The use of anabolic steroids has invaded the sport of surfing according to the international governing body that regulates the sport. At least they have been convinced that steroids represent a big problem in surfing. The Association of Surfing Professionals has announced plans to introduce extensive testing for anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in 2012. [Read more…]
Archives for December 2011
Dec
30
Steroids Remain Unforgiveable While Sportswriters Forgive Amphetamines
Sports writers tend to have an irrational hatred of anabolic steroid use in sports such as baseball. The use of steroids remains an unforgiveable sin that can not be overlooked. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BWAAA) has long struggled with the ongoing debate over whether steroids users (or merely accused steroid users) should be voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. [Read more…]
Dec
29
Steroid User, Bodybuilder Accused of Murdering a Teacher on Christmas
NPC heavyweight bodybuilder Johnnie Lee Wiggins has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of teacher Prudence Hockley. Hockley taught regular and advanced placement English at Woodinville High School (Washington) .
The jealous boyfriend brutally beat Hockley shattering the bones in face after he saw another man’s car at her Seattle home on Christmas day. She died at Harborview Medical Center later that day. Wiggins inflicted “numerous extremely forceful blows to [Hockley’s] face and head” leaving her unconscious and bleeding heavily on the ground in front of her home according to police. Hockley’s 13-year old was at home and reported the incident to the hospital and police. [Read more…]
Dec
28
Seal Beach Jail Guard Busted with Anabolic Steroids at Work
A detention officer at the Seal Beach Jail has been arrested on anabolic steroid and bribery charges. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office charged Jose Alday with felony count of an officer receiving bribes, felony possession for sale of a controlled substance (anabolic steroids) and misdemeanor possession of controlled substance paraphernalia (used methamphetamine pipe). [Read more…]
Dec
27
Steroids Positive Costs Turkish Women’s Olympic Gold Medalist a Lifetime Ban
Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan tested positive for anabolic steroids during anti-doping protocols in October 2011. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) tested national weightlifters in Turkey during this time. The Olympic, World and European weightlifting champion disputed the results of this sample and requested analysis of a second sample. [Read more…]
Dec
25
Child Molesters But Not Steroid Users Allowed in Baseball Hall of Fame?
Hall of Fame baseball writer Bill Conlin has recently been accused of child molestation that occurred during the 1960s and 1970s. Seven men and women have told the media that Conlin sexually abused them by fondling and touching their genitalia when they were between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. [Read more…]
Dec
24
Jersey City Police Department Discriminates Against Officers on TRT
Police officers who are on medically-prescribed testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can be selectively targeted for steroid testing according to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. The appellate court dismissed the lawsuit brought by Jersey City Police officers Nicholas Kramer, Brian McGovern and Patrick Fay against Police Chief Thomas Comey and the Jersey City Police Department. [Read more…]
Dec
23
Ten Bodybuilders Caught Using Steroids at the 2011 Arab Games
The sport of bodybuilding suffered a major embarrassment at the 2011 Pan Arab Games in the Qatari capital of Doha after ten bodybuilders tested positive for anabolic steroids. The gold medalist is almost every weight class was disqualified for the use of steroids. The entire “Men’s Bodybuilding 70 kilogram” category was eliminated after all competitors failed the doping test. [Read more…]
Dec
22
Bodybuilder Goes Free Because He Was Hard-Working and Industrious Steroid Dealer
Polish bodybuilder Mariusz Bak pleaded guilty to the possession of class C anabolic steroids with intent to supply and the importation of steroids. During sentencing, a British judge decided to allow Bak to go free after concluding that Bak was “hard working and industrious” and did not fully understand the potential harm of selling steroids. [Read more…]
Dec
21
Doctor Loses License for Improperly Prescribing Steroids to HIV Patient and Anemia Patient
A Florida doctor who was linked to Treasure Coast Pharmacy has lost his medical license. The Florida Department of Health revoked Dr. Timothy Sigman’s medical license citing five cases where the doctor failed to properly evaluate internet patients and did not have medically justifiable reasons to prescribe anabolic steroids, human growth hormone (hGH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). [Read more…]
