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Olympic gold medal-winner Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for a banned substance and retired from cycling, the American said Friday.

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong submitted a hair sample for a surprise doping test in France. The French anti-doping agency Wednesday published hair test results suggesting widespread use among French athletes of DHEA, a banned substance that can be used to boost testosterone levels.

A federal judge has delayed the court hearing of Barry Bonds' personal trainer until Friday.

The actor who played a steroid dealer in the Oscar-nominated film "The Wrestler" was charged Thursday with being the real thing

In a lengthy press conference at Yankees spring training complex in Tampa, Fla., Alex Rodriguez gave additional details and information about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, which he maintains took place only between 2001 and 2003.

Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era soon will fade.

His admission came two days after Sports Illustrated reported he tested positive for steroids in 2003, one of 104 players who tested positive during baseball's survey testing, which wasn't subject to discipline.

Jose Canseco wrote that Alex Rodriguez didn't come right out and say, "I want to buy steroids," but instead asked if someone wanted to purchase them, where would they go.

N.Y. Yankees star tested positive for steroids while playing for Texas Rangers in 2003, the year he won the first of three MVP awards.

Dana Stubblefield, a four-time Pro Bowl lineman who spent 11 seasons in the NFL, has been providing information to federal authorities and the league regarding steroid use and distribution in the sport, according to a government filing.