It seemed like one of the most high profile steroid scandals of the last decade had finally come to an end in 2011. Barry Bonds was found guilty of obstruction of justice and sentenced to two years probation, 30 days home confinement, 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. The sentencing marked the end of the $75 million dollor government witch-hunt involving Barry Bonds – or so it seemed. But now it may take another 18 months before we see the conclusion. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Dec
31
Surfers Use Steroids Too
The use of anabolic steroids has invaded the sport of surfing according to the international governing body that regulates the sport. At least they have been convinced that steroids represent a big problem in surfing. The Association of Surfing Professionals has announced plans to introduce extensive testing for anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in 2012. [Read more…]
Dec
30
Steroids Remain Unforgiveable While Sportswriters Forgive Amphetamines
Sports writers tend to have an irrational hatred of anabolic steroid use in sports such as baseball. The use of steroids remains an unforgiveable sin that can not be overlooked. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAAA) has long struggled with the ongoing debate over whether steroids users (or merely accused steroid users) should be voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [Read more…]
Dec
27
Steroids Positive Costs Turkish Women’s Olympic Gold Medalist a Lifetime Ban
Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan tested positive for anabolic steroids during anti-doping protocols in October 2011. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) tested national weightlifters in Turkey during this time. The Olympic, World and European weightlifting champion disputed the results of this sample and requested analysis of a second sample. [Read more…]
Dec
25
Child Molesters But Not Steroid Users Allowed in Baseball Hall of Fame?
Hall of Fame baseball writer Bill Conlin has recently been accused of child molestation that occurred during the 1960s and 1970s. Seven men and women have told the media that Conlin sexually abused them by fondling and touching their genitalia when they were between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. [Read more…]
Dec
23
Ten Bodybuilders Caught Using Steroids at the 2011 Arab Games
The sport of bodybuilding suffered a major embarrassment at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in the Qatari capital of Doha after ten bodybuilders tested positive for anabolic steroids. The gold medalist is almost every weight class was disqualified for the use of steroids. The entire “Men’s Bodybuilding 70 kilogram” category was eliminated after all competitors failed the doping test. [Read more…]
Dec
20
Accidental Steroid Use OK According to USADA
The concept of “strict liability” dictates that athletes are accountable for any positive result for anabolic steroids or performance-enhancing drugs regardless of whether it was intentional doping or unintentional doping. This concept has become fuzzy in recent years as anti-doping officials have become more open-minded with regard to plausible cases of inadvertent steroid use. [Read more…]
Dec
19
Steroid Rumors Unite Alistair Overeem and Brock Lesnar
The question of anabolic steroid use was on everybody’s mind during the UFC 141 media press conference. UFC 141 is showcasing two massively muscled athletes, Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem, in the 265 pound heavyweight class. Lesnar and Overeem are scheduled to fight as the main event card of UFC 141 in Las Vegas at the end of the month. [Read more…]
Dec
18
Ukrainian Coach Scapegoat in India Steroid Scandal
Ukrainian coach Yuryi Orgodnik was made the scapegoat in a steroids scandal in India that has embroiled the country’s top women’s track and field athletes. A single-member committee has exonerated the eight athletes for knowingly consuming anabolic steroids. [Read more…]
Dec
17
Barry Bonds Case Leads to Increased Steroid Use by Middle-Aged Baseball Fans
The Barry Bonds steroids case has coincided with an unprecedented explosion in the use of anabolic steroids by middle-age baseball fans. While Barry Bonds’ use of transdermal testosterone has been demonized in sports, the use of transdermal testosterone has been celebrated in mainstream society with the popularization of AndroGel and related testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) products. [Read more…]
