Doping News by New York Times

Federal Prosecutors Drop Lance Armstrong Investigation

By IAN AUSTEN — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Federal prosecutors closed an investigation of the seven-time winner of the Tour de France nearly two years after they began looking into allegations of illegal doping.

Verdict on Alberto Contador Due Soon

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it planned to publish its verdict in Alberto Contador’s doping case on Feb. 6 but left open the possibility that it would change the day.

N.F.L. — Agreement Is Said to Be Closer on Off-Season H.G.H. Test

By JUDY BATTISTA — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

When the new labor agreement was reached in August, the N.F.L. and the players union were optimistic that testing would begin during the season.

Tests on Dustin Richardson Found 5 Banned Substances

By ANDREW KEH — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Dustin Richardson, a former Boston Red Sox reliever, was suspended this week for 50 games after a random drug test came up positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Milwaukee’s Braun Will Skip Team’s Fan Festival

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ryan Braun awaits a decision of his appeal of a 50-game suspension under baseball’s drug policy.

Braun Accepts M.V.P. Award and Speaks of Challenges

By ANDREW KEH — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ryan Braun, the National League M.V.P., made his first public appearance since reports surfaced of his positive test for elevated testosterone, which he is contesting.

Braun to Accept M.V.P. Award in Wake of Positive Drug Test

By DAVID WALDSTEIN — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A little over a month after news broke that Ryan Braun had a positive drug test, he will receive the National League Most Valuable Player award at a dinner Saturday in Manhattan.

At the Hall of Fame, Forgetting History and Perhaps Repeating It

By TYLER KEPNER — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The noble idea of limiting the Baseball Hall of Fame to the truly elite is a fantasy as the writers who vote for players continue to wrestle with the residue of the game’s steroids era.

2011: Bonds Defiant To the End

By JULIET MACUR — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Juliet Macur highlights a memorable sports moment from 2011; holds that the lasting image of Barry Bonds's perjury trial might be his smile on sentencing day; notes that to his critics it signified the smug reaction of a superstar who got away with doping to break Hank Aaron's career home run record, while to his fans it showed genuine relief of a man unfairly accused.

Yankees Knew Rodriguez Was Treated in Germany

By ANDREW KEH — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Alex Rodriguez had an experimental blood treatment on his right knee and left shoulder this month after its recommendation by the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant.

Bonds Appealing Conviction

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and ANDREW KEH — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The lawyers for Barry Bonds paid $455 and filed a notice to the federal trial court in San Francisco late Wednesday, saying that Bonds was asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal to toss out his conviction.

Sprinter LaShawn Merritt Leaves Humiliation Behind

By JER� LONGMAN — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

After serving a suspension for an embarrassing case of accidental doping, the sprinter LaShawn Merritt is making the most of his chance to compete in the London Games.

Are We Not Man Enough?

By STEVE KETTMANN — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Even as professional sports associations campaign against illegal enhancements, millions of American men have been using testosterone.

Bonds Gets Probation and Avoids Prison

By JASON TURBOW — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Barry Bonds avoided a prison term on Friday when he was sentenced to 30 days’ house arrest and probation for providing evasive testimony to a federal grand jury eight years ago.

Anthony Galea, Canadian Sports Doctor, Avoids Prison Sentence

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Anthony Galea, of Toronto, who treated star athletes like Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez, was sentenced to time served, which amounts to a single day.