Be it Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Tonya Harding, Rulon Gardner, or even Jim Thorpe, Olympic athletes are no strangers to shame.
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The 100m world record holder split with Francis on Friday following widespread criticism over his involvement with the former coach of Ben Johnson.
That allowed the committee to catch these three athletes this year in the first high-profile Olympic drug expulsions since Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was caught in 1988.
By continuing to compete, he isn't following the disappearing acts of other confirmed or suspected athletic cheaters like former baseball player Barry Bonds or former sprinter Ben Johnson.
The centerpiece of my collection is a 1960s work entitled "Big Bertha" by a pop artist named Ben Johnson, whom I hadn't heard of before, or for that matter since.
Andrew Jennings, a British journalist with little good to say about the management of athletics, points out that, before his fall from grace, Ben Johnson had passed 19 dope tests in two years.
"I don't think Ben Johnson would even get to London nowadays -- I think he would be picked up in advance, and many athletes now who think they can get there will be swept away by pre-Games testing, " Howman said.
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Jacques Kallis played on soon after and with Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus and Johnson on form, wickets fell regularly.
Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus tested the batsmen all too rarely, and Strauss latched onto a short, wide delivery from Johnson, cutting the left-arm quick in front of point for his first boundary.
The one flat period of the day for England came when Australia's ninth-wicket pair, of Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus, put on 76 in 15 overs.
As Pakistan pressed on amid the gloaming, Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus, who will look forward to proving a point with their bowling on Wednesday, were both bowled.
The seamers fared a little better with Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris and Doug Bollinger all inflicting occasional damage on the English batsmen, but critics suggest they suffered from indecision by the selectors.
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The lack of similar potency amongst the current crop of Australian bowlers - including Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger and spinner Nathan Hauritz - has strengthened English hopes of a first series win down under since 1987.
With no pace in the wicket, and just a bit of swing and seam, Johnson and Ben Hilfenhaus bowled too straight and struggled to find the right length, allowing Strauss and Alastair Cook to tick along smoothly enough.
But they are not certainties for the Test XI, with Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus having impressed on the recent tour to South Africa.
The Englishman was two shots behind a group of four tied for second, including last weekend's Quail Hollow winner Rickie Fowler, Texas Open champion Ben Curtis, 2007 Masters victor Zach Johnson and Scotland's Martin Laird.
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However, Johnson and Harris, ably assisted by Ben Hilfenhaus, tore into the England top order, with only Jonathan Trott (31) providing an real resistance.
And Johnson added his second before Leon Pryce and Ben Harris touched down in the last few minutes.
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Reportedly the result of a conversation between Mittal and London Mayor Boris Johnson at Davos, the Orbit surpasses both in Big Ben and the Statue of Liberty in height.
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As well as youngsters such as Ben Youngs, Chris Ashton, Ben Foden, Dan Cole and Courtney Lawes forcibly asserting their Test credentials, Johnson also took heart from the contributions of others to the second-string side.
It was also at No. 15 where the only bogey of the day came for Johnson, who missed an opportunity to join five-time winner Ben Hogan as the only players to win Colonial more than twice.
Six position players are fighting over four spots in the infield and outfield, with major league vets Brennan Boesch and Ben Francisco likely having the best chance at landing outfield spots, and Jayson Nix and Dan Johnson the best possibilities for infield jobs.
Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson all hit fifties before a last-wicket stand of 35 between Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus boosted the total.
Northampton full-back Ben Foden, a renowned runner with ball in hand, had been tipped to start against Scotland but Johnson has retained his faith in London Irish number 15 Armitage.
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Mitchell Johnson offered no stroke to an inswinger from Zaheer Khan and saw his stumps shattered and Sreesanth bowled Ben Hilfenhaus with a yorker.
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Included, along with Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill , Joe Manchin, Ben Nelson and Debbie Stabenow, are Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Bob Casey (Pennsylvania), Tim Johnson (South Dakota), Tom Carper (Delaware), Kent Conrad (North Dakota), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Jim Webb (Virginia), Carl Levin (Michigan) and John Rockefeller (West Virginia).
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