Olympics: : Any athlete who thought he or she got away with doping at the Beijing Olympics shouldn't rest easy. The drug police are coming back. The International Olympic Committee said it will retest samples from the games to search for a new blood-boosting drug at the center of the latest Tour de France scandals. The move reflects the IOC's aggressive attempts to nab drug cheats not just during an Olympics, but weeks, months and even years later once new tests become available. Results and medals could be at stake. The Beijing samples will be reopened and tested in particular for CERA, a new generation of the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO.
Pro basketball: : Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood will have surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist, but it was not clear how much of the regular season he will miss. Haywood, hurt during training camp, visited two hand specialists in New York. His operation has not been scheduled, and the team said it wouldn't have a timetable for his return until after the surgery. Washington did get some good medical news about another starter, though: All-Star forward Antawn Jamison has a bruised right knee and is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season. He was hurt during the first quarter of Washington's preseason opener at Dallas on Tuesday night.
