Search Results for October, 2008
Barry Bonds’ lawyers headed back to court
(10-20) 12:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The Chronicle’s Lance Williams tells us that Barry Bonds‘ legal team will be back in federal court Friday, trying once again to persuade U.S. District Judge Susan Illston to pare back the slugger’s 15-count indictment for allegedly lying to the grand jury investigating baseball’s steroids scandal.
Bonds’ lawyers, led by […]
Posted: October 20th, 2008 under Steroid Busts.
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Probation officer recommends no prison time for BALCO figure
Elite track coach Trevor Graham should not be sent to prison for lying about his role in distributing steroids to U.S. track stars, a federal probation officer says.
Instead, the probation officer has suggested Graham serve six months of house arrest for lying to federal agents who were investigating the BALCO steroids scandal, court records show.
Graham, […]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Steroids in Sports, Steroid Busts.
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BMX rider accepts two year drug ban
Victorian BMX rider Daniel Galea has been suspended for two years after he was caught possessing and using steroids.
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Friday announced that the former state champion accepted the ban.
He is ineligible to compete in all sporting competition for two years, dating from April this year.
Galea was found by ASADA to […]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Steroid Busts.
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Steroids, Suspensions, and Releases. Will Wrestling Ever Be The Same?
Steroids, or any drug for that matter, have been a hot topic in sports for the past few years and unlike the NBA or the NFL, the wrestling world is still suffering from the effects of the steroid allegations that have been running around them over the past few years.
I’m not going to beat around […]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Steroids in Sports, Steroid Busts.
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Steroid users seen twice as prone to violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young men who use anabolic steroids are twice as likely to engage in violence than those who do not use the muscle-building drugs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
While many scientists believe anabolic steroids — synthetic drugs related to male sex hormones — are linked to aggressive behaviour, research has been limited. Some […]
Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Steroid Abuse.
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