Law enforcement officers have recently been busting college athletes who use steroids even when the steroid testing program administered by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has failed to detect the use of such drugs. Police in Grand Forks County recently uncovered anabolic steroids at the home of three players for the 2011 University of North Dakota football team. [Read more…]
May
02
Floyd Mayweather Scared of Manny Pacquiao on Steroids
American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., the WBC Welterweight Champion, has finally disclosed the true reasons for his insistence upon strict steroid testing as a condition for any fight with top contender Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather admitted that he is concerned about being hurt, with possibly long-lasting injuries, when stepping into the ring with a potentially steroid-enhanced Pacquiao. [Read more…]
May
01
Steroid Kingpin of YMCA “Operation Bulk-Up” Investigation Pleads Guilty
The kingpin of the YMCA “Operation Bulk-Up” anabolic steroid investigation has pleaded guilty to twelve felony charges in Warren County Common Pleas Court (Ohio). Ronald Herbort pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of trafficking in drugs (anabolic steroids), two felony counts of possession of drugs (anabolic steroids) and one felony count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity. [Read more…]
Apr
30
WWE Wrestler Rey Mysterio Fails Steroid Test Again
Rey Mysterio, a professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been suspended for 60 days after testing positive for anabolic steroids under the WWE’s Talent Wellness Program. This is the second time that the high-flying Lucha Libre style wrestler, whose real name is Oscar Gutierrez, has been suspended by the WWE for failing a steroid test. [Read more…]
Apr
29
Floyd Landis Bogus Steroid Defense Fund Under Investigation
Assistant United States Attorney Phillip Halpern is reportedly investigating disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis as a target of a federal steroid-related fraud investigation. The news comes only a few weeks after seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong had his investigation into steroid-related fraud dropped by another California prosecutor. [Read more…]
Apr
28
Police Discover Steroids After Brawl Involving Colorado State Football Players
A trio of college football students have brought attention to their alleged use of anabolic steroids, and possibly human growth hormone (hGH), via their involvement in a beating of two undergraduate students at the Colorado State University (CSU) on Friday, April 6, 2012. CSU football players Mike Orakpo, Colton Paulhus and Nordly Capi and CSU freshman student Donny Gocha have been charged with “disorderly conduct” which is a class 3 misdemeanor under state law. [Read more…]
Apr
27
Canadian Football Player Blames Steroid Use on His Depression
Canadian Football League (CFL) player Jordan Matechuk blamed depression for his decision to buy large quantities of anabolic steroids. Matechuk was busted by the United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) during a secondary inspection at the International Bridge in Sault Sainte Marie (Michigan). The professional football player had 543 oral steroid pills and 262 milliliters of injectable steroids in his possession as he returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. [Read more…]
Apr
26
Phil Baroni Supports Steroid Use in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Phil “The New York Badass” Baroni has expressed his full support of the use of anabolic steroids in mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions. Baroni discussed steroids during an open and candid interview with Fight Sport Asia. He told the Asia MMA website that performance was all that mattered; athletes should be allowed to use any performance-enhancing drug necessary to be the best. [Read more…]
Apr
25
Alistair Overeem Steroid Defense Strategy Successful at Appeal Hearing
UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem appealed his suspension for anabolic steroids before the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on April 24, 2012. He failed to win his appeal before the NSAC members. NSAC officially denied his license and made him wait nine months before he could re-apply. However, Overeem’s defense strategy was relatively successful given the circumstances. [Read more…]
Apr
24
Steroid Underground Lab Busted in Manteca
Local police have accused two men of manufacturing anabolic steroids in the heart of a community east of the Bay Area in California. Manteca, a city that fashions itself as the “Family City” but whose name means “lard” according to a literal translation from Spanish, was the apparent home of a steroid-producing underground laboratory (UGL). [Read more…]
