Feb 13 (Reuters) – Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has been suspended 20 games for violating terms of the league’s anti-drug program, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday. Turkoglu, who has averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11 games this season for Orlando, tested positive for anabolic steroid methenolone, the NBA said in a statement. The 33-year-old Turkish forward, playing in his 13th NBA season, has career averages of 11.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. …
Cardinals running back James banned four games for doping
(Reuters) – Arizona Cardinals running back Javarris James has been suspended four games for violating the league’s policy on substance abuse, the National Football League (NFL) said on Wednesday. James, who spent the 2012 NFL season with Arizona on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury during the pre-season, has not played a regular season game since 2010 when he was with the Indianapolis Colts. If he makes a roster for next season James, the cousin of former NFL standout Edgerrin James, would serve his ban for the first four games of the 2013 campaign. …
Unheralded Nuggets playing with chip on their shoulders
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets are happy flying under the radar, but a lack of attention despite an impressive campaign has given them added motiva tion to make noise in a competitive Western Conference. Before Sunday's overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, Denver owned the NBA's longest active winning streak with nine straight victories in which they topped the 100-point plateau in each. … French player subject of prostitution inquiry
PARIS (AP) — A player on France’s national soccer team is under suspicion of soliciting an underage prostitute, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutors’ office spokeswoman told The Associated Press.
NBA-Unheralded Nuggets playing with chip on their shoulders
TORONTO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets are happy flying under the radar, but a lack of attention despite an impressive campaign has given them added motivation to make noise in a competitive Western Conference. Before Sunday’s overtime loss to the Boston Celtics, Denver owned the NBA’s longest active winning streak with nine straight victories in which they topped the 100-point plateau in each. …
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