Graham, 44, has been banned from participating in any event sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee, the IAAF, USA Track and Field, or any other group that participates in the World Anti-Doping Agency program.

He was convicted in May of one count of lying to federal investigators about his relationship to an admitted steroids dealer. He is awaiting sentencing and has asked a judge to toss out his conviction.

Graham essentially had become a pariah in his sport, connected with too many athletes involved in doping, including Marion Jones and former 100-meter world-record holders Justin Gatlin and Tim Montgomery.

Powell plays it safe. Jamaica's Asafa Powell withdrew from the Gaz de France meet because of a groin cramp, not wanting to take any risks with the Beijing Olympics less than a month away.

Powell's agent, Paul Doyle, told the Associated Press that the former 100-meter world-record holder would run Tuesday in the Super Grand Prix in Sweden.

Pistorius' last chance. Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee sprinter, will run in the 400 meters today in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 21-year-old knows he must run the fastest time of his life, better than 46.36 seconds, to persuade South African selectors to include him on the Olympic team they will name the next day.

Chandler's invite. Tyson Chandler, the New Orleans Hornets' 7-foot-1 center, has accepted an invitation to train with the U.S. national team in Las Vegas, shortly before the team departs for China.

Basketball qualifying. Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks scored 16 points to lead Germany to a 104-68 win over Cape Verde in its opening game of Olympic qualification in Athens, Greece.

Noteworthy. Lloy Ball and Reid Priddy were among the players chosen for the U.S. men's Olympic indoor volleyball roster, which must be confirmed by the USOC.

Ball, a 6-foot-8 setter, will be playing in his fourth Olympics. Middle blocker Tom Hoff made his third Olympic team, and outside hitter Priddy made his second.

Katerina Thanou was included on Greece's provisional Olympic team list after meeting the 100-meter qualifying time when she ran 11.39 seconds at a meet in Greece on Monday night.

The list does not guarantee Thanou's participation in the Olympics. She served a two-year ban after missing a doping test before the 2004 Athens Games.

Because of injuries, Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee) withdrew from the French team and Stefan Koubek (back) is off the Australian squad for the Olympic tennis tournament. Italy's Karin Knapp also withdrew.

Pedro Pablo Perez, 31, a star Cuban cyclist who competed in the Sydney Olympics, was in a coma after a car crash Monday in the western province of Pinar del Rio and will miss the Beijing Games. The Communist Party newspaper Granma said it was unclear whether he was a driver or passenger.

Hungarian canoeing competitor Gyorgy Kolonics, 36, a gold medalist at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, died yesterday after collapsing in his canoe while training for the Beijing Games. The Hungarian Olympic Committee cited heart failure as a probable cause of death.

Radioactive material was found at the main site to be used for the 2012 London Olympics, requiring one million tons of soil to be decontaminated.