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Dehydroepiandrosterone: 5 Facts About the Steroid O.J. Mayo Was Suspended for Using
By David Knowles - AOL NewsHe was juiced. Memphis Grizzlies player O.J. Mayo was suspended for 10 games today after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, a hormone that converts into testosterone and is believed by some athletes to help build muscle mass. A naturally occurring hormone produced in the adrenal gland, dehydroepiandrosterone is sold over the counter in the United Sates, but has been outlawed by the Olympics, the NFL and the NBA. Surge Desk offers five facts about the banned substance: 1. Other players have been suspended for using it In 2009, Rashard Lewis, then a member of the Orlando ...
Hearing to Begin Over Barry Bonds Perjury Trial Evidence
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN FRANCISCO - The refusal of a convicted steroids dealer to testify at Barry Bonds' perjury trial has already left the prosecution without key evidence, and the defense wants even more of it barred. Just how much damage Greg Anderson's decision to go to prison on contempt charges rather than testify against the baseball slugger will be determined at two pivotal court hearings over the next month. In the first hearing Friday, court filings show Bonds' attorney will seek to exclude from the March trial a massive trove of evidence prosecutors say helps prove the former San Francisco Giant ...
Cops' Use of Illegal Steroids a 'Big Problem'
By A.J. Perez - AOL NewsThe badge and a steroid-filled syringe -- it's not the typical image most have for the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. But as more within law enforcement get nabbed in steroid investigations nationwide, observers say that usage levels among police officers could rival the seediest patches of the pro sports landscape. "It's a big problem, and from the number of cases, it's something we shouldn't ignore," Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Lawrence Payne told AOL News. "It's not that we set out to target cops, but when we're in the middle of an active investigation into steroids, ...
Barry Bonds' Lawyers Seek to Bar Testimony From Jason Giambi, Others
By A.J. Perez - AOL NewsBarry Bonds' defense team is seeking to exclude the testimony of free-agent slugger Jason Giambi and several former major leaguers who were clients of Bay Area Lab Co-Operative (BALCO) along with other evidence, according to a motion filed in U.S. District Court on Friday. Jason Giambi, his brother Jeremy Giambi, Armando Rios, Benito Santiago and Bobby Estalella are on the prosecution's witness list for the perjury and obstruction of justice trial against Bonds, which is set to commence in March. Lawyers for baseball's all-time home run champ argued that since prosecutors lost an appeal -- a ...
Canadian Steroid Scandal Raises Questions -- Is It Happening in the States?
By A.J. Perez - AOL NewsThe athletic department Bob Copeland runs at the University of Waterloo has a budget a fraction of what you'd find at major NCAA Division I programs. His football players, at best, shoot for an invite to the Canadian Football League combine. The school's stadium holds 5,400 counting the standing-room-only section. "The whole financial structure of collegiate sports in Canada is apples and oranges to what you have," said Copeland, the athletic director at the college located outside Toronto. "College football alone in the U.S. involves billions of dollars. We're not even in the ...
Federal Agents Misbehavin' in 2010
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- Thousands of federal law enforcement agents work their tails off to put crooks behind bars. But on occasion, some of the very same folks who carry a gun and a badge and slap the cuffs on the bad guys end up stepping over the line. Way over the line. AOL News thought it was worth looking back at some of the more notable of these incidents from 2010: Loose Cash: Steven Campbell, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, could have at least waited until no one was looking. But no. In October, Campbell caught the attention of some agents during a drug ...
The Dugout: A Whole Thing of Steroids
By Brandon Stroud - AOL NewsEventually I'm going to be able to do offseason Dugouts about things other than the teams in the World Series and the Yankees, but for right now we have a silent holocaust to deal with: San Francisco Giants players using drugs. Jose Guillen arranged to have HGH shipped in from the Dominican Republic, Tim Lincecum smokes more pot than the dishware at the Beast's castle, and Brian Wilson is the grown up version of that kid from the "you, all right, I learned it by watching you" PSA. Eventually we're going to have to strip them of their World Series Championship and devolve Major League ...
New Congress Less Likely to Tackle Drugs in Sports
By A.J. Perez - AOL NewsCongressional hearings that have put the likes of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens in the crosshairs appear to be far less likely to occur as the Republicans seized control of the House of Representatives this week. Rep. Darrell Issa, the incoming chairman of the House subcommittee that called the iconic hearings into steroid use in baseball, has no interest in exploring performance-enhancing drugs in sports, his spokesman told FanHouse. "I think it's clear to the American people that jobs and the economy are more important than steroids in baseball," Frederick Hill said. "It would ...
Baseball, the World Series and Steroids: George W. Bush Was Right
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyWhen he was part of the syndicate that owned the Texas Rangers, George W. Bush usually eschewed the owners' box for a seat in the stands, all the better to shuck peanuts and kibitz with the players, sometimes in his basic Spanish. Now that the Rangers are finally in the World Series – which opened Wednesday night in San Francisco -- the network cameras will scan the box seats looking for Bush, who likes to sit next to his old friend Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. Perhaps some of Bush's old critics ought to also search him out -- and apologize. Baseball is a better game, a truer game, ...
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