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Jamaican Runner Cries Foul – During Shoe Promotion

Published: August 13, 2008

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Olympian Asafa Powell Volunteers for Anti-Doping Testing Program; Complains About It Later
The only line you really need to read in this entire fiasco was that Asafa Powell of Jamaica made this stunning accusation during a news conference promoting his shoe sponsor.
Now that we have established the motive, the star runner stood on his soapbox [...]


“Steroids Made A Man Out of Me”

Published: August 12, 2008

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Former East German Olympic Shot-Putter Claims Gear Forced Sex Change Operation

Just when you think you’ve heard it all, something like this pops up. The former Heidi Krieger, who was crowned the 1986 European Women’s Shot-Put Champion, has made a public statement that being ‘tricked’ into taking steroids caused her to go through physical and emotional [...]


Jessica, We Hardy Knew You

Published: July 28, 2008

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Olympic Swimmer’s Positive Test for Clen Jeopardizes Her Beijing Chances

Claiming her innocence while her lawyer states the positive test for Clenbuterol contained only “low amounts” of the drug, swimmer Jessica Hardy ’s dreams of winning Olympic gold in Beijing this summer are in doubt. After testing positive in both her “A” and “B” tests following [...]


Weightlifters Dropping Like Flies

Published: July 27, 2008

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Bulgaria Withdraws Team from Olympics; Greece Down 11 Members for Positive Steroid Tests
 
Perhaps looking to limit bad press by initiating it, two countries have chosen to leave some of the obvious users at home before The Games begin. Bulgaria withdrew it’s entire weightlifting squad following 11 positive steroid tests from both the male and female [...]


Bush Has Better Things to Do, Marion

Published: July 23, 2008

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Jailed Olympic Track Star Asks for Sentence to be Commuted

With two wars being fought overseas and the situation in Iran becoming even more tense, George W. Bush is quite busy during his last few months in the White House. Perhaps the last thing on his mind is to give a break to Marion Jones, the [...]


Two-Stage Winner Tossed from Tour de France

Published: July 18, 2008

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Italy’s Ricco Claims EPO-Positive Test is Natural
Three and counting. That’s what the Tour de France has become, and with Italy’s Ricardo Ricco being disqualified, doubt is hovering over every rider left.
A winner of two previous stages, Ricco is the biggest name to be caught using performance-enhancing drugs this year. He was detained by police, who [...]


Another Tour de France Rider Derailed for Steroids

Published: July 17, 2008

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Spain’s Nevado Ousted After Positive EPO Test

The people behind the Tour de France don’t play around. They are hell-bent on cleaning up the sport of cycling and have done a pretty good job of it this summer. Another competitor has been arrested and thrown out of the race following a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Moises [...]


Brad Miller Gets 5-Game NBA Ban; Was it Steroids?

Published: July 11, 2008

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Sacramento Kings Center Cited for League’s Anti-Drug Program

Brad Miller, the veteran center of the Sacramento Kings, received a five-game suspension from the NBA after violating the league’s anti-drug program. The name of the drug was not released, and speculation was that it may have been marijuana or even anabolic steroids.
Looking at Miller’s injury history makes [...]


Dexter Jackson Looks to Cut Through the Mr. Olympia Competition

Published: June 26, 2008

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“The Blade” is Coming Off Three Strong 2008 Victories

After finishing in third place in the 2007 Mr. Olympia, 38 year-old Dexter Jackson knows that the window of opportunity may be closing on him. In September, he will give it another go, this time coming off three consecutive first place finishes in the calendar year.
Earlier, [...]


Bradshaw Says It Was Just Cortisone, Not Anabolic Steroids…

Published: June 25, 2008

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…But Was That Just A Convenient Excuse?
It comes down to what you really believe. After opening up a can of worms, former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw did a little damage control. Appearing during the press conference introducing the recently retired Michael Strahan to the FOX NFL crew, Bradshaw did his best to backtrack from [...]


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