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Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test 9 janvier 2026 à 21:44

Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test

9 janvier 2026 à 21:44

Kepler banned after testing positive for epitrenbolone
Suspension applies if free agent signs in 2026
Veteran outfielder spent last season with Phillies

Free agent outfielder Max Kepler has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced on Friday, a ruling that sidelines the veteran as he looks for his next club.

The suspension stems from a positive test for epitrenbolone, a metabolite of the prohibited steroid trenbolone prohibited under MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The ban takes effect immediately and would apply if Kepler signs with a team during the 2026 season.

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Your Guardian sport weekend: FA Cup third round, NFL playoffs begin and the WSL returns 9 janvier 2026 à 17:49

Your Guardian sport weekend: FA Cup third round, NFL playoffs begin and the WSL returns

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9 janvier 2026 à 17:49

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Chloe Kim’s Olympic three-peat bid in doubt after dislocated shoulder 8 janvier 2026 à 23:05

Chloe Kim’s Olympic three-peat bid in doubt after dislocated shoulder

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Par :Guardian sport

8 janvier 2026 à 23:05

Kim, 25, injured shoulder during training in Laax
MRI will determine Olympic availability for US star
Two-time champion chasing historic third gold

Chloe Kim’s pursuit of an unprecedented third straight Olympic gold medal has been thrown into uncertainty after the American snowboard star dislocated her shoulder during a training session in Switzerland.

Kim, the dominant force in women’s halfpipe snowboarding for nearly a decade, revealed the injury on Thursday, sharing video of the fall that caused the scare. The injury occured while Kim was training in Laax, a regular World Cup venue and a key pre-Olympic stop on the circuit. The 25-year-old landed a maneuver cleanly but lost her edge shortly afterward, sliding awkwardly across the pipe and into the wall.

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