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U.S. fails to land member on IOC board
The United States remains without a voice on the Olympics' most influential body, and that may not change before 2010 at the earliest.
U.S. member Anita DeFrantz finished a distant last Saturday in an election at Guatemala City for a seat on the International Olympic Committee's executive board, a result which she viewed as another sign of global anti-American sentiment.
PAN AM GAMES
Former major league pitcher Jimenez banned
Jose Jimenez, who threw a no-hitter as a rookie with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999, was one of two Dominican athletes removed from the Pan American Games after they tested positive for banned substances.
Jimenez, who tested positive for anabolic steroids, last pitched in the majors for the Cleveland Indians in 2004.
Boxer Rafael Fernandez Sosa was also banned by the Dominican Republic Olympic committee for elevated levels of testosterone to epitestosterone.
JURISPRUDENCE
Fox's Maas arrested for drugs, weapons
Former NFL player and Fox Sports broadcaster Bill Maas was charged with drug possession and weapons charges following a roadside safety check in Peoria, Ill.
The 45-year-old Maas and a passenger in his Hummer, Sarah J. Murphy, 27, were arrested late Friday by Illinois State Police. During the stop, police indicated Maas seemed nervous, and he agreed to a search of his vehicle.
Police found a .22-caliber revolver, 5 grams of suspected marijuana, 6 grams of suspected cocaine and 28 pills of Ecstasy. Maas and Murphy were charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Maas was also booked on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon.
HORSE RACING
English Channel wins United Nations Stakes
English Channel took command in the stretch and captured the $750,000 United Nations Stakes for the second straight year, winning by a length and breaking his Monmouth Park course record at Oceanport, N.J.
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