San Francisco residents will vote on a ballot measure this fall that seeks to drain Hetch Hetchy, the controversial 80-year-old valley-cum-reservoir in Yosemite National Park that has drawn the ire of environmentalists since the days of John Muir. The measure asks voters to decide whether San Francisco officials should come up with a new water treatment plan and study other possible reservoirs to replace Hetch Hetchy. Studies by the state and outside groups have suggested that San Franc... Read More
Alberto Contador returned to racing Monday at the Enco Tour after the conclusion of his retroactive two-year doping suspension. He and his Saxo Bank-Tinkoff team plan to target the upcoming Vuelta a Espana which begins only a week after the Enco Tour. Before then, Contador will have a chance to test his fitness in the penultimate stage’s 17.4 kilometer time trial. For now, he will focus on avoiding crashes and regaining his race rhythm. He is expected to contend for his second victory at... Read More
Algerian distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi was expelled from the Games for failing to provide a "bona fide effort" after only running 200 meters of his 800m semifinal heat on Monday. He has since been reinstated after medical evidence was provided for his failure to complete the race. Makhloufi qualified for both the 800m and 1,500m competitions, but on Sunday he notched the fastest qualifying time in the 1,500m semifinals, making him one of the favorites for gold in that event. The Algerian t... Read More
Defending champion race walker Alex Schwazer tested positive for a banned substance and has been pulled from the London Games. The Italian Olympic Committee was informed Monday that the World Anti-Doping Agency found Schwazer to have been taking the banned blood booster EPO. "My career is over. I made a mistake. I wanted to be stronger for this Olympics, I was wrong," Schwazer said in a statement to the ANSA news agency. The 28-year-old athlete took gold at the 2008 Beijing Games, winning the ... Read More
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On Saturday, cycling’s governing body denied the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency any “authority to act or proceed” on behalf of the UCI or USA Cycling in its investigation into the Lance Armstrong doping case. The New York Daily News reported Friday that the UCI asked USADA to hand over all documents related to the case and to allow the UCI to proceed with the investigation in mid-July. USADA denied the request stating that it would be like having “the fox guarding the henhouse... Read More
