Twenty-three state senators from California are concerned that the constitutional rights of competitive athletes are being violated by the country’s main anti-steroid and anti-doping watchdog. California Senator Michael Rubio initiated the bipartisan request for a federal review of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). [Read more…]
Steroids in Sports
Sep
07
Ronda Rousey Would Fight Cyborg Santos Even If She Injected Steroids and Horse Semen
Ronda “The Arm Collector” Rousey would still be willing to fight Chris “Cyborg” Santos even if Santos was juiced up with anabolic steroids. Santos was suspended after she tested positive for steroids last year. Rousey’s only condition is that Santos fight at the 135-pound category. In an appearance on “The MMA Report with John Pollock”, Rousey said she believew it would be difficult for Santos to lose weight if she continues to use steroids. [Read more…]
Sep
05
Barry Bonds Supports Lance Armstrong During Steroid Witch-Hunt
Barry Bonds knows very well what it’s like to be targeted by the federal government in a witch-hunt. Federal investigators have spent millions of dollars targeting athletes suspected of using anabolic steroids. Bonds, along with Armstrong and Clemens, have been some of primary targets in the steroid witch-hunt. So, it came as no surprise when Bonds publicly expressed his full support of Lance Armstrong. [Read more…]
Sep
04
Government Wants to Know About Erections of Celebrity Athletes Using Steroids
The United States federal government will leave no stone unturned in its witch-hunt involving anabolic steroids and celebrity athletes. Federal prosecutors have spared no expense, taxpayer expense that is, by investigating the penises, testicles and erections of athletes suspected of using steroids. The government justifies such inquiries as a way to investigate the existence of steroid-related sexual side effects in athletes targeted by the witch-hunt.
Sep
03
Federal Steroid Witch-Hunt Targeted Former Girlfriends of Lance Armstrong
In case anyone needed more proof that the federal investigations involving celebrity athletes and anabolic steroids were little more than a witch-hunt, we learn that federal prosecutors targeted at least one former girlfriend of pro cyclist Lance Armstrong. According to the New York Daily News, federal agents interviewed Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow for details involving Armstrong’s alleged use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). [Read more…]
Sep
01
Sponsors Continue to Support Lance Armstrong After Steroid, Doping Scandal
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) may be celebrating the lifetime ban of Lance Armstrong as a major victory in the war against doping but the news has been met by a collective yawn by the rest of the world. In particular, the “business” of Lance Armstrong is as strong as ever. [Read more…]
Aug
30
Tyler Hamilton to Release Book with Steroid Allegations Against Lance Armstrong
American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will soon release his tell-all book containing allegations that Lance Armstrong used testosterone, steroids, erythropoietin (EPO) and other prohibited blood boosting techniques. “The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs” is set to be released by the publisher on September 5, 2012. The publication date was announced after Armstrong revealed he would not fight the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) decision to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping. [Read more…]
Aug
29
Lance Armstrong Loses Seven Tour de France Titles in One Day
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has decided to end his fight against the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit against the anti-doping organization. Armstrong had been accused by USADA of using anabolic steroids, erythropoietin (EPO) and other prohibited performance-enhancing methods. As a result, USADA stripped Armstrong of all seven Tour de France titles including prize money. Armstrong has been banned for life from competing in sports. [Read more…]
Aug
28
Victor Conte Says Half of Baseball Using Anabolic Steroids
Victor Conte, the infamous founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), continues to stay in the news with his estimates of steroid use in Major League Baseball (MLB). Conte recently told USA Today that as many as fifty percent of MLB players are using the anabolic steroid testosterone. Of course, such widespread use of steroid would blow the lid off any conjecture that baseball’s “steroid era” ever ended. [Read more…]
Aug
26
Floyd Landis, Steroid Lies and Avoiding Jail Time
Former professional cyclist Floyd Landis has the opportunity to avoid jail time after lying about his use of anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Landis was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid testosterone. Landis initially denied using steroids; he solicited money from donors to help pay for his legal defense against the charges. But Landis later admitted using a wide variety of PEDs, including steroids, during his career. [Read more…]
