James Gahan, the father who infamously injected his 13-year old son with anabolic steroids to help him become an Olympic athlete, has completed his six-year prison sentence and is talking to high school athletes about steroids. Gahan had pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing anabolic steroid testosterone to a minor. He collaborated with a Florida coach and trainer to provide his son with the anabolic steroids testosterone and Deca Durabolin, human growth hormone (hGH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) beginning as early as May 24, 2004. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Feb
12
Greco-Roman Wrestler Blames Doctor for Recommending Steroids
The dreams of a Greco-Roman wrestler who had hoped to represent Canada in the 2012 London Olympics have ended after he was caught using anabolic steroids, diuretics and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERMs). Colin Daynes had won the 74 kilogram division at the Canadian Wrestling Qualification Trials held at the University of Winnipeg on December 18, 2012. [Read more…]
Feb
11
Tour de France Winner Proves Even a Doper Can Get Sponsors
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
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
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…]
Jan
31
Roy “Big Country” Nelson is Most Steroid Tested MMA Athletes in the World
Roy “Big Country” Nelson believes he may be have been tested more times for anabolic steroids than any other mixed martial artist (MMA) in the world. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight thinks he may be targeted for steroid testing because, of all the MMA athletes out there, his physical appearance most suggests that he has never taken any type of performance-enhancement drug. [Read more…]
