Suspension of 50 games for Ramirez
Manny Ramirez, the slugger from LA Dodgers, has been handed over a suspension by the MLB for 50 games after was found violating the league’s anti-doping policy by using a performance enhancing drug.
Ramirez immediately said after the league’s decision that what he used was not a steroid but a drug prescribed to him [...]
Bradshaw admits use of steroids
Terry Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame quarterback, recently admitted, during a radio interview, making use of steroids during his illustrious career.
Bradshaw was the NFL MVP in 1978 and twice named as the Most Valuable Player in the Super Bowl.
From Espnstar.com:
“We did steroids to get away the aches and the speed of healing,” Bradshaw said.
“My use [...]
Parallel between home runs and steroid use
While every one was talking about the home runs in the steroids era, there were only a few noticing the tall numbers of batters hit by pitches.
The game of baseball was manly in the past when pitchers used to knock down batters for the smallest perceived imperfections yet the golden age of batters [...]
Drug test failure for Scott MacLeod
An investigation was initiated by the Scottish Rugby Union after Test lock Scott MacLeod failed to clear a drugs test.
After a urine sample provided by the Scarlets forward was found to contain abnormally high levels of testosterone, MacLeod pleaded his innocence and asked for a B sample to be tested.
From Espnstar.com:
Scarlets chief executive Stuart Gallacher [...]
Clemens indicted in steroid case
Roger Clemens, the former New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox baseball pitcher, has been indicted for lying before the US Congress after it was found that the star player made a wrong statement that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone.
It is worthwhile to note here that the name of [...]
No end to debate over use of steroids in baseball
There is no end to whether anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in professional sports such as baseball and this is very much evident from the fact that incidences of steroid use have not reduced ever since steroid era in baseball, which is considered by many as an amazing black [...]
New system to detect use of performance enhancing drugs
A new system to test athletes for performance enhancing drugs is presently being developed by scientists at the University of Nottingham.
The research is believed to provide a more reliable way to detect drug molecules in the body and is led by Professor Colin Snape in the University’s School of Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering and [...]