Matt Hardy charged for drugs use
Former professional wrestler Matt Hardy has been charged with possession of steroids, according to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
The news comes just a few days after Hardy was charged with DWI for the second time in less than a month.
From Abclocal.go.com:
Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter said deputies searched a home on Boys Camp Road in [...]
Kansas business owner indicted
In an indictment, Federal prosecutors alleged that a Kansas business owner and a Maryland doctor illegally distributed more than $1.3 million worth of anabolic steroids.
Baltazar, who allegedly wrote the prescriptions, did not see the patients in person, as per court records.
From Kansascity.com:
Scott Lofquist, 51, of Fairway, and Rodney Baltazar, 48, of Elkton, Md., [...]
No merit in court ruling, says NFL
The NFL has remarked that there is “no merit” to the court ruling that awarded Pat Williams and Kevin Williams a temporary restraining order.
The two were among six players suspended by the NFL for testing positive for a drug on the league’s list of banned substances.
From Espnstar.com:
Attorneys for the Vikings Pro Bowl tackles won [...]
Matechuk apologizes following guilty plea
Jordan Matechuk, the Canadian football player, hopes that he might get a chance after his career was put on hold following his steroid-related arrest in May at the U.S. border in Northern Michigan.
The 25-year-old long snapper’s future is in doubt as he tries to rehabilitate his reputation.
From Washingtonpost.com:
Matechuk broke his silence Wednesday, just more than [...]
Blacktown man charged with drug possession
A Blacktown man was one of the give bikie gang members who were charged with a range of offences, including possession of illegal weapons, stolen government property, and supplying drugs.
The home of a 28-year-old man was raided by police that said he was a member of the Hells Angels gang on Wednesday afternoon.
From [...]
Food Supplements blamed by tainted athlete
The disgraced athlete involved in the latest doping scandal, Aswini Akkunji, thinks the consumption of food supplements supplied to her and other athletes by athletics coach, Yuri Ogorodnik, would have been the reason for the failed dope test.
Akkunji claimed innocence as far as consumption of performance enhancing drugs is concerned.
From Daijiworld.com:
“Stock of food supplements in [...]
Strict vigil at NIS
The ongoing national training camp at the National Institute of Sport based in Patiala is under strict vigilance after the doping scandal in which eight of India’s top track and field athletes were tested for banned steroids.
Coaches at the NIS have handed over a list of food supplements that are being taken by [...]
Efficient method to detect illegal steroids in urine
Researchers in Indiana and China have reported development of a faster and more efficient method to detect the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine.
The new method that takes only a few seconds and involves no time-consuming sample preparation will be described in Analytical Chemistry.
From Sciencedaily.com:
The study notes that use of banned [...]
Navy man abused for right action to curb drugs
A navy seaman has been assaulted and threatened with death by other personnel of navy after he blew the whistle on a drug ring at Sydney’s Garden Island naval facility.
The seaman has been ostracized by his fellow sailors ever since he followed the orders of the chief of [...]
Custom figures reflect increase in steroid abuse
The amount of steroids being smuggled into Australia at airports and through the postal system has more than doubled in the past five years, as per customs figures.
Customs made 2695 seizures of steroids and growth hormone in the year to July 2010, which highlighted a 155 per cent increase on the 1054 seizures [...]