Every great sports saga needs a dark origin story. Ours starts in 1886, with Welsh racer Arthur Linton possibly being cycling’s first doping victim after the Bordeaux-Paris race. The debate over ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lilly King has her sights set on winning Olympic gold and she's not about to let anyone get in her way, especially not world champion breaststroker Yulia Efimova of Russia. King ...

At the last Olympics in the Chinese capital, Russia ended up third in the medals table behind China and the United States, but that success was later revealed to have been built on ...

LONDON (AP) — For years, athletes from the United States have quietly wondered how they might have fared if they had been competing on a level playing field. This year, they may have found out. Final ...

Remember when athletes just drank extra protein shakes and went to bed early? Those times seem simple now. What started as simple attempts has turned into something much more complex and harmful. The ...

The origins of doping and anti-doping in modern sport -- Speed and steroids -- The beginnings of testing -- How doping became an epidemic -- The end of innocence -- Facing up to the scandals -- A new ...

CARCASSONNE France (Reuters) - On the first rest day of the Tour de France, Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford wondered why Vincenzo Nibali was being let off the hook over cycling's doping problem after ...