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September 24, 2020

Drug Cheat Who Won US 15K Title in March Gets Popped (Twice!) For Taking Drugs Yet Again

For some reason, the US government decided to grant EPO cheat Ridouane Harroufi citizenship. He has rewarded them by showing his "good moral character" by testing positive two more times.
September 11, 2019

Christian Coleman Releases YouTube Video About Whereabouts Failures, Criticizes USADA & Media, Says He Has Never Failed a Test "And Never Will"

Coleman ripped USADA whom he accused of trying to land a "big fish" and says the whole episode cost him at least $150,000 in earnings.
September 06, 2019

How Does the Whereabouts System Work for a Professional Athlete? We Asked Jenny Simpson to Explain It

Simpson explains everything she has to do to file her whereabouts information and doesn't believe it's that much of a burden: "If you miss three tests, it’s either because you’re cheating or because you’re an idiot."
September 03, 2019

Why Was Christian Coleman Cleared? We Explain Everything You Need to Know About His USADA Case

Coleman was cleared after a careful reading of the WADA rules. But had one of his tests begun just one minute earlier, he could have been staring at a two-year ban.
January 24, 2019

Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on WADA Executive Committee Decision to Maintain RUSADA Compliance

“The decision to keep Russia compliant despite them missing the deadline and before any of the data has been verified as accurate was unfortunately expected."
March 24, 2015

Good News, Bad News: Everything You Want to Know About the Nike Oregon Project and L-Carnitine Injections

The Sunday Times reports that Alberto Salazar ordered his Nike Oregon Project athletes thousands of dollars of L-carnitine supplements and experimented with injecting L-carnitine on coach Steve Magness. We break it down.

June 25, 2014

Mo Trafeh - American Record Holder At 25k - Caught With EPO, Is Retiring From The Sport

The 2-time Foot Locker finalist, 8-time US road champion, and the US 25k American Record holder was recently caught with EPO in his possession, which he admits to purchasing for intended use but never actually using. *Discuss

May 22, 2014

USATF Does It Again: Dennis Mitchell, Convicted Doper, Your Head Sprint Coach For World Relays

Eight years after USATF accidentally appointed convicted doper Dennis Mitchell (of the "five bottles of beer and sex with his wife at least four times" excuse) to be a USA National Team coach, USATF has done it again, but this time for real with the full backing of the USATF national office. 

May 02, 2014

Tyson Gay Gets A One-Year Drug Ban For Cooperating With USADA, Admits He Cheated At 2012 Olympics, Many Questions Remain

Gay's drug ban came down today and it was cut in half to one year for his cooperation with anti-doping authorities. There are no details on what substance Gay took or who gave it to him, so expect more from USADA. Gay did admit to doping at the 2012 Olympics (the US will lose its 4 x 100 silver medals), but not the Olympic Trials. We are also to believe Gay started doping mid-week between the London and Monaco meets.