BRIEFLY CONTE DISPUTES AGENTS' ACCUSATIONS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Victor Conte Victor Conte is the founder and president of Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO), a controversial sports nutrition center in Burlingame, California, which the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says developed the banned steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) with the help of , founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative This article is related to a . For the main article on the event, see Marion Jones. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. The Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, also known as BALCO, was an American company led by founder and owner Victor Conte. , alleged the government fabricated statements that suggested he provided steroids to top athletes, including Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie , according to federal court documents filed Friday. ``I very clearly told all four of the law enforcement officers present that I would not cooperate with them in any way, regarding any of the physicians, coaches or athletes involved with BALCO Laboratories,'' Conte said in the documents. The documents dispute statements the government said Conte made when agents raided his Burlingame, Calif., nutritional supplement business in September 2003. TENNIS: Andy Roddick pounded 15 aces to become the first player since 1998 with more than 1,000 in a season, helping him beat Guillermo Coria 7-6 (4), 6-3 to wrap up round-robin play at the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Masters Cup in Houston with a 3-0 record. Roddick will face Lleyton Hewitt in the final four today, with Marat Safin meeting defending champion Roger Federer in the other semifinal. FIGURE SKATING: U.S. champion Johnny Weir scored a personal best to take the lead in the short program at the Trophee Bompard in Paris while Olympic bronze medalist Tim Goebel withdrew because of a stiff neck. Weir was helped to a substantial lead when three major rivals fell or withdrew. Goebel pulled out less than two hours before the event. His neck had been bothering him since Wednesday night. Weir scored 75.90 points under the new ISU ISU Iowa State University ISU Issue ISU Idaho State University ISU Illinois State University ISU Indiana State University ISU International Skating Union ISU International Space University ISU I-Shou University (Taiwan) system. At the NHK NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) NHK Nihon Hoso Kyokai (Japanese Broadcasting Association) NHK Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (anime) event, he scored 74.05 in the short program en route to winning. The new judging system adds the marks for technical skills and gives points for artistry. The Trophee Bompard is the fifth event of the Grand Prix series. The top scorers of the season head to the Grand Prix final in Beijing on Dec. 16-19. TENNIS: Andre Agassi won't have to pay $50,000 in British taxes on endorsement money earned while playing in England, a three-judge panel ruled. BASEBALL: Cal State Northridge junior Michael Paulk was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason All-America team. Paulk, a first baseman and outfielder, had 19 home runs, 18 doubles and 59 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in last season. BASKETBALL: WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego All-Star center Tari Phillips, who sat out most of last season with a broken hand, probably won't return to the New York Liberty The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in New York City. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history. next season said her agent and sister Alicia Phillips. -- Dennis Rodman will make his debut for the American Basketball Association's Orange County Crush next month, a team official said. A Crush spokesman said Rodman's contract is only for home games. The 43-year-old Rodman began practicing will begin practicing with the team in the next 10 days. He has been in Houston shooting a television commercial that will air during the Super Bowl. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ANDY RODDICK His 15 aces help get him into the semifinals of the ATP Masters Cup in Houston |
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