Steroids
Sports on Trial - What’s the Verdict?
In the course of this week and next, we’ve had professional baseball, namely Roger Clemens “on trial” in front of Congress, and we will have the NFL, in the form of commissioner Roger Goodell, also “on trial” in the nation’s capital. So what’s to make of professional sports being investigated, or even cared about [...]
Steroids Hypocrisy in America — Athletes vs. Hollywood
Baseball and steroids are once again on trial in front of Congress. The issue is supposed to be about setting good examples for children and being role models. If that’s true, then why are sports treated so differently than everyone else. When can we expect the Congressional hearings on steroids in Hollywood? The truth about the steroid hypocrisy in America.
Marion Jones and the Case of the Legislated Morality
Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison today for lying about her steroid use and a check fraud scam. The sentence was the maximum allowed under her plea deal, imposed by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas.
While I am not against people having to pay for crimes they committed, this seems like a [...]
Mitchell Report Names Names
The long awaited Mitchell Report was released, and as promised, it named names. From the expected names like Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Jose Canseco, to the surprising, like Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Paul Lo Duca. One thing the report made very clear was that everyone was to blame, from the top [...]
Patriots Caught Stealing Signs
In a page out of the Philadelphia Phillies playbook, the New England Patriots were caught using a sideline camera to steal defensive signals from the New York Jets.
The NFL determined that the Pats violated league rules and said that they may face sanctions that include being docked multiple draft picks. Apparently, this is not [...]
Former Bonds Teammate Says Steroid Use “Hard to Dispute”
Brian Johnson, a member of the San Francisco Giants in 1997 and 1998, says he believes that Barry Bonds may have used steroids, and other players did too. And somehow, this is a major story? Why this man’s word means any more than anyone else who may have been in the league in [...]
Perfomance Enhancing Drugs Getting a Bad Rap?
An ethics professor at Oxford University has suggested that instead of the all out crusade to ban all drugs and hunt down all “dopers”, perhaps sports, particularly cycling, should allow a certain level of some drugs instead. By making them legal, they become (obviously) no longer illegal. Some of the performance enhancing drugs [...]
Midweek Boxing & MMA News
A few items of interest from this week in the world of boxing and MMA. A full preview of Hopkins - Wright will be up on Friday.
- Manny Steward told Doghouse Boxing that Kermit Cintron has agreed to get right back to business and fight on the undercard of the Fernando Vargas - Ricardo [...]
Steroids Found In Benoit’s Body
I’m only posting about this to do my part to fight the misconceptions. This is the headline on ESPN.com, The Drudge Report, and many more sights. Most people probably will not click on the link to read what the article says. It does say that Chris Benoit had steroids in his system. [...]
In Defense of Barry Bonds
As Barry Bonds begins his reign as the new Major League Baseball “Home Run King“, the allegations and accusations are growing louder and louder. You can’t turn on a San Francisco Giants game on the road and not hear the “Steroids!..Steroids!…” chant and non-stop boos. Read anything written about Bonds in the last [...]
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