(07-05) 19:02 PDT -- You know the Olympics are near when the usual gang of juiced-up Bulgarian weightlifters gets tossed from the Games before even learning how to say in Chinese, "These needles are for therapeutic use only." The traditional ousting of Bulgarians got under way early for this Olympics after 11 of them tested positive for steroids last month, prompting the country's weightlifting federation to throw in the towel and finally admit the jig was up. The host country was tidying up its ranks, too, banning a top swimmer and wrestler who also were juiced. Just to show they meant...
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Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
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Toronto Sun
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Fresno Bee
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MSNBC
MSNBC
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MSNBC
MSNBC
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