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U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Chief Executive Officer Travis Tygart testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Tygart urged Congress on Wednesday to pass a bill criminalizing international doping conspiracies before this summer's Tokyo Olympics, saying it would be a strong deterrent in the absence of adequate punishment for past Russian doping. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Congress urged to pass anti-doping bill before Olympics

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, Travis Tygart, the chief executive officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Though athletes have often cited the win-at-all-costs culture as a reason they cheat, only a slim number of those surveyed said they would be tempted to take performance-enhancing drugs. Tygart, the CEO of USADA, said he wasn't surprised at the high percentage of athletes who feel they're part of a &quot;win-at-all-costs&quot; culture. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Survey: Athletes feel pressure of win-at-all-costs culture

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

File-This Aug. 1, 2017, file photo shows U,S, Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun speaking about the Team USA WinterFest for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base in Seoul, South Korea. While a growing number of American athletes and Olympic leaders are calling for Russia's ouster from the upcoming games, executives at the U.S. Olympic Committee insist they must wait for the results of investigations that will determine the country's status. &quot;This has taken a long time to get sorted out, and we're very anxious to see the outcome,&quot; Blackmun said Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. &quot;Until they come out with their findings, it's premature to prejudge the outcome. But obviously, if things are as they appear ... there have to be consequences.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

While USOC waits on doping probes, others in US want action

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a news conference in Cooperstown, N.Y. People familiar with the negotiations tell The Associated Press that baseball players and management hope to reach a new drug agreement this week that would increase initial penalties for muscle-building steroids and decrease suspensions for some positive tests caused by unintentional use. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

APNewsBreak: MLB hopes for new drug deal this week

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Friday, May 17, 2013 file photo of the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Travis Tygart as he addresses the media at the EU Council in Brussels . Tygart the man who brought down Lance Armstrong, said Thursday March 20, 2014 that time is running out for cycling to confront its culture of doping and clean up the sport once and for all. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

USADA chief: No time to lose for cycling on doping

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Utah man sentenced to probation for Tygart threats

Associated Press

Gerrit Keats leaves a federal courthouse following his sentencing in Denver, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. A judged on Thursday ordered Keats, of Clearwater, Fla., to serve three years' probation and complete 540 hours of community service for sending U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) CEO Travis Tygart a threatening email, after the USADA stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Man gets probation in threats to anti-doping chief

By COLLEEN SLEVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez arrives at the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Rodriguez's drug suspension has been cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision sidelining the New York Yankees third baseman the entire 2014 season. (AP Photo/David Karp, File)

Column: A-Rod’s PED use ‘most potent we’ve seen.’

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Players deplore doping rather than defend users

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Players deplore doping rather than defend users

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

**FILE** In this May 5, 2009 file photo, Lance Armstrong speaks during a press conference following a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, in Rome. Armstrong is facing a Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling. The agency has said Armstrong's cooperation in its cleanup effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports it to be reduced. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace, File)

Lance Armstrong won’t interview under oath with USADA

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this July 19, 2009, file photo, Lance Armstrong crosses the finish line during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Verbier, Switzerland. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

Armstrong meeting with USADA appears unlikely

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Cycling icon Lance Armstrong stopped his fight against doping allegations and was stripped of his Tour de France titles. (Associated Press)

Lance Armstrong grants Oprah Winfrey first interview

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**FILE** Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong grimaces during a news conference after the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas triathlon in Galveston, Texas, on April 1, 2012. (Associated Press/Houston Chronicle)

Lance Armstrong report includes 200 pages, 26 witnesses

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows Lance Armstrong listening to a fellow cancer survivor during a news conference in Los Angeles.. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Lance Armstrong: 26 testify against cyclist in doping case

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

**FILE** Lance Armstrong carries the United States flag during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on July 24, 2005, after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race. (Associated Press)

11 teammates testified in case against Lance Armstrong

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Lance Armstrong prepares for the final stage of the Tour of California cycling race in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is bringing doping charges against the seven-time Tour de France winner, questioning how he achieved those famous cycling victories. Armstrong, who retired from cycling last year, could face a lifetime ban from the sport if he is found to have used performance-enhancing drugs. He maintained his innocence, saying: "I have never doped." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Lance Armstrong banned for life, career vacated

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France every year from 1999 through 2005. A federal probe into alleged doping ended in February with no criminal charges being brought. (Associated Press)

Armstrong sues to block doping charges

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

APNewsBreak: Top scientists endorse HGH test

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Scientists back improved HGH test

By Stephen Wilson - Associated Press