Baseball steroid hearings loom as Knoblauch subpoenaed
Four time All-Star Chuck Knoblauch was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating steroids in baseball after he failed to respond to a deposition invitation. Other figures Roger Clemens Andy Pettitte Brian McNamee and Kirk Radomski are set for depositions or interviews ahead of the Feb. 13 hearing.
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Sharapova advances to Australian Open semi final
Maria Sharapova outlasts Justine Henin 6-4 6-0 to end Henin's 32 match win streak and reach her fourth straight Australian Open semifinal. Serena Williams falls to Jelena Jankovic, while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal win to reach the men's semis.
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Kenyan marathoner Wesly Ngetich killed in Kenya post-election violence
Kenyan runner Wesly Ngetich, 34, who won Duluths Grandma’s Marathon in 2005 and 2007, was fatally shot by arrow amid post-election chaos in Trans Mara. Athletics Kenya confirmed his death. fellow athletes and neighbors dispute election violence as the cause, citing crossfire between ethnic groups.
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Texas to Start High School Steroid Testing Soon
Texas selects National Center For Drug Free Sport to run the state’s largest high school steroids testing program. About 40,000 to 50,000 public school athletes could be tested by end of 2008-09, with testing starting within weeks under a two-year six million dollar contract. The program aims to deter steroid use across all 764,000 public school athletes regardless of season.
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