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After a lengthy legal battle, the UCI and WADA got a favorable ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ). They appealed the doping case of Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador when the latter was cleared by the Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC). Contador claimed that the positive test for the anabolic steroid clenburetol during the 2010 Tour de France was due to contaminated meat. A defense that did not satisfy UCI and WADA. Last week, the CAS gave its verdict banning the Spanish... Read Full Story

“I think women’s MMA is better in general with her gone.” This is the latest attack made my Ronda Rousey against disgraced champion Cris “Cyborg” Santos . Rousey will be fighting Meisha Tate on March 3 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Cyborg Suspended for Steroids Cyborg Santos brought the women MMA into a higher level but her failed doping test puts her integrity and skills in question. Santos knocked out Hiroko Yamanaka in less than 20 seconds during their bout last December... Read Full Story

The German sports court still hold Sinkewitz’ doping case unsettled, a year after his A and B samples both tested positive for human growth hormone . Patrik Sinkewitz was suspended by the International Cycling Union and his team, Farnese Vini, after his drug test result revealed that he is using illegal performance enhancing drugs. His samples returned an adverse analytical finding while racing in the GP di Lugano last year. The German cyclist has initially contested the result denying... Read Full Story

The Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson announced this week that they will be launching a new program aimed at educating the youth about performance enhancing drugs particularly steroids . The program will be called BASE (Be A Superior Example) which will spearhead various outreach activities around the country in the next 18 months. This initiative is supported by the Taylor Hooton Foundation , an NGO that is also focused on eradicating steroid use in young athletes. Another partner... Read Full Story

The popularity of mixed martial arts with its most prominent professional league, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has soared exponentially over the last decade. From a small and thriving sport it has emerged as one of the fastest growing sport in the world. But like everything else, it has flaws and still need some room for improvement. The much needed improvement was stressed by Dr. Johnny Benjamin in an interview with Gorgeous Gorge of MMAJunkie Radio. He is a medical consultant... Read Full Story

The result of the double header last Saturday in Texas impressed some boxing fans but there were also some who rated the bouts as predictable. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained his WBC middleweight title via unanimous decision over Marco Antonio Rubio. Nonito Donaire also won via split decision over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. Donaire got his 4th title by claiming the WBC junior featherweight title. No Steroid Test after the Fight But the most interesting issue right now is the complaint of... Read Full Story

In the glamorous world of Hollywood actors and actresses, looking good at all times is a must. They need to maintain the youthful glow of their skin, sustain a wrinkled-free face, or ripped muscles. But with stress and a lot of pressure in their line of work plus the fact they are not getting any younger, they surely need all the help they can get. It’s not surprising that Hollywood actors and actresses are into the latest anti-aging trend – the use of human growth hormone . The benefits of... Read Full Story

Just before the Super Bowl proclaimed a new champion, the players union sent a message to critics and the football league that they will not allow bullying just to force HGH testing on football players . This was divulged by the NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith in the annual Super Bowl conference. “No one will bully us into a test. No one will force the players to accept something that’s unfair,” Smith said. This is a total contradiction on the stand of the football league... Read Full Story

Government prosecutors failed again in another big case against doping. The US prosecution announced Friday that they already dropped the case against the 7-time Tour de France Champion, Lance Armstrong . The country’s pride in professional cycling was dragged into doping controversy after his former teammates accused the cycling champ of undergoing systematic doping while he achieved those championship titles. With so many charges filed against Armstrong, from fraud to conspiracy and... Read Full Story

A Nebraska doctor, who earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy in illegally prescribing steroids , received 5 years probation. Based on court documents, the doctor participated in the prescription of at least 40,000 doses of steroids to various clients around the country. Dr. Raymond Heller of Omaha admitted in court that he participated in an illegal steroid operation of another respondent, Edward Franklin Ward, 52, of Harvest, Alabama. Ward allegedly forwarded to him clients with whom he did... Read Full Story