Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed – with no evidence – that the FBI is drugging the former head of Russia’s anti-doping lab so he’ll blow the whistle on a massive state-run doping program.
The Justice Department is investigating allegations of state-sponsored doping by dozens of Russia’s top athletes.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Justice is joining Major League Baseball in searching for the source of synthetic testosterone found on San Francisco Giants All-Star outfielder Melky Cabrera, the USA Today reports. Helping steer the investigation is Jeff Novitzky, a criminal investigator for the Food and Drug Administration who led a separate probe of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com World-renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong faces dope charges that could lead to him losing his seven Tour de Frances titles, the New York Times reports. The 40-year-old athlete, who has been accused of doping for more than a decade, dismissed the charges as “a witch hunt.” If convicted, the United States Anti-Doping Agency…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The doping case involving Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong — the subject of a federal grand jury in Los Angeles — is heating up. A former teammate of Armstrong’s Tyler Hamilton told 60 Minutes that the international cycling authorities helped the legendary Armstrong cover up a positive test for the…
