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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
As more and more information comes out about the terrible story of Chris Benoit’s murder-suicide over the weekend that left his wife and 7-year-old son dead, don’t be surprised to hear the mention of drugs. You’ll hear lots about the steroids that were found in the house and how they may have contributed to the [...]
Jason Giambi has agreed to meet with George Mitchell, the former Senate Majority Leader, who is in charge of the witchhunt investigation into Major League Baseball’s steroid problem. Of course, this is after Giambi was threatened with suspension if he didn’t cooperate. So, off-handedly referencing possibly using something that wasn’t against the rules at the [...]