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Tennis
After Beating The Case, Jannik Sinner Beat The Field
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Giri Nathan
September 11, 2024
Tennis
Jannik Sinner Has The Resources To Take A Doping Violation With Dignity
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Giri Nathan
August 22, 2024
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Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Is Insatiable
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Patrick Redford
July 23, 2024
Tennis
Simona Halep Appealed A Career-Ending Doping Ban And Won
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Giri Nathan
March 6, 2024
Figure Skating
Two Years Later, The Russian Figure Skating Scandal Still Lingers
70
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Diana Moskovitz
January 31, 2024
Tennis
Simona Halep Says This Doping Ban Could Be The End Of Her Career
87
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Giri Nathan
December 18, 2023
Soccer
Paul Pogba Facing Four-Year Ban For Failing Doping Test
30
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 12, 2023
Horse Racing
Dead Horse Guilty
141
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Ray Ratto
February 22, 2022
Figure Skating
The Kamila Valieva Saga Is Going To Get Weirder Before It Gets Better
168
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Ray Ratto
February 15, 2022
Olympics
Russia’s Latest Doping Scandal Could Turn Women’s Figure Skating Upside Down [Updated]
206
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Kalyn Kahler
February 10, 2022
Cycling
The Growth Of Virtual Cycling Comes With Convoluted Cheating Scandals
121
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Patrick Redford
February 3, 2021