Giro d’Italia champion Ivan Basso has admitted being involved in the Operation Puerto doping scandal.
“The office of the anti-doping power of attorney has listened today to Ivan Basso … and he has widely admitted his own responsibilities relative to Operation Puerto and has supplied the maximum collaboration in order to clear up [...]
Braves pitcher Matt Suschak has been suspended after testing positive for a banned substance according to the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball.
The Braves pitcher violated the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by testing positive for an amphetamine, a performance-enhancing substance.
From Web.minorleaguebaseball.com:
The Ohio native was Atlanta’s seventh-round pick in the 2010 Draft out [...]
Dick Butkus, the former Chicago Bears linebacker, has not changed in many ways since he left the stage of football 38 years ago.
His days on the field may be over but Butkus is nowadays making efforts to curb steroid use among young athletes.
From Infozine.com:
Butkus took part in a luncheon briefing for congressional staff members on [...]
The perjury case against the home run king is built on testimony from his enemies, according to Defense attorneys in closing arguments at the trial of Barry Bonds.
The baseball star was painted by the prosecutors earlier as a slippery superstar who lied to hide his use of performance enhancing drugs while he closed [...]
Jamie Butler, the Manchester City doctor, alleged to have authorized Kolo Toure taking diet pills, has been cleared of all blame related to the failed drugs test.
The Ivory Coast defender originally claimed that that doctor sanctioned the supplements he borrowed from his wife in an attempt to lose weight.
From Footballfancast.com:
Unfortunately, the former captain [...]
Jordan Kyle Matechuck, the 25-year-old Hamilton Tiger-Cats player, was booted from the CFL team after he was allegedly found with steroids and pot at Sault Ste. Marie’s International Bridge.
Matechuck was selected for a secondary exam on May 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
From Torontosun.com:
A small amount of marijuana, 19 syringes, 51 replacement needles, 543 [...]
The temporary restraining order sought by Doug Barron has been denied by a U.S. magistrate. The golfer was trying to block a one-year doping ban by the PGA Tour long enough to let him play at a qualifying tournament in Houston.
Barron did not show likelihood that he would win on his claims argued in a [...]
A nationwide survey by Drugscope has disclosed that young men are increasingly turning to anabolic steroids as a short cut to the perfect body.
The charity revealed that performance enhancing drugs had crossed over from athletes and body builders to the mainstream.
From Telegraph.co.uk:
Drug workers said they were increasingly seeing a wide cross-section of society, [...]