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Track coach Graham gets year home confinement

Oct. 21, 2008
A judge has sentenced disgraced track coach Trevor Graham to one year of home confinement for lying to federal sport doping investigators.
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Graham pleads not guilty in doping case

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. track coach Trevor Graham pleaded not guilty in San Francisco Friday to charges of lying to investigators about performance-enhancing drugs and athletes. Graham, who blew the whistle on the BALCO steroids scandal, was indicted for allegedly lying to

Coach indicted in steroids case

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Track coach to be indicted in doping probe

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Two U.S. Justice Department officials said a San Francisco grand jury will charge a track and field coach with obstructing a doping investigation. The officials said Trevor Graham, coach of sprinters Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Tim Montgomery and other O
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler