Barry Bonds doesn’t necessarily any regrets working with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). Bonds answered reporter questions about the BALCO steroid investigation, the government case against him and his plans for the future after watching a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 28, 2012. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
May
25
Boxer Victor Ortiz Suspected Andre Berto of Using Steroids
Welterweight boxing champion Victor Ortiz recently claimed that he knew all along that Andre “The Beast” Berto was a user of anabolic steroids. Berto first accused Ortiz of using steroids after Ortiz unanimously defeated Berto in Ring Magazine’s 2011 “Fight of the Year” on April 16, 2011. Berto said that only a steroid user could have defeated him. Ortiz responded by telling Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times that only a steroid user would make such accusations. [Read more…]
May
23
Jose Canseco Doesn’t Believe Roger Clemens Used Steroids
Steroid whistleblower Jose Canseco has been publicly defending Roger Clemens against allegations that Clemens used anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (hGH). Clemens is on trial in Washington D.C. on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice based on statements made before Congress in which he denied using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Canseco believed everyone would have confided in him since he was a well-known steroid user. Canseco believed he was “the man” for Major League Baseball players seeking steroid information. And Clemens never asked him about steroids. [Read more…]
May
22
David Segui May Testify for Government in Roger Clemens Steroid Trial
Former Major League Baseball first baseman David Segui has been subpoenaed to testify in the Roger Clemens steroid-perjury trial. Federal prosecutors have asked U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton to permit Segui to provide testimony about a conversation he had allegedly had with Brian McNamee regarding steroid use by Clemens. [Read more…]
May
21
MMA Fighter Chael Sonnen Permitted to Use Anabolic Steroids
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Chael Sonnen has been given permission to use the anabolic steroid testosterone by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Dr. Timothy Trainor, the NAC consulting physician, determined that Sonnen suffered from a legitimate medical condition identified as hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is a condition in which the body fails to produce adequate amounts of testosterone. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a medically-accepted and recognized treatment for hypogonadism. [Read more…]
May
20
Clemens Trial: Beer Can Contained Steroid Paraphernalia from Three Different Baseball Players
Brian McNamee, the former personal trainer for Roger Clemens, is the only government witness expected to testify with direct knowledge of Clemens’ use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone (hGH). McNamee claims to have injected Clemens with anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in 1998, 2000 and 2001. Clemens’ defense attorneys have worked to discredit McNamee by suggesting that his story of steroid use by the seven-time Cy Young Award winner has “evolved” and been altered “on the fly” over the years. McNamee was forced to admit that he “misspoke” during earlier testimony involving steroid syringes that he saved after injecting Clemens with steroids. [Read more…]
May
19
Nandrolone Positive Steroid Test Leads to Cancellation of Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz Rematch
Boxer Andre “The Beast” Berto tested positive for metabolites of the anabolic steroid nandrolone in an anti-doping test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA). The former WBC welterweight champion was scheduled to meet Victor Ortiz in a rematch to regain the welterweight title on June 23, 2012 in Los Angeles. However, Berto voluntarily agreed to random steroid testing by VADA before the fight. And VADA detected norandosterone in both the “A” and “B” urine samples. [Read more…]
May
17
Horse Trainer Infamous for Giving Big Brown Steroids is Facing 10-Year Ban
Horse trainer Rick Dutrow made national headlines when the three-year old colt named Big Brown convincingly won the 2008 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Based on Big Brown’s dominance, it was widely expected that the colt would be the next Triple Crown winner. But the specter of steroids reared its ugly head as it was reported that Dutrow administered anabolic steroids to Big Brown. [Read more…]
May
16
Junior College Baseball Player Busted Selling Steroids to Teammates
A junior college baseball player was caught selling anabolic steroids after an investigation by Idaho State Police. William Robert “Billy Bob” Ward, a third baseball for the College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles, was arrested and charged with three felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance (anabolic steroids). Ward allegedly sold $2,900 worth of anabolic steroids to a confidential informant secretly working with the Idaho State Police. [Read more…]
May
15
Nagging Wife Asked Brian McNamee to Save Roger Clemens Steroid Evidence
The government’s star witness in the Roger Clemens court case has taken the stand this week. McNamee was Clemens personal trainer for several years who told Mitchell Report investigators, under threat of federal prosecuation and jail time, that he injected Clemens with anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. To support his allegations of steroid use, McNamee provided federal investigators with a beer can containing used syringes and needles containing traces of illegal steroids mixed with Clemen’s blood along with bloody gauze pads. These were bizarrely saved in a FedEx box and stored in McNamee’s closet for over six years. [Read more…]
