Alex Rodriguez is believed to have used steroid since he was in high school until the time he became part of the New York Yankees. This detail was implied in the book written by Selena Roberts of Sports Illustrated. Details from the book on Alex Rodriguez became the basis of today’s report of New York [...]
The union chief Don Fehr and his right hand man Gene Orza must leave the union graciously. The steroid controversy, which was set off when the results of Alex Rodriguez’s use of performance enhancing drugs leaked to the press, had put many of the baseball players’ careers in jeopardy. When Fehr was barraged with questions [...]
Dominican Republic joins 2 of its own MLB players Alex Rodriguez and Miguel Tejada in facing the issues on steroids. The country is known as wonderland for baseball scouts having produced pro-ball stars like David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Tejada, and Vladimir Guerrero. However, with the involvement of A-Rod and Tejada, its reputation is marred [...]
Could Stephen Jackson be the next Alex Rodriguez? The issue on steroids have moved from the MLB to almost every professional sport. Now the spotlight is on NBA. While there is no proof yet that players are into steroids, there are suspicions that the drug has permeated into the court as well. One telltale sign [...]
Administration of drug tests in international sports should consider ethnicity as one of the factors that could alter the results of the tests. This is according to Swiss researchers who discovered that there is a difference between the levels of testosterone and epitosterone ratio (T:E) in Caucasians and Asians.
In a study published by the British [...]
When NFL players are tested positive for steroid use the issue is dismissed with a shrug. When MLB players are tested positive for steroid use the media zeroes in on them like a homing device and the poor athletes are thrust into the scrutiny of the MLB Officials, the press and the public. Case [...]
Alex Rodriguez was joined by his ex wife Cynthia and 2 daughters, Natasha and Ella as he goes to his first batting practice with the Dominican Republic team. With cameras following them around it was like a scene from a reality tv show.
Rodriguez, the Yankees baseball star who admitted to using steroids in 2001 through [...]
Do you know how hard it is to get your hands on anabolic androgenic steroids in the United States and in several other countries? Some individuals go as far as doing some illegal doctor shopping just to get enough prescriptions for these drugs. Apparently, this is not the case in the Dominican Republic. Ever since [...]
Everybody has their opinion on how the make the Major Leagues a “better place” by implementing stricter rules or by adding blood tests. David Ortiz of the Boston Red is no different. During a recent interview, Ortiz claims that he wants Major League Baseball athletes who yield positive tests to have more severe punishments than [...]
Upset, angry, disappointed— these are only a few of the feelings Houston Astros’ Roy Oswalt shares with fellow Major League Baseball players who have never used performance enhancing drugs in their careers. Oswalt, a good friend of Lance Berkman, Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens, expresses his anger at how the world of baseball has been. [...]