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"According to an announcement by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Gregory Flood of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Frank Petrucci, of Warwick, N.Y., athletes in the sport of rowing, have both tested positive for a prohibited substance and have accepted a public warning and a loss of results because of the presence of a prohibited substance in their urine samples."

"Young Ecuadorian rider Daniela Moreno has received a formal warning after the horse she was assigned to ride in an FEI-sanctioned event tested positive for phenylbutazone and flunixin."

"Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, may be in doubt for the next Olympic Games unless his nation gets its act together on its anti-doping measures. The World Anti-Doping Agency last night warned Jamaica it risked expulsion from major competitions if it failed to address failings highlighted by a former senior employee."

"A federal lawsuit filed by Gale Sayers against the National Football League has been withdrawn in which the Chicago Bears great has accused NFL of failing to warn him about and protect him against head injuries, including multiple concussions, during his eight-year Hall of Fame career."

"Endurance racing could be made illegal if action is not taken to solve doping and horse welfare issues, according to Belgian coach and FEI committee member Pierre Arnould."

"According to a new study, more than $1 million worth of heart attacks, strokes, and hospitalizations for other reasons were avoided by 1,000 Scotsmen aged in their 40s through 60s who had taken cholesterol-lowering statins for five years."