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SPORTS Tuesday 5 March 2019

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, Georg
Preidler of Austria competes in the men’s road cycling individual
time trial at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Associated Press
Another Austrian

cyclist admits blood

doping as case widens

Mississippi State defensive lineman Montez Sweat runs the 40-yard dash during the NFL football
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Authorities in Austria previ- scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Indianapolis.
cyclist Georg Preidler has ously said Sunday that an- Associated Press
admitted to blood doping other rider had admitted to
linked to a case in which doping and was suspected Montez Sweat set big-man
five skiers were arrested, his of sports fraud in connec-
professional team Groupa- tion with the case. That record for 40-yard dash
ma-FDJ said Monday. rider wasn’t named under
Preidler offered “his imme- Austrian privacy laws.
diate and spontaneous Preidler has raced in By ARNIE STAPLETON who ran the 40 at the NFL Also Sunday, Alabama D-
resignation, justified by his eight Grand Tours, includ- AP Pro Football Writer scouting combine this lineman Quinnen Williams
inexcusable involvement” ing twice at the Tour de INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The week, and he was 0.12 sec- ran a 4.83 40-yard dash.
in the doping case, Grou- France, and took part in defensive linemen hailed onds faster than Jadeveon That’s the fourth-fastest
pama-FDJ said. He had al- the Giro d’Italia and Span- as the gems of the draft Clowney’s time at the 2014 combine time by a 300-plus
legedly undergone “blood ish Vuelta last season. class didn’t disappoint dur- combine. pound D-lineman since
collection” procedures He was 16th for Austria in ing their on-field testing Sweat had 11 1/2 sacks 2003. His Tigers teammate,
twice last year. the time trial at the 2016 Sunday, and nobody per- and 14 tackles for loss last defensive tackle Dexter
“The UCI does not have Olympics. formed better than Montez season after posting 10 1/2 Lawrence, sustained a mi-
any first-hand information Austrian and German po- Sweat. sacks and 15 1/2 tackles for nor thigh injury while run-
concerning confessions lice arrested nine people The 6-foot-6, 260-pound- loss in 2017. ning his 40 and didn’t par-
made by cyclists,” the Swit- last week, including five er from Mississippi State He said Saturday that he ticipate in the other drills.
zerland-based governing cross-country skiers at the clocked a 4.41-second 40- models his game after “old- He is expected to work out
body said in a statement. world championships and yard dash at Lucas Oil Sta- time pass rushers like Jason at the Tigers’ pro day later
However, the cycling body a German doctor. Austrian dium, the fastest time by a Taylor,” and when asked this month.
said it asked its indepen- authorities said they had defensive lineman since at what would set him apart Lawrence is a 6-foot-4,
dent investigators to ex- disrupted an “international least 2003. among this year’s deep 342-pound tackle who is
change information with doping ring” with involve- That topped the mark of D-line class, Sweat said, “I a dominant run defender
Austrian authorities and the ment in multiple sports. 4.43 seconds set by Eman- think I would separate my- and scouts expect him to
World Anti-Doping Agency One skier was arrested uel Lawson in 2006. self with my effort and my develop into a good pock-
to advance each other’s part-way through a blood He was faster than all but play. Just getting after the et pusher in the passing
cases. transfusion.q two of 23 running backs QB is what I do best.” game.q
Swiss skier Yule pledges prize money to fight climate change

By GRAHAM DUNBAR International Ski Federa- next two Sundays.
AP Sports Writer tion president Gian Franco Both slalom races of-
GENEVA (AP) — Hitting Kasper at the world cham- fer 45,000 Swiss francs
back at the president of pionships last month. ($45,000) for winning, with
his sport’s governing body, Kasper’s comments prize money paid for the
Swiss skier Daniel Yule about “so-called climate top 30 placings down to
will give his prize money change” in a Swiss news- 500 Swiss francs ($500) for
this month to an athlete- paper interview prompted 30th.
backed charity cam- Colorado-based non-profit Yule has earned al-
paigning against climate Protect Our Winters to urge most 90,000 Swiss francs
change. him to resign . ($90,000) in prize money
The Olympic gold medal- In this file photo dated Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, Switzerland’s Yule, a slalom specialist, this season, including his
ist said Monday he is “put- Daniel Yule in finish area during the second round of a ski World made his pledge in an In- first World Cup win in De-
ting my money where my Cup Men’s Slalom, in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy. stagram post ahead of cember in Madonna di
mouth is” after criticizing Associated Press World Cup races on the Campiglio, Italy. q