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Germany's Jan Ullrich talks to the media in front of his hotel in Blaesheim near Strasbourg on Friday. A favorite to win, Ullrich has withdrawn from the Tour de France under the cloud of a doping scandal in Spain.

A day before the start of the Tour de France, star riders Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have been banned from cycling's top event over doping allegations. Other competitors are also implicated. Phil Liggett of the Outdoor Life Network details the scandal for Madeleine Brand.

Do you know this woman? It's Janica Kostelic of Croatia, skiing in a February 2005 event in Are, Sweden.

Familiar Faces, Except in the United States

American sports fans aren't very familiar with many of the top U.S. Winter Olympians, let alone some other international athletes. But in Europe, athletes from all over the world are easily recognized.

Folarin Campbell, a starting guard for the George Mason Patriots, signs T-shirts in the university's student center Monday, a day after the team's 86-84 overtime victory against Connecticut won it a spot in the Final Four.

George Mason Stuns NCAA with Place in Final Four

George Mason University is the Cinderella team of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The 11th seed Patriots stunned top-ranked Connecticut on Sunday to make it to the Final Four next weekend in Indianapolis.

Allawi: Iraq War Crimes Trials to Begin

Iraq's interim prime minister says that war-crimes trials will begin next week for top officials of Saddam Hussein's former regime. Ayad Allawi made the announcement while speaking to Iraq's National Council. He did not say when Saddam Hussein might face trial. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

A Fitness Resolution: The AIDS Marathon in Dublin

Farai Chideya is just one of millions of Americans working to get in better shape in 2006, and the new year gave her a chance to reflect on one of her top accomplishments of 2005: completing a marathon. She recently finished the AIDS Marathon held in Dublin, Ireland.

Obama Delivers Back-To-School Speech

President Obama delivered his annual back-to-school speech at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of Washington, D.C.'s top performing schools.

Japandroids' new album, <em>Celebration Rock</em>, comes out June 5.

First Listen: Japandroids, 'Celebration Rock'

Celebration Rock is the sound of a band streamlining its boundless energy in an effort to craft the awesomest possible moment, in the moment, only to top it seconds later.

Army soldiers flank Daniel Ramírez, alias "El Loco," during his presentation to the media in Mexico City on Monday.

Mexican Police Arrest 'El Loco' In Beheading Of 49

Authorities say the man was ordered by top Zeta leaders to direct the beheading and mutilation of 49. The drug gang has vehemently denied involvement.

Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, last month in Kabul.

U.S. Ambassador To Afghanistan To Step Down

Ryan Crocker will depart in mid-summer "for health reasons," the State Department confirms. He has been the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan since July 2011.

A woman, identified only as "Hurricane," lights up in Seattle. Washington state's law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana went into effect on Dec. 6.

'We've Got Bigger Fish To Fry' Than Going After Pot Smokers, Obama Says

"It would not make sense" for the federal government to make prosecuting recreational users in states that have decriminalized marijuana a top priority, the president tells ABC News.

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