Hydropyrolysis, a new technique for identifying the usage of steroids in competitive events, can offer a long jump forward for inhibiting doping, according to the findings of a research that was published in the journal Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
It is believed that this improved technique can offer insights to sporting drug officials when it [...]
Bernardino Jimenez was a young child in San Pedro de Macoris with dreams of making it big in the world of professional baseball. Life was heaven for him when he signed to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ training squad in 2008 but destiny had something else stored in for him. An agent injected him with a mixture [...]
Scientists have been trying hard to prevent steroids from being in use in the Olympics. In this respect, they have been coming with new plans and strategies so that the shadow of doping does not fall again on sportsmen and spirit of the game.
Necessary steps to eradicate steroids from sports have already been in the [...]
Children as young as eleven are using drugs to excel at sport, as per a recently concluded study by researchers from France that was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This revelation clearly suggests that popularity of steroids has seen an upward trend due to easy availability.
The fact that steroids help sportsmen gain [...]
The news of steroid use isn’t just limited to Major League Baseball athletes themselves. Just after facing the news on Alex Rodriguez’s steroid use, another shocking scandal has laid itself over the New York Yankees. Just a few days ago, a report came out that Felipe Lopez III, the son of the Yankees vice president, [...]
Some say that the best “training” actors have is actually having to face the same life situations they are in the movie in real life. This allows them to be able to feel more of the character and give more meaning to each scene. The movie, “The Wrestler”, depicts the life of a professional wrestler [...]
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. [...]
After days of keeping quiet, Alex Rodriguez finally admitted to have used performance enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, when he was still with the Texas Rangers. This has been the long-awaited confession, making Rodriguez one of the few who have actually acknowledged their mistake. Of course, this doesn’t save him from public scrutiny. Now [...]
In the government’s efforts to stop illegal steroid use and distribution, there have been many big names tainted probably permanently. This is what Bruce Jenkins expressed in his article which was mainly about Barry Bonds and the effect that the whole anabolic steroids scandal had on him. Whatever the outcome of the trial may be, [...]