Milwaukee leftfielder Ryan Braun while maintaining his innocence disputed allegations that he took performance-enhancing substances when accepting his National League MVP.
“I always believed that a person’s character is revealed in those moments of adversity,” he said. “I have so much respect for the game of baseball. Everything I’ve done in my career has [...]
The former doping guru, Victor Conte, has claimed that all eight 100 meter finalists at the Sydney Olympics were cheats.
Conte also raised the finger of suspicion at world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica in an interview with Italy’s La Gazetta dello Sport.
From Heraldsun.com.au:
Conte, the former mentor to disgraced track star Marion Jones, was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees and Shortstop, has reached a preliminary agreement recently on a US$51 million ($67 million), three-year contract with an US$8 million player option for 2014.
While negotiations moved slowly, there was slight doubt that the Yankees captain would remain in New York.
From NZHerald.co.nz:
Unlike A-Rod, who admitted using steroids before [...]
Baseball has been one game that has seen the most of steroids and performance enhancing drugs. The fact that baseball sluggers are making use of everything from steroids to amphetamines for finding a place in the record books and keep earning name, fame, and recognition is unacceptable to many baseball fans.
These infuriated fans believe that [...]
The about-to-come 600th home run by Alex Rodriguez, popularly known as A-Rod, will not be devalued by his admission about use of steroids in the past according to some baseball fans and sluggers.
Rodriguez’s image is not tarnished like a Barry Bonds, as per Arlan Ettinger, President of Guernsey’s auction house.
Brandon Steiner, head of Steiner Sports [...]
The New York Times has identified Sammy Sosa, the baseball slugger, as the latest sport celebrity to be found tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.
This revelation has once again saddened admirers of baseball and doping officials hoping for a quick end to the continuing relationship between steroids and sports.
From Sportsillustrated.CNN.com:
Sosa’s entry into the [...]
The life of Mark McGwire, eminent baseball slugger, has taken a hit in the last few years and mostly the last few weeks immediately after he confessed using steroids during his illustratious career.
McGwire insisted that his dramatic on-field performances were results of God-given talent and hand-eye coordination and not because he used steroids.
From Sports.ESPN.Go.Com:
“It’s unfortunate [...]
With million dollar contracts being offered to baseball prospects, not only are they required to undergo DNA testing and steroid testing but also physical examination as well.
DNA testing was recently implemented to prevent fraud from prospects claiming to be younger than their actual age. Steroid testing, on the other hand, is done to ensure that [...]