BRIEFLY : OLYMPIAN CHRISTIE SUSPENDED BY IAAF.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Sprinter Linford Christie Linford Christie OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. He still holds the UK record. , a former Olympic champion who at 39 rarely competes, was suspended Wednesday for suspicion of steroid use. The International Amateur Athletic Federation said his drug test suggested the presence of the steroid nandrolone nandrolone /nan·dro·lone/ (nan´dro-lon) an anabolic steroid with lesser androgenic effects; used as n. decanoate and n. . The test was taken during a February meet at Dortmund, Germany. Christie, the 100-meter gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Games, insists he is ``completely innocent'' and intends to defend himself against charges. ``I have consistently opposed the use of banned substances by athletes and it is ridiculous to imagine that I would take them after my retirement,'' said Christie, who now coaches British sprinters. Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer (born December 12, 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current world records at both indoor and outdoor 800 and the indoor 1000 metre distances. in the 800 meters and Thousand Oaks' Marion Jones Marion Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California), is an American former athlete in track and field. She was the winner of five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which she later relinquished after in the 200 showed why they are favorites to win the $1 million Golden League jackpot with convincing wins at the Herculis track and field meet in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. . TENNIS: No. 1-ranked Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. defeated Irina Spirlea 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the TIG n. 1. A game among children. See Tag. 2. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment. Classic in Carlsbad, her 17th win in 18 matches in California. HOCKEY: The Nashville Arena, home of the NHL's Predators, is now the Gaylord Entertainment Center. Gaylord Entertainment Co., which owns 20 percent of the team, paid the Predators $80 million for a 20-year deal to attach its name to the arena. The Vancouver Canucks signed ex-Kings forward Doug Bodger to a reported one-year contract. The Edmonton Oilers signed free-agent Bill Ranford to a one-year contract, returning the goaltender to the team he led to the Stanley Cup in 1990. BASKETBALL: Arnold Eaton, the man charged in a car collision that killed Purdue basketball player Tiffany Young, has been released from jail in Gary, Ind., and will make his initial court appearance Aug. 18. GOLF: Charitable donations from tournaments run by the PGA Tour hit $500,000, commissioner Tim Finchem said. Last year, events raised about $39.7 million. The Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament at Rancho Mirage will be known as the Nabisco Championship starting next year, and its purse is being increased by $250,000. |
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