NBA players have agreed to offseason testing for performance enhancing drugs for the first time as part of the new labor deal that is being balloted.
During its July-September offseason, the NBA previously did not test players.
From Guardian.co.uk:
The memo was less clear about testing for human growth hormone, saying only that a committee would study the [...]
February 8, 2012 | Posted in
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Still glowing over his election to the Hall of Fame, Barry Larkin, was asked about next year’s sure-to-be-controversial vote: the first appearances of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa on the Cooperstown ballot.
“All I know is playing and competing against some of these guys, they’re the best — period,” he said.
From Online.wsj.com:
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Recently, federal prosecutors have dropped all the remaining charges against Barry Bonds, days after a judge upheld conviction of the slugger on an obstruction of justice count.
The U.S. attorney’s office in San Francisco filed court papers informing U.S. District Judge Susan Illston it was dismissing the three charges of making false statements [...]
January 19, 2012 | Posted in
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The World Anti-Doping Association is confident it is getting better at catching the cheats and revealed that it is aware of the rampant use of micro-dosing, testosterone patches, and sample manipulations.
“Nothing surprises me,” director-general David Howman said. “There are many examples of athletes being stupid because they know there’s going to be a [...]
January 14, 2012 | Posted in
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The number of drug tests conducted by Major League Baseball rose 3 percent in the past year when Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was the only big leaguer suspended for use of a performance enhancing substance.
Alfonzo was banned for 100 games and there was just one positive for PEDs among 3,868 tests that [...]
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British shot putter Carl Fletcher has been banned by Britain’s national anti-doping agency for trafficking in doping substances.
On Monday, the sanction was announced after Fletcher was sentenced to nine months in jail for drug trafficking.
From Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Fletcher was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of offenses including the supply of anabolic steroids such as testosterone and human [...]
January 4, 2012 | Posted in
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Two House Democrats have urged Major League Baseball and the players union to implement testing for human growth hormone and ban chewing tobacco by players in uniform and in public view.
Reps. Henry Waxman of California and Frank Pallone of New Jersey made those requests in a letter to Commissioner Bud Selig and Michael [...]
December 16, 2011 | Posted in
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The NFL has at its disposal several options for enforcing the language of the Collective Bargaining Agreement after the NFL and NFLPA not coming to a final agreement on HGH testing and the NFLPA already agreeing that players will submit to testing.
The NFL may use one or more of them at some point.
From Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com:
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November 29, 2011 | Posted in
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Two officers of the St Helens police have admitted being part of a gang who were involved in supplying steroids.
St Helens CID detective DC Paul David Fletcher, 46, one of the officers, also admitted three offences of misconduct in a public office.
From Liverpoolecho.co.uk:
Fletcher, of Downall Green Road, Ashton, had previously denied all [...]
November 15, 2011 | Posted in
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Many patients of Dr. Timothy Sigman said they are shocked at the federal allegations but also said they would still stick with Sigman if he regains his medical license.
The 40-year-old has handed over his license and Drug Enforcement Administration registration while his federal case is ongoing, as per U.S. Attorney’s Office for [...]
November 10, 2011 | Posted in
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