Patrick Moran, of the Buffalo Sports Daily, reported that Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman was caught smuggling anabolic steroids across the United States – Canadian border. Moran, citing a “reliable source close to the situation”, claims that Merriman was detained by United States Customs and Border Patrol in the early morning hours of July 28, 2011 during which anabolic steroids were found on his possession. Moran further claimed that Merriman was not arrested because steroid possession was “not technically illegal”. [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Aug
18
Steroids Used by 95% of Elite MMA Fighters According to Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof “The Polish Experiment” Soszynski believes that the use of anabolic steroids, testosterone, human growth hormone (hGH) and other performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) is commonplace in mixed martial arts. Soszynski asserted that practically every elite mixed martial artist is using steroids during an interview with Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour”. [Read more…]
Aug
17
hGH Use in the NFL is a Problem According to Football Players
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez believes there is a serious “hGH problem” in the National Football League (NFL). Accordingly, he welcomes the administration of the human growth hormone (hGH) blood testing in the NFL. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, every player is tested for hGH use once every year along with random and unannounced out-of-competition testing. [Read more…]
Aug
16
Track Star Fights Olympic Ineligibility from Use of ExtenZe
American track sprinter LaShawn Merritt completed his suspension for a doping violation in July 20111 but the International Olympic Committee still wants to prevent him for competing at the 2012 London Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) “six-month rule” prohibits athletes from competing in the Olympic Games after serving suspensions exceeding six months. [Read more…]
Aug
15
Athletes Who Intentionally Use Steroids Almost Never Get Caught
Professional athletes who purposely use anabolic steroids are “almost never” caught according to a top anti-doping attorney who has defended dozens of high-profile athletes involved in doping cases. Attorney Howard Jacobs believes most athletes who receive analytical positives inadvertently consume a contaminated dietary supplement or fail to read the ingredients on medications prescribed by their doctor. In other words, they are not really trying to cheat. [Read more…]
Aug
11
Random Steroid Testing on Any Given Sunday in the NFL
Players in the National Football League (NFL) will be subject to random in-season testing for anabolic steroids during the upcoming season. The game day steroid testing will begin on September 8, 2011 when the New Orleans Saints visit the Green Bay Packers for the first preseason game of the NFL season.
Adolpho Birch, the NFL senior vice president of law and labor policy, provided additional details to the new anti-doping procedures that will be implemented as part of the most collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players’ Associatoin (NFLPA). [Read more…]
Aug
09
Methyltestosterone and IGF-1 Concerns Lead Major League Baseball to Ban Velvet Deer Antler
Major League Baseball has warned major and minor league baseball players to avoid any dietary supplements and sprays containing “deer antler velvet extract”. The ban on velvet deer antler follows reports that athletes have tested positive for the anabolic-androgenic steroid methyltestosterone after using “Ultimate Sports Spray“. [Read more…]
Aug
07
Ineffective Blood Test for hGH to Make Its NFL Debut
The National Football League (NFL) became the first major professional sports league in the United States to start blood testing for human growth hormone (hGH). Major League Baseball (MLB) currently randomly tests players in the minor leagues for hGH but has resisted testing players in the major leagues. [Read more…]
Aug
06
Chael Sonnen Jokes About His Steroid Use
Chael Sonnen joked about steroids and his steroid-related suspension while answering questions by UFC Fight Club members who were in Philadelphia for UFC 133. Sonnen tested positive for anabolic steroids (testosterone) at UFC 117. Sonnen was originally suspended for one year. However, Sonnen appealed to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) last year claiming that he used testosterone as part of a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) program prescribed by his physician. The CSAC accepted Sonnen’s HRT defense but did not entirely exonerate him because he failed to follow the proper protocol for notifying the CSAC of his medical condition (hypogonadism). [Read more…]
Aug
05
Steroid Use by Rugby Players at Coca-Cola Craven Week
The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport reported that 8.5% of 17 and 18 year-old rugby players tested positive for anabolic steroid use at the Coca-Cola Craven Week rugby tournament in Kimberley in July.
Khalid Galant, the CEO for the Institute for Drug-Free Sport, announced that only 47% of rugby players were subjected to anti-doping tests. Galant reported analytical positives for 4 athletes out of this limited sample of participants. [Read more…]
