Stats show testing works (The Charlotte Observer) We have passed the three-quarters pole in this Major League Baseball season; through Wednesday, every team had played between 119 and 123 games of their 162-game schedules. And apparently, baseball's stricter testing for banned substances ? primarily steroids ? is working. The system isn't perfect; they still don't test for human growth hormone (HGH). But HGH doesn't appear to build the ...
Greek hurdler tests positive for banned drug (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) Olympic officials have confirmed reigning women's 400-meter hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece failed a doping test. The IOC says Halkia tested positive for steroids Aug. 10 in an out-of-competition test at a training camp in Japan. The test was carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency under the auspices of the IOC. The International Olympic Committee has set up a ...
'Freaks at the fair' are harder to find today (The Daily Democrat) Back when I was growing up in Idaho, the yearly funfest which drew people to the otherwise sleepy community of Blackfoot was the Bannock County Fair. It was similar to the Yolo County Fair, only on steroids.
Titans LB Fowler considers steroids matter closed (AP via Yahoo! News) Tennessee linebacker Ryan Fowler considers his steroids case with the NFL closed. Fowler said Wednesday he hasn't heard from the league since requesting a meeting to address allegations that he bought performance-enhancing drugs from a Texas-based steroids dealer in 2006.