The 2011 Kabaddi World Cup has been marred by a major steroid scandal after 31 players have tested positive for anabolic steroids and/or performance-enhancing drugs. Ten out of the 14 countries invited to play at the World Cup have been affected. These include players from Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Italy, Norway, Germany, Argentina and India. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Nov
12
All Blacks Rugby Players Used Steroids Says Jack Ralston
Jack Ralston, the former head of sales and marketing for the New Zealand Rugby Union, has claimed that at least two rugby players for the All Blacks had used anabolic steroids during the 1990s. “All Blacks” is the name used to refer to the New Zealand national rugby team. [Read more…]
Nov
11
Supplements Just as Effective as Steroids Says Boxing Promoter
Bob Arum, the founder and CEO of boxing promotion company Top Rank, recently made the incredulous claim that anabolic steroids are no longer used in the sport of boxing. The boxing promoter asserted that dietary supplements now provide all of the benefits of steroids without any of the negative side effects such as roid rage. [Read more…]
Nov
10
NHL Player’s Lawsuit Leads to Revelations of Steroid Use
British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen ruled that professional hockey player Garrett Burnett failed to prove the essential elements of negligence in his lawsuit against Cheers Nightclub. The former National Hockey League player suffered a traumatic brain injury when an unidentified patron brutally assaulted Burnett by hitting him with a barstool as he was being ejected from the club in the early morning hours of December 26, 2006. Lawyers for Cheers Nightclub argued that Burnett’s use of steroids was to blame for his victimization. [Read more…]
Nov
08
“No Steroids Whatsoever” in National Hockey League According to Jeremy Roenick
United States Hockey Hall of Famer Jeremy Roenick asserted that the use of anabolic steroids was currently non-existent in the National Hockey League (NFL). Roenick’s definitive statement regarding steroids in hockey was made in response to the steroid allegations made by Georges Laraque in his recently published autobiography entitled “The Story of the NHL’s Unlikeliest Tough Guy”. Roenick made the surprising comments on steroids in an interview with Rob Pizzo on the Backhand Shelf Podcast. [Read more…]
Nov
06
Steroid Use in Hockey Discussed in Georges Laraque Autobiography
Georges Laraque wanted to share his life story in a recently published autobiography entitled “The Story of the NHL’s Unlikeliest Tough Guy” but his comments about anabolic steroids in the National Hockey League (NHL) are getting all of the attention. The retired Canadian professional hockey forward made a few references to steroid use and the Canadian press was quick to publish those quotes while ignoring the rest of the book. [Read more…]
Nov
03
Victor Conte Suspicious of Former Steroid Dealer Working with Juan Manuel Marquez
BALCO founder Victor Conte recently introduced some additional steroid drama to the world of professional boxing after watching an episode of “24/7: Pacquiao-Marquez”. The HBO reality series features Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao as they train for a rematch taking place in Las Vegas on November 12, 2011. Several people, including boxers Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Shane Mosely and Oscar de la Hoya have suggested that Pacquiao may have used anabolic steroids. Now, Victor Conte has raised suspicions about the possible use of steroids by Marquez. [Read more…]
Oct
28
“Moneyball” Movie is Not About Steroids to Dismay of Some Sportswriters
“Moneyball” is major motion picture starring Brad Pitt that is based on Michael Lewis’ book of the same name. The movie, much like the book, is NOT about the use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. This has upset some sportswriters, notably Lance Williams. Williams is the co-author (along with Mark Fainaru-Wada) of “The Game of Shadows”; the Williams and Fainaur-Wada book used leaked grand jury testimony from the federal investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) to craft a narrative about the widespread use of steroids by professional baseball players. [Read more…]
Oct
27
No Mercy for Paralympic Athletes Who Use Steroids
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has announced that paralympic cyclist Gregory Ball has been banned from competition for two years following a positive test result for anabolic steroids. He is also required to pay back A$27,00 in financial grants to the Australian Sports Commission.
Ball tested positive for stanozolol at the Scody Cycling Australia Track National Championships in Sydney on February 4, 2011. Stanozolol is the name of the synthetic anabolic steroid found in the popular bodybuilding drug known as Winstrol. Winstrol is available both as an oral and injectable steroid. [Read more…]
Oct
26
NFL Players are Justified in Distrust of hGH Test Promoted by WADA
The National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) has expressed a great deal of skepticism about the reliability of the blood test for human growth hormone (hGH) promoted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The players’ union has agreed, in principle, to implement hGH blood testing as part of the testing for anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. However, they have not been satisfied with the scientific evidence provided for the WADA-backed hGH test. Several experts, who are not directly employed by WADA, believe the distrust of WADA is justified. [Read more…]
