Taurasi Tests Positive for Banned Substance

Diana Taurasi Tests Positive For Banned Substance
NEW YORK — WNBA standout and former UConn star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, her lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Howard Jacobs said Taurasi's "A" sample came back positive from a Turkish lab last week and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she's playing in. She has already missed three games with her team, Fenerbahce. Jacobs said the substance "was not a steroid or recreational drug," and...

Taurasi tests positive for banned substance
The lawyer for WNBA standout Diana Taurasi tells The Associated Press that the former UConn star has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro Basketball league overseas. Howard Jacobs said Thursday night that Taurasi's A sample came back positive from a Turkish lab and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she's playing in. Taurasi has requested that her B sample be tested. Jacobs said the substance "was not a steroid or recreational drug," however he refused t...

Former UConn Star Taurasi Tests Positive For Banned Substance
NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for WNBA standout Diana Taurasi told The Associated Press on Thursday night that the former UConn star has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro Basketball league overseas. Howard Jacobs said Thursday night that Taurasi’s A sample came back positive from a Turkish lab and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she’s playing in. Taurasi has requested that her B sample be tested. Jacobs said the substance “was ...

WNBA star Diana Taurasi has tested positive for a banned substance
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Turks suspend Taurasi after drug test
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- WNBA star Diana Taurasi was suspended in Turkey after testing positive for a banned substance, the Turkish Basketball Federation announced Friday. Taurasi, of the Phoenix Mercury, has been playing in Turkey during her league's off-season in the United States. A news release from the federation said Taurasi tested positive in a routine urine sample for Modafinil, a substance used for sleep disorders. She was suspended on a "provisional basis" until further testi...

WNBA star Diana Taurasi has tested positive for a banned substance
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WNBA's Toliver set to join Turkey's Samsun
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Remarkable feat
To win 89 consecutive games — at any level, in any form of competition — is amazing. To do so in NCAA Division I women's Basketball against ranked teams from all around the country — defies reason. That is what the Connecticut women's Basketball Team (11-0) has accomplished with its 93-62 victory Tuesday over No. 20 Florida State in Hartford. Led by All-America forward Maya Moore, who scored a career-high 41 points, the UConn Huskies, coached by Geno Auriemma, passed ...

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espnW: Respect the Streak: Connecticut Huskies' feat is astounding
There are too many blowouts in the women's game. It's not the same because the competition on the men's side is so much better. These are a couple of the qualifiers I hear when it comes to the UConn women's consecutive wins streak. When the Huskies walk into the history books tonight with their 89 straight wins, let's hope we don't hear any of the excuses that belittle their achievement. It doesn't matter what competitive climate the win streak happened in; it just matters that it happened. The ...

89 and Counting for UConn Women's Basketball Team
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