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"The Jamaican government has strengthened the anti-doping efforts of the country that will be boosted by grant funding of approximately $7.2 million from the CHASE Fund."

"Major League Baseball is all set to use evidence from more than one of those cases in its effort to suspend Alex Rodriguez in lieu of a laboratory test."

"The IOC and IAAF are looking at the bright side of the latest doping scandals to jolt track and field. The world bodies said though the positive tests that nabbed top-name sprinters Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, and Sherone Simpson are disappointing but they have shown proof that global drug-testing efforts are working."

"Bay Area investment banker Thom Weisel, who financed Lance Armstrong's cycling teams, knew of Armstrong's efforts to cover up his doping as early as 1999, according to a sworn affidavit submitted to a federal court in one of the lawsuits against the fallen cyclist."

"Top Jamaican track and field coach Glen Mills, while admitting that there is room for improvement in Jamaica's anti-doping efforts, blasted sections of the international community for what he believes to be unfair targeting of the island."

"The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Agency is focusing these days on ensuring their efforts of eliminating doping in sports are successful by targeting very young athletes."