Five NCAA football players for the University of Florida suspended from opening game, two reportedly failed drug tests

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130830/ARTICLES/130839934/0/sports

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/college-football/six-gators-suspended-source-says-two-failed-drug-t/nZhrr/

More on ban for SA swimmer Warren Karsten

http://www.swimvortex.com/south-african-karsten-lands-ban-for-steroids/

Debate over the “cost effectiveness” of drug testing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23911979

Three MLB prospects—Jose Fernandez, Michael Martinez, and D’andre Toney—banned for 50 games

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130830&content_id=59002996&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb

Pro wrestler Hulk Hogan talks about steroid use

http://www.sportsworldnews.com/articles/4762/20130830/hulk-hogan-steroids-professional-wrestler-admits-using-early-career-talks.htm

Summary of the ACC/ASADA investigation to date

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/the-dank-force-the-different-impacts-it-has-had-on-two-clubs-and-two-codes-20130830-2sw95.html

More on the NRL’s Sandor Earl’s doping ban

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/smith-furner-sympathise-with-earls-fate-20130831-2sxgx.html

More on NRL review supplement programs

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-tightens-supplements-regime-20130830-2swar.html

Indian triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary may lose Arjuna Award for 2008 positive test that he contends was due to a banned substance in cough medicine. Sports Minister asks for report from the Indian NADA and athletics federation on the matter. Also of interest is the variety of information in the reports of the situation.

http://netindian.in/news/2013/08/31/00025755/govt-withholds-arjuna-award-renjith-maheshwari-pending-enquiry-doping-charg

http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/213316-triple-jumper-renjit-maheswarys-arjuna-award-on-hold-after-reported-failed-dope-test

http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/OtherSports/Dope-tainted-triple-jumper-among-Arjuna-winners/Article1-1115360.aspx

http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/sports-ministry-orders-inquiry-into-maheswary-fiasco_767969.html

http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Athletics/No-Arjuna-award-Renjith-Maheshwary-will-face-dope-probe/Article1-1115732.aspx

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/maheshwary-misses-sports-awards-ministry-to-probe-doping-charge-113083100775_1.html

Kabaddi, Indian contact sport, now dealing with steroid use issues

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Kabaddi+battles+steroid/8858260/story.html

Chinese sports minister reports that his country had 20 positive doping cases thus far in 2013

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/08/31/203–20-positive-doping-cases-reported-in-China-in-2013-.html

Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko seems to put blame on drug testing for loss at US Open

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqgN6_FyqhEKtWaOFqnwt316HW4w?docId=CNG.c7235a1812c82cb84f09717058db76c2.291

Tennis players have sympathy for Marin Cilic’s situation

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2013/08/31/us-open-marin-cilic-reported-doping-violation/2751697/

MLB manager says that doping bans should be two to three years

http://www.hngn.com/articles/11385/20130831/mlb-steroids-suspensions-2-3-years-phillies-manager-message-cant.htm

More on Ben Johnson and his new role as anti-doping campaigner

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/ben-johnson-says-greatest-ever-better-usain-bolt-170132272.html

NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger returns to full time racing with JTG Daugherty team 13 months after a failed drug test

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/08/31/aj-allmendinger-advocare-500-jtg-daugherty-racing/2751213/

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-nascar-aj-allmendinger-20130831,0,5760303.story

Canada judge to rule on appropriate punishment for steroid trafficking

http://lethbridgeherald.com/2013/08/news/local-news/whats-the-proper-punishment/

Journalist Paul Kimmage’s lawsuit against Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen dismissed by Swiss court

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/15363/Kimmage-confirms-that-legal-appeal-over-McQuaid-and-Verbruggen-lawsuit-has-been-dismissed.aspx