444-The state of Rhode Island is having trouble collecting some of the millions it lent former pitcher Curt Schilling, another reminder why chasing celebrity is almost always a bad thing. Schilling met with the state's governor on Wednesday to ask for even more help, after his 38 Studios company missed a $1.1 million payment on a $75 million loan guarantee state officials gave him to lure the video game company from Massachusetts two years ago.

379-Shades of Paris 2005. Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) addresses the crowd. Seven-time Tour winner to appear on US talk show Friday Following his interview with Men's Journal, Lance Armstrong will also appear on a US talk show, hosted by the California lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom, saying he's "done" answering questions regarding his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.

490-AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong's cycling career is behind him. Now he says the doping questions should go away as well. Armstrong says he's done talking about doping rumors and allegations that dogged his seven Tour de France titles, after a nearly two-year federal investigation that closed with no charges being filed against him. In recent interviews with Men's Journal and the "Gavin Newsom Show" on Current TV, Armstrong said he's "done" with the performance-enhancing drug question.

493-AUSTIN, Texas ? Lance Armstrong's cycling career is behind him. Now he says the doping questions should go away as well. Armstrong says he's finished talking about doping rumors and allegations that dogged his seven Tour de France titles, after a nearly two-year federal investigation that closed with no charges being filed against him. In recent interviews with Men's Journal and the "Gavin Newsom Show" on Current TV, Armstrong said he's "done" with the performance-enhancing drug question.

415-Dimitar Kutrovsky is twee jaar geschorst wegens dopinggebruik. De Bulgaarse tennisser moet boeten omdat hij in februari op het toernooi van San Jose positief testte op het stimulerende middel methylhexanamine. Kutrovsky (24) stelt dat het verboden product in een middel zat dat hij had genomen tegen een verkoudheid. De nummer 347 van de wereldranglijst is dan ook van plan beroep aan te tekenen tegen de schorsing.

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464-Zaterdag 12 mei stond in de kranteneditie van de Volkskrant een paginagroot interview van Lisette van der Geest met Joost Reijns. Pieter van den Hoogenband hoopt voor Joost in onderstaande column in de Telegraaf. Vorige week werd de internationale zwemwereld opgeschrikt door de plotseling dood van Alexander Dale-Oen. De Noorse schoolslagspecialist, hard op weg naar Olympisch goud in Londen, was een graag geziene gast bij de Swim Cups in Amsterdam en Eindhoven.

410-Es ist eine schöne Geschichte, aber manchmal nehmen schöne Geschichten ein jähes Ende. So ist es auch mit der kleinen Kapelle in der Via Confalonieri, zu der Ivan Basso pilgert, nachdem er ein Radrennen gewonnen hat. Die Kapelle in Cassano Magnago, der Kleinstadt nördlich von Mailand, in der Basso immer schon lebt, ist aus Backsteinen errichtet und gelb-rot angestrichen. Drinnen steht eine Marienstatue.

474-AAP Australia's two most senior Olympic officials were kept in the dark about a positive drugs test by boxer Bianca Elmir which has killed off her hopes of going to London. Even though the Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority (ASADA) was aware Elmir had possibly violated the drugs code on May 1, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates and London chef de mission Nick Green were not aware until the story broke in the media on Tuesday - two weeks later.

480-Sebastien Turgot is apparently the next French rider to run afoul of the whereabouts requirements for doping controls. The French sports newspaper L'Equipe reported that the Europcar rider has missed three doping controls within 18 months, and faces up to a two-year ban. Turgot has already appeared before the disciplinary committee of the French cycling federation, and a decision is pending, according to the newspaper. The 28-year-old turned pro with Bouygues Telecom in 2008.

181-Quello che davvero manca alle simulazioni del calcio sono gli sputi in campo, i giocatori che mandano a quel paese l'allenatore, il doping, le scommesse clandestine e i gol non gol.

181-Quello che davvero manca alle simulazioni del calcio sono gli sputi in campo, i giocatori che mandano a quel paese l'allenatore, il doping, le scommesse clandestine e i gol non gol.

415-De Australische bokskampioene Bianca Elmir kan deelname aan de Olympische Spelen van Londen vergeten. Het 30-jarige lichtgewicht werd tijdens een kampioenschap in februari betrapt op het vochtafdrijvende middel furosemide en heeft een voorlopige schorsing opgelegd gekregen. Elmir, die werd beschouwd als een medaillekandidate voor 'Londen', reisde deze week naar China om deel te nemen aan de mondiale titelstrijd.