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A star government witness in the Barry Bonds perjury trial took the stand Wednesday morning and testified that the slugger ordered him in 1999 to research the effects of a steroid....

American basketball star Diana Taurasi has had her contract terminated by Turkish club Fenerbahce after her "B" sample tested positive for doping. The Istanbul club says the decision was made Thursday following the results announcement by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Taurasi faces a ban of up to two years, putting in jeopardy her chances of playing for the United States at the 2012 London Olympics.

Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain tested positive for a banned stimulant while winning this year's race and has been suspended by cycling's governing body.

Federal authorities have reportedly obtained an important piece of evidence linking Lance Armstrong to performance-enhancing drugs. Greg LeMond (pictured), a three-time Tour de France winner, secretly recorded a telephone call six years ago with a woman close to Lance Armstrong who was in Armstrong's hospital room in 1996 when he told cancer doctors about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The seven-time Cy Young Award winner pleads not guilty to federal charges that he lied to Congress when he rejected the claims of others who said the former pitcher had used steroids and human growth hormone.More than two years after Roger Clemens told Congress that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner reaffirmed his denial Monday as he pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges that he lied to a congressional panel about the alleged doping.

Officials at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., say that seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens will be arraigned on Monday afternoon on criminal charges.

Roger Clemens, the larger-than-life pitcher who appeared destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington on Thursday on charges that he lied to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.

Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday, becoming the seventh player in Major League Baseball to achieve the feat and triggering new debate about his place among the game's greats after his admission that he has used performance-enhancing drugs.

In most sports, times shrink, but in the Tour de France, progress against drugs may be measured in rising times.

Lance Armstrong dismissed allegations that the seven-time Tour de France champion is a drug cheat and posted detailed e-mails on Team RadioShack’s website.