41.   The International Olympic Committee announced that Baxter was found guilty of a doping offense after testing positive for a banned stimulant.

42.   The International Olympic Committee found Baxter of a doping offense, disqualified him and stripped him of his medal.

43.   The ITF administration has to prove there was a banned substance, a doping offense.

44.   The Russian Olympic Committee lodged an appeal Monday against the disqualification of two of its Atlanta Games medalists for doping offenses.

45.   The Russian Olympic Committee on Monday appealed the disqualification of two of its medalists for doping offenses.

46.   The saga began in December when an independent appeals committee appointed by the ITF announced that Korda was guilty of a doping offense.

47.   The three were stripped of only some of their medals for doping offenses.

48.   Those include the need to introduce harmonized sanctions for doping offenses, falsifying passports, age infringements and match fixing as well as violence against match officials.

49.   Tobin, who said the ITF would agree to a two-year ban for major doping offenses starting next month, denied tennis had been hurt.

50.   Under federation rules, a first doping offense carries an automatic lifetime ban.