Cyclist Jan Ullrich proved that even an athlete marred by a doping scandal can still make money from sponsorships. Ullrich was the first German to win the 1997 Tour de France and was the runner-up to Lance Armstrong in five subsequent Tour de France races. He was incredibly popular in his homeland until he was linked to a major doping scandal in 2006. Ullrich retired under a cloud of suspicion in 2007. [Read more…]
Feb
10
Lindsay Lohan’s Father in Rehab for Steroid Abuse
Michael Lohan, the troubled father of the troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, is currently receiving treatment for the abuse of anabolic steroids and “co-dependency issues” at a residential treatment center in Florida according to RadarOnline.com. Palm Partners Recovery Center is overseeing Lohan’s reported rehabilitation for steroid abuse. [Read more…]
Feb
09
New York Yankees General Manager Knew Players Used Steroids According to Mistress
Louise Neathway (aka Louise Meanwell) has alleged that New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman intentionally mislead federal investigators about his knowledge of steroid use by the club’s players according to the New York Daily News. Neathway was the purported mistress of Cashman since April 2010. [Read more…]
Feb
08
Spanish Tennis Star Rafa Nadal Uses Steroids in French Satirical TV Show
The popular French satirical television show known as “Les Guignols de l’Info” has broadcast a controversial video skit implying athletes from neighboring Spain are using anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. The skit displayed the logos of ten different Spanish sports federations including tennis, cycling and soccer. At least one of the federations planned to sue the French network Canal+ for slander and the unauthorized use of their logo. [Read more…]
Feb
07
Olympic Steroids Tester Writes Novel About Doping
Harvey Shapiro, M.D., the former Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California San Diego, has penned a medical-thriller about anabolic steroids, performance-enhancing drugs and gene doping entitled “Morphed: Winning at Any Cost Even if it Means Altering Your DNA”. Shapiro was inspired to write the novel after he served as a Doping Control Officer at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. During his time collecting urine samples from Olympic athletes, he spent considerable time thinking about all the means and methods by which athletes use steroids and PEDs while going undetected by anti-doping personnel. [Read more…]
Feb
06
WADA: Over Ten Percent of Tested Athletes Using Steroids and PEDs
David Howman, the director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has admitted that the use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs may be much more pervasive than the anti-doping testing statistics suggest. Conventional wisdom gleaned from the number of athletes actually caught taking steroids would place the number of steroid users at approximately 1-2 percent of tested athletes. Recent WADA-funded research indicates the rate may be greater than 10 percent. [Read more…]
Feb
05
Jerry McGuire Super-Agent Perpetuates the Lyle Alzado Steroid Myth
Renowned super sports agent Leigh Steinberg recently perpetuated the popular myth that anabolic steroids caused Lyle Alzado’s death from a rare form of brain cancer. Steinberg was the real-life inspiration for director Cameron Crowe’s 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire”. [Read more…]
Feb
04
Brazilian Soccer Star Discusses Steroid Use in Russian Premier League
Brazilian soccer star Daniel Carvalho initially admitted receiving injections of anabolic steroids while he played in the Russian Premier League. He told Brazilian radio station ESPN Estadao that medical doctors with CSKA Moscow regularly injected him with steroids to help him bulk up. Carvalho played for CSKA Moscow from 2003 until 2010. He later partially retracted his allegations. [Read more…]
Feb
03
Wisconsin Professor Tries to Dispel Lyle Alzado Steroids Myth
University of Wisconsin professor Norm Fost has gained something of a reputation as an iconoclast when it comes to the issue of anabolic steroids in sports. While many so-called experts talk about the alleged serious and deadly side effects of steroids, Dr. Fost provides a strong counterpoint by suggesting the overstated steroid side effects are not supported by the scientific literature. [Read more…]
Feb
02
Half-Million Dollar Steroid Bust in Tennessee
A Tennessee man has been arrested after a stash of anabolic steroids was seized from a local storage unit. Leslie Parker, Jr. was implicated as a major steroid dealer distributing product to mid-level dealers around the country. Police were quick to characterize the steroid bust as an “international drug smuggling operation” that was “one of the largest steroid confiscations in department history.” [Read more…]
