Suspensions are heterogeneous mixtures consisting of insoluble particulate matter distributed throughout a continuous medium. Dispersed material may range in size from particles of atomic and molecular dimensions to particles whose size is measured in...

In chemistry, a suspension is a heterogenous fluid containing solid particles that are sufficiently large for sedimentation. Usually they must be larger than 1 micrometre.[1] The internal phase (solid) is dispersed throughout the external phase (fluid)...

Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin has appealed his four-year doping suspension in an attempt to return to the track for the Beijing Games in August.The notice was filed Monday to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the international body that has the final say in...

Record-setting trainer Todd Pletcher began a 45-day suspension Monday for using an anesthetic on one of his horses too close to a race more than two years ago at Saratoga.Pletcher, who leads all trainers with a record $27.4 million in earnings this year, has had...

Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed sum Friday, three days after he was ejected against Colorado and tossed his batting glove and equipment bag onto the field.The suspension by Major League Baseball was to have begun Friday...

Thousands turned out for opening day festivities Sunday at the new mile-long Tacoma Narrows bridge, the longest suspension bridge to open in the U.S. in more than 40 years.The party started with a 5K run and walk across the bridge, and then State Treasurer Mike...