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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 1, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sports on to / c12 sports record / c6,12 sports ticker mob Al Boston 9 Cleveland 8 / Seattle 10 Baltimore 5 / Tampa Bay 7 Detroit 3 / Minnesota 15 Texas 2 / Chicago White sox 8 Kansas City 4 / Oakland 3 l. A. Angels 1 no Florida 15 Philadelphia 2 / Arizona 15 Chicago cubs 4 / Colorado 4 Milwaukee 2 / Washington at san Francisco late Maddux dealt to dodgers 327 game Winner swapped at mob Trade deadline c2 s ports t tuesday gust 1, 2006 c 1 editor Julian Rachey 697 7285 sports free press. My. Ca i Winnipeg repress. Com i classified c7 Winnipeg repress. Com Ford. Ca the Ford super duty gives you the ability to Tow 19,200 lbs. Add to that the Tow command to system with a 5 Speed Tor shift to transmission with Tow haul Mode telescoping trailer Tow mirrors and an integrated trailer Brake controller. Now you re the one in charge. Press 1 for a drive. Press 2 for a putt by Jim Litke tour de France Winner Floyd Landis and olympic and world 100 metre Champion Justin Gatlin both got pulled Over recently for racing under the influence of performance enhancers. The news May be even worse than it sounds. Because instead of boasting about How Well the system works the authorities Are too Busy casting a nervous Eye on the horizon. They have no idea How Many More speeders Are about to Crest the Hill Only that the number is Likely to be More than they Are prepared to handle. The head of the International cycling federation acknowledged sunday that he was considering calling in real cops to help police the doping in his sport. Of course it is sad it has come to this Uci president Pat Mcquaid said but it is the Way it has to be. The head of the u. S. Olympic committee wondered aloud whether the army would be manpower enough. The cold reality is this we Are not yet winning the Battle and if we Are ultimately to succeed we must become smarter More efficient and More effective in our efforts soc chairman Peter Ueberroth said. The status quo will not work. If those gloomy assessments reflect the current state of doping in cycling and track and Field just imagine whats going on in the games that pay top Dollar. Not Only do Bike racers and runners take Home a fraction of what big league sluggers or big time running backs make but both sports test athletes More often for More substances than just about any other in and out of Competition and have those samples Analysed in state of the Art labs by the Best scientists Money can buy. Yet nobody in charge can say with certainty whether the vial is half empty or half full. The fact that two of the highest profile performers in their respective rackets got busted proves that nobody is above the Law. There is no arguing with that. But since Landis and Gatlin also happen to be among the most respected and least suspected members of their professions it begs the question How Many others Are on the juice in baseball for example weave seen pitchers hard throwers and soft tossers alike infielders outfielders latinos Blacks caucasians and nobodies test positive for steroids alongside used Tobe first ballot Hall of Fame sluggers. Someone wrote poignantly that the moment of truth for too Many marginal ballplayers comes with the Onset of age or the realization that they ave maximized their Talent then its cheat or go Home. That does not make their sins easier to forgive but because they re role players they Are easier to forget. When stars such As Landis and Gatlin get caught it diminishes the games too but in a much More insidious Way. Increasingly the performances we once regarded As magical the Way Landis rebounded Back from a crushing defeat Only a Day earlier or the Way Gatlin roared past a half dozen other sprinters and hit the tape in world record time Are proving to be byproducts of science. Ruin the biggest moments in the biggest games that Way and theress no longer any sorting Surprise from suspicion. It makes spectating an Effort. We keep talking about a return to some unspecified Good old Days As though there actually were Days when big time athletes we rent juiced. Nothing could be further from the truth. Competitors looking for an Edge fair or otherwise have been around since the beginning of sport. Were catching More of them than Ever before but its never Felt less satisfying. All it seems to prove is that a Little knowledge is too often a dangerous thing. Associated press n new York tests show that some of the testosterone in Floyd Landis system at the tour de France was synthetic and not naturally produced by his body As he claimed according to a newspaper report. The French anti doping lab testing the american cyclists samples determined that some of the hormone came from an external source the new York times reported on its website last night citing a person at the International cycling Union with knowledge of the result. The finding undermines the defence that Landis has stood behind since he tested positive for an elevated ratio of testosterone to Epi testosterone following the 17th stage of the tour de France where he staged a stirring comeback in the Alps to make up for a poor performance the Day before. Looking and sounding defiant Landis said Friday that his to dyes natural metabolism not doping of any kind caused the result and that he would undergo tests to prove it. By Sample to be tested we will explain to the world Why this is not a doping Case but a natural occurrence Landis said at a news conference in Madrid Spain. But after determining that Landiss ratio of testosterone to Epi testosterone was More than twice the limit of 4 1, the lab performed a Carbon isotope ratio test on the first of Landiss two urine samples to determine whether its natural or synthetic the person told the times. Landis officially requested the testing of his backup urine Sample yesterday for an elevated testosterone ratio and results were expected sometime this week. If the a test is negative Landis would be cleared. If its positive he could be stripped of his tour Victory and banned for two years. But the result showing synthetic testosterone does not need to be confirmed with a second test said or. Gary Wadler a member of the world anti doping Agency and a spokesman for the american College of sports Medicine. The rules say that it is a violation but if you can show that the athlete had no fault or no significant fault there could be a mitigation of the Sanction Wadler told the times. No matter How it got there the athlete has to show How it got into his or her body. It could have been sabotage or contaminated dietary supplements or something else but they have to prove How the testosterone got there. The times said Landis was in new York last night and could not be reached for comment. Testosterone is a naturally occurring male hormone that is banned when it is found in a ratio greater than 4 1 to another hormone Epi testosterone. Oscar Pereiro of Spain who finished second Overall in the tour de France would be declared the Winner if Landis loses the tour de France title. It would be the first time in the history of the tour of France that the Winner has been disqualified for doping. Associated press Paul Chiasson / Canadian press concentrating on his Golf John Daly talks on his cellphone while putting during an invitational tournament in Mirabel que., yesterday. Daly also talked about his life after a warts and All autobiography described his penchant for High stakes gambling. Please see the Story on Page c 2. Alessandro Trovati / associated press Floyd Landiss testosterone was synthetic according to urine test. Richard Drew / associated press Justin Gatlin positive test new tests undermine Landis tour de France champs testosterone shown to be synthetic report says sports world May soon face doping deluge ;