstrong will get a little help from an all-star cast of distance runners past and present when he makes his marathon debut Sunday.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2006

Armstrong: From bicycle to NYC boroughs

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

This Sunday, 10 years after Lance Armstrong learned he had cancer, he'll join 40,000 people running the streets of New York City in the ING New York Marathon. He talked with Wayne Drehs about his goals and why he's doing this now.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2006

4 violations from 2,156 USADA doping tests in quarter

Associated Press

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency performed 2,156 doping control tests in the third quarter of 2006, resulting in four violations, including the one accepted by sprinter Justin Gatlin.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2006