April 14, 2010 Recognized as one of the Best in Family-Friendly Online Resources USADA announced today that the USADA True Sport Awards program, created in partnership with Discovery Education, was recognized as a Gold winner in the 2010 Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA), and was named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. The…
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April 13, 2010 USADA announced today that the independent American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) has issued a written decision that Flavia Oliveira, an athlete in the sport of cycling, committed a doping violation and will receive a two-year suspension for the offense. Oliveira, 28, of Livermore, California, provided a sample on June…
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April 13, 2010 USADA announced today that Harrison Jones of Los Angeles, California, an athlete in the sport of Diving, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense. Jones, 20, tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of marijuana in the class of Cannabinoids, in a sample collected…
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April 12, 2010 Recognition from USADA and Discovery Education Includes Program Support, a Trip to Participate in an Educator’s Summit and More In recognition of their work in teaching honesty, respect, sportsmanship, and healthy choices among America’s youth, Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners have been named in the national USADA True Sport Awards program, produced…
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April 2, 2010 USADA announced today that Tom Zirbel of Boulder, Colorado, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a suspension for his doping offense. Zirbel, 31, provided a urine sample on August 29, 2009, at the PRO Road Championships, held in Greenville, South Carolina.…
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March 19, 2010 USADA announced today that an independent, three-member American Arbitration Association/Court of Arbitration for Sport (AAA/CAS) panel issued its decision that David Clinger, an athlete in the sport of cycling, receive a sanction for testing positive for two prohibited substances. Clinger, 32, of Sandy, Utah, tested positive for synthetic testosterone and modafinil in…
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18 1:00 P.M. ET/10:00 A.M. PT WHO: TRAVIS T. TYGART, CEO of USADA LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions WHAT: Leonard Ellerbe and Richard Schaefer will host a first-of-its-kind media conference call as they are joined by USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart to discuss…
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March 18, 2010 Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will begin the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) gold standard anti-doping program on Monday, March 22 as they continue to prepare for Mayweather vs Mosley “Who R U Picking?” set to take place on Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and produced and…
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March 11, 2010 The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Supplement Safety Now (SSN) are pleased to support the agreement reached today by Senators McCain, Dorgan, Harkin, Enzi and Hatch which allows for a quick solution to several of the concerns raised in an effort to better protect consumers from dangerous dietary supplements sold in…
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March 10, 2010 USADA announced today that Ivory Williams of Kansas City, Kansas, an athlete in the sport of track and field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense. Williams, 24, tested positive for Carboxy THC, a metabolite of marijuana in the class of Cannabinoids, in a…
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