BRIEFLY BAXTER REJECTED IN BID TO REGAIN MEDAL.Byline: - Daily News Staff and Wire Services British skier Alain Baxter failed in his bid to reclaim the Olympic bronze medal taken away after he tested positive for a banned substance. The Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. , which held a two-day hearing on the case last month, rejected Baxter's appeal Wednesday. Baxter, the first British skier to win an Olympic medal, tested positive for the banned stimulant methamphetamine after finishing third in the men's slalom at Salt Lake City in February. The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 found Baxter guilty of a doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. offense, disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. him and revoked his medal. BASKETBALL: Gary Williams, who guided Maryland to its first national championship in April, might soon have another cause for celebration. Maryland and representatives for the Terrapins' coach are moving closer to an agreement on a contract extension and pay raise for Williams, who already is signed through the 2007-08 season. MEDIA: Jim Pells, 50, a longtime television game statistician at Fox Sports Net, died Tuesday night after undergoing triple-bypass surgery. The Northridge resident and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX graduate also was a graphics producer on FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. telecasts and produced the Sports Roundtable Show for FSN2. --Time Inc. will stop publishing Sports Illustrated Women magazine after the December issue. The closure of Sports Illustrated Women, which started in March 2000, affects 45 employees who will be transferred to other positions at Time Inc. or another magazine published by the AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner subsidiary. TENNIS: In Spain, Andre Agassi powered into the third round of the Madrid Masters by beating qualifier Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4, 6-4, and Andy Roddick, Tim Henman and top-seeded Tommy Haas all lost. Haas quit because of blisters on his right hand while trailing Fabrice Santoro 7-6 (9-7), 4-1. The 10th-seeded Roddick was eliminated by unseeded Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4, and the fourth-seeded Henman lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Paradorn Srichaphan. --Top-seeded Jennifer Capriati was eliminated by Conchita Martinez 6-0, 6-3 in the second round of the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich, Switzerland. FACILITIES: The arena in Hershey, Pa., where Wilt Chamberlain had his NBA-record 100-point game, is being replaced by a new $75 million, 10,500-seat facility. The Giant Center will be the home of Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League
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