BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Gatlin to keep share of world record until appeal process ends Justin Gatlin will keep his share of the 100-meter world record until the completion of the appeal process in his doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. case. ``The results management process in this case has not yet been completed since Gatlin reserves the right to contest USADA's charge of an eight-year sanction,'' the International Association of Athletics Federations said Thursday. The Olympic and world champion in the 100 received an eight-year ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Association on Tuesday, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because an earlier positive test was deemed a mistake. Gatlin has six months to contest the ban before the American Arbitration Association The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. , with the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation waiting for an ultimate decision before stripping him of the world record. Gatlin ran 9.77 seconds on May 12 at a meet in Doha, Qatar, equaling the record set by Asafa Powell. All of Gatlin's results since his positive test on April 22 are also expected to be nullified nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. . Another track athlete coached by Trevor Graham has tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs. Sprinter LaTasha Jenkins tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone nandrolone /nan·dro·lone/ (nan´dro-lon) an anabolic steroid with lesser androgenic effects; used as n. decanoate and n. in July, a source familiar with the results told The Associated Press. BASKETBALL: Jay Williams' bid to resurrect his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= career after a serious motorcycle crash three years ago has brought him to New Jersey, where he worked out for Nets officials and has been invited to training camp. Williams has held workouts for several teams over the last two months, including the Lakers. He also participated in Steve Nash's annual charity game in Vancouver last month. FOOTBALL: The Bowl Championship Series agreed to a four-year contract extension with Harris Interactive, the company that coordinated the polls used last year to replace The Associated Press' Top 25 in the BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. standings. The agreement runs through the 2010 BCS bowls. TENNIS: Lindsay Davenport knocked off the No.1-ranked Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals of the Pilot Pen tourney in New Haven, Conn. SOCCER: Jessica Rostedt's 61st-minute goal carried the United States past France 1-0 in Moscow to win Group D at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship The FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship is a world championship football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under age 20. The tournament is held in even-numbered years. . The Americans (3-0-0), whose lineup featured USC's Amy Rodriguez and UCLA's Val Henderson, Tina DiMartino and Lauren Cheney, face defending champion Germany in a quarterfinal. -- Scott French |
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