Rey Mysterio, a professional wrestler with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been suspended for 60 days after testing positive for anabolic steroids under the WWE’s Talent Wellness Program. This is the second time that the high-flying Lucha Libre style wrestler, whose real name is Oscar Gutierrez, has been suspended by the WWE for failing a steroid test. [Read more…]
Archives for April 2012
Apr
29
Floyd Landis Bogus Steroid Defense Fund Under Investigation
Assistant United States Attorney Phillip Halpern is reportedly investigating disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis as a target of a federal steroid-related fraud investigation. The news comes only a few weeks after seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong had his investigation into steroid-related fraud dropped by another California prosecutor. [Read more…]
Apr
28
Police Discover Steroids After Brawl Involving Colorado State Football Players
A trio of college football students have brought attention to their alleged use of anabolic steroids, and possibly human growth hormone (hGH), via their involvement in a beating of two undergraduate students at the Colorado State University (CSU) on Friday, April 6, 2012. CSU football players Mike Orakpo, Colton Paulhus and Nordly Capi and CSU freshman student Donny Gocha have been charged with “disorderly conduct” which is a class 3 misdemeanor under state law. [Read more…]
Apr
27
Canadian Football Player Blames Steroid Use on His Depression
Canadian Football League (CFL) player Jordan Matechuk blamed depression for his decision to buy large quantities of anabolic steroids. Matechuk was busted by the United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) during a secondary inspection at the International Bridge in Sault Sainte Marie (Michigan). The professional football player had 543 oral steroid pills and 262 milliliters of injectable steroids in his possession as he returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. [Read more…]
Apr
26
Phil Baroni Supports Steroid Use in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Phil “The New York Badass” Baroni has expressed his full support of the use of anabolic steroids in mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions. Baroni discussed steroids during an open and candid interview with Fight Sport Asia. He told the Asia MMA website that performance was all that mattered; athletes should be allowed to use any performance-enhancing drug necessary to be the best. [Read more…]
Apr
25
Alistair Overeem Steroid Defense Strategy Successful at Appeal Hearing
UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem appealed his suspension for anabolic steroids before the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on April 24, 2012. He failed to win his appeal before the NSAC members. NSAC officially denied his license and made him wait nine months before he could re-apply. However, Overeem’s defense strategy was relatively successful given the circumstances. [Read more…]
Apr
24
Steroid Underground Lab Busted in Manteca
Local police have accused two men of manufacturing anabolic steroids in the heart of a community east of the Bay Area in California. Manteca, a city that fashions itself as the “Family City” but whose name means “lard” according to a literal translation from Spanish, was the apparent home of a steroid-producing underground laboratory (UGL). [Read more…]
Apr
23
Arbitrator for Ryan Braun’s Steroid Hearing Delays Explaining Decision
Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun tested positive for anabolic steroids when he failed a testosterone – epitestosterone ratio (T:E ratio) screen after a Brewers-Cardinals playoff game in October 2011. He was suspended for 50-games under the Major League Baseball’s steroid policy. Braun record a T:E ratio in excess of 20+.
Arbitrator Shyam Das overturned Braun’s suspension on February 23, 2012 presumably due to a violation MLB’s specimen collection protocol. A written explanation of Das’s surprising ruling was expected within thirty days as mandated by Major League Baseball’s labor contract. The 30-day window has passed without the release of Das’s statement. [Read more…]
Apr
22
UFC Alistair Overeem Knows Exactly Why He Failed Steroid Test
UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem knows exactly why he failed an anti-doping test for anabolic steroids on March 27, 2012. Overeem explained his aberrant testosterone-epitestosterone ratio (T:E ratio) when he issued an official apology for the incident. But don’t be fooled. He’s not going to admit to knowingly and intentionally using performance-enhancing drugs. He blamed his doctor for prescribing a testosterone-based anti-inflammatory medication to treat an aggravated rib injury. [Read more…]
Apr
21
Jose Canseco Signs Contract in Non-Steroid Tested Can-Am Baseball League
Admitted steroid user and Twitter superstar Jose Canseco has finally found a professional baseball team to play for this year. The Worcester Tornadoes signed the former all-star baseball player Jose Canseco to a single-season contract. The Worcester ball club is part of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball (Can-Am League). It is not affiliated with either Minor League Baseball (MiLB) or Major League Baseball (MLB). [Read more…]
