Taurasi Could Face Olympic Ban According To IOC Rule

Taurasi Could Face Olympic Ban According To IOC Rule
    Women’s basketball has never seen a more high-energy performer than Diana Taurasi, one of the greatest to play the sport, on all of its various platforms, since she arrived at UConn in 2000.        But last year, Taurasi admitted to the Courant that playing at a high level all-year round was getting to her, physically and mentally. She said trying to move seamlessly between seasons in Europe …
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WNBA Star Tests Positive For Banned Substance
WNBA standout and former UConn star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, her lawyer told The Associated Press.
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Russian isotopes coming to Canada
Canada’s first shipment of medical isotopes from Russia has been sent in hopes of making up some of the planned shortfall after next year’s planned shutdown of an aging reactor in Ontario.
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Facts & faces
An amateur golfer will get the chance to play with Tiger Woods at the pro-am tournament before the Dubai Desert Classic in February. Woods often plays pro-am tournaments, but amateurs generally pay for their place and are not guaranteed a chance to play with the second-ranked Woods. Left-handed reliever Sean Burnett and the Washington Nationals agreed Thursday on a $ 3.95 million, two-year …
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