Dick Pound has now responded to the report exhonerating Lance Armstrong from the doping allegations of last August. He claims that the reports finding are “farcical” and full of holes. He said the report had so many factual errors that “pointing them out would probably take as much space as the [132-page] report.” WADA will…
Last August, I wrote about how Lance Armstrong was accused of doping in the 1999 Tour de France. French newspaper L’Equipe accused Lance Armstrong of using EPO, an illegal steroid. A Dutch anti-doping agency has exhonerated Lance Armstrong and claims that not only is there validity to the testing methods that were used, but that…
Ricky Williams has again tested positive, but this time it was not for marijuana. The substance discovered is not known publicly. ”This whole thing is a little confusing,” one source said when asked what substance was used. “I’ll just leave it at that. The best way to say it is he violated the program.”
Bode Miller is at it again, this time calling out Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong in a Rolling Stones interview.
On my way home from work today, they were asking on the radio whether Rafael Palmeiro should be allowed back in baseball. Apparently he was featured in an interview in the New York Times this morning in an effort to remind league GMs that he was still available. Here’s my take on the situation.
Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines have just been handed two year bans from the US Anti-Doping Agency for alleged use of drugs provided by Balco. I completely disagree with these bans, and with stripping their medals and records from them. First, the disclaimers:
The players union and major league baseball finally came to an agreement on a tougher steroid policy. Rather than a light slap on the wrist, players will now face 50 game suspensions for first time offense, and 100 games for 2nd. Three times, and you are suspended for life. This replaces the minor 10 day…
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Steve Courson died last week after a tree fell on him while he was doing yard work. He played for Pittsburgh from 1978 until 1983, and he played for Tampa Bay for 1984 and 1985. He was an outspoken opponent of steroid use after coming down with a heart condition that he…
James Toney defeated John Ruiz for the heavyweight boxing title, but then he tested positive for steroids and Ruiz was given the win. Now, though, Ruiz is filing a lawsuit against Toney, claiming that he suffered financially despite being restored as the heavy weight champion. What I wonder is, why don’t they test before a…
Karen König is the first of 137 former German Olympic athletes who may sue over being forced to take performance enhanding drugs in the mid 80s. The former East German sports system forced their athletes to take the drugs, but the committee no longer exists since the fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse…