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Wednesday 16 May 2018

HOUSTON’S

PROBLEM

In this Sept. 23, 2017, file pho-
to, Seattle Mariners' Robinson
Cano, right, pulls off his bat-
ting helmet after striking out
to end the third inning of a
baseball game as Cleveland
Indians catcher Yan Gomes
tosses the ball back to the
mound in Seattle.
Associated Press
Mariners

All-Star

Cano

suspended

80 games

for drug

violation

By TIM BOOTH
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle
Mariners All-Star second
baseman Robinson Cano
was suspended 80 games
for violating baseball's joint
drug agreement.
The league announced
Cano's suspension Tues-
day, a stunning develop-
ment for the stalwart in
the middle of the Mariners'
lineup and a club expect-
ed to contend for a post-
season spot in the Ameri-
can League. Cano tested
positive for Furosemide,
a diuretic. In a statement Durant, Thompson shine as Warriors take Game 1
released through the play-
ers' association, Cano said,
"This substance was given
to me by a licensed doc-
tor in the Dominican Re-
public to treat a medical Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, right, shoots over Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) in the second half during
ailment." He said he didn't Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Houston.
realize it was banned. Associated Press
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