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Alex Rodriguez and Selena Roberts, Accusations, Police Reports, Subpoenas
2009-02-12 19:09:00 Once again in the Steroid Era, a reporter has become part of the story. During his interview with Peter Gammons, Alex Rodriguez said he was "upset" that Selena Roberts, who broke the story (along with David Epstien) about Rodriguez’s positive drug test in 2003, was paid by Sports Illustrated to “stalk” him.Rodriguez claimed that Roberts had been thrown out of his apartment in New York City, More About: Police , Subpoenas
Miguel Tejada Charged With Lying to Congressional Investigators, Pleads Gui
2009-02-11 02:12:00 Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional investigators. According to the Washington Post, Tejada is charged with making false statements to congressional investigators about conversations he had with other players about performance enhancing drugs. Tejada will reportedly plead guilty.The charge came in "a criminal information," a document that can be filed only with the More About: Lying , Miguel
Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Performance Enhancing Drugs from 2001 to 2003
2009-02-09 17:49:00 Alex Rodriguez admitted using a "banned substance" from 2001 to 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers. Just 48 hours after Sports Illustrated’s Selena Roberts and David Epstein reported that Rodriguez had tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone and Primobolan, in 2003’s MLB “survey” testing, Rodriguez was interviewed by ESPN’s Peter Gammons."When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I More About: Performance , Drugs , Alex Rodriguez , Alex
Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
2009-02-07 18:26:00 According to a Sports Illustrated report, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two steroids in 2003. The report, by Selena Roberts and David Epstein, says “four sources have independently told Sports Illustrated” that Rodriguez was one of 104 players that tested positive as part of Major League Baseball’s “survey testing” that year. Those results were supposed to be anonymous but were seized by More About: Steroids , Positive
Mike Bogdan is FBI Informant that Led to Kirk Radomski, Brian McNamee, Mitc
2009-02-05 06:42:00 The Smoking Gun has reported that the FBI informant that led IRS Special Agent, Jeff Novitzky, to Kirk Radomski is former landlord, Andrew Michael Bogdan.Essentially all the new information in the Mitchell Report derived from Bogdan fingering Radomski. Of course from Radomski, came his numerous customers, including Brian McNamee which led to Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. A 2005 search warrant More About: Mike
Barry Bonds Evidence Unsealed
2009-02-05 05:58:00 As promised, Judge Susan Illston unsealed more than 200 pages of evidence the prosecution intends to use in its case against Barry Bonds . While most of the evidence has been leaked to some degree, seeing it all in one place was staggering. The Associated Press and the New York Times raced though the evidence (separately) adding to their stories as the day went on.The evidence contained the More About: Evidence
Barry Bonds Grand Jury News, Positive tests, Bobby Estellela, Jason Giambi,
2009-02-04 19:18:00 Barry Bonds is set to go on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice March 2. Preliminary proceedings are under way.The New York Times reported that a urine sample Barry Bonds had provided during Major League Baseball’s anonymous “survey” testing in 2003 had tested positive for “performance-enhancing substances.” The samples were seized in a raid in 2004.According to the report, the samples More About: News , Barry Bonds , Bobby , Jason Giambi
Roger Clemens Grand Jury News, DNA Tests, CJ Nitkowski
2009-02-03 22:28:00 News from the Washington DC grand jury hearing evidence about potential perjury charges against Roger Clemens continues to come out.The Associated Press reported that the syringes, gauze pads etc. that Brian McNamee turned over to investigators were being examined at the UCLA Olympic doping lab to see if they contain Clemens’ DNA. According to a report in the Washington Post, the lab has indeed More About: News , Grand , Tests , Grand Jury
Roger Clemens Grand Jury Convenes, Kirk Radomski, Brian McNamee Testify
2009-01-20 01:01:00 A Washington D.C. Grand Jury will decide if there is enough evidence to indict Roger Clemens for lying to Congress during the highly publicized hearing in February 2008 that also featured his former trainer, Brian McNamee. Evidence will be presented by assistant U.S. attorney Daniel P. Butler.It is not known exactly who has been or will be subpoenaed but the list could include McNamee, Kirk More About: Testify
Sergio Mitre Suspended 50 Games for Androstenedione Found in Legal Suppleme
2009-01-07 00:22:00 New York Yankees’ relief pitcher Sergio Mitre has been suspended for 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Like JC Romero, Mitre used an over the counter supplement purchased at a major retailer and tested positive for Androstenedione, the steroid precursor made famous by Mark McGwire in 1998 and later banned by MLB. The supplement was said to More About: Games , Legal
JC Romero Suspended 50 Games for Failed PED Test, MLB Rules "Negligence"
2009-01-06 19:52:00 Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher, JC Romero has been suspended for 50 Games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. ESPN's Peter Gammons provided a detailed account of the whole process. Romero’s suspension is the result of two failed tests (Aug. 29 and Sept. 19), the second just one month before Romero won games three and five (the clinching game) More About: Rules , Test
Affidavits Support Brian McNamee in Defamation Suit
2008-12-18 19:55:00 In a court filing in Texas as part of Roger Clemens’ defamation suit against former trainer, Brian McNamee, U.S. attorney Matthew Parrella stated that he told McNamee that his cooperation with the Mitchell Investigation was required to maintain an existing proffer agreement granting him immunity. Potential charges stemmed from McNamee’s purchasing of performance enhancing drugs from Kirk More About: Support , Defamation , Suit
Marlins’ Pitcher Henry Owens Suspended 50 Games for Violating MLB Drug Po
2008-11-13 01:48:00 Florida Marlins’ relief pitcher, Henry Owens has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance. Owens has not pitched in the Major Leagues since June 2007 due to shoulder injuries. He made 22 appearances for the Marlins in 2007.In a prepared statement, Marlins’ president, Larry Beinfast, supported MLB’s drug policy."We are disappointed that Henry Owens More About: Games , Drug , Pitcher
Jose Canseco Apologetic, Vulnerable in A&E Documentary
2008-10-22 17:38:00 Jose Canseco: The Last Shot, a documentary about Canseco, aired on A&E October 21 2008. ">According to the New York Daily News, the made-for-TV documentary showed Canseco's apologetic and vulnerable side. Canseco now wishes he had never written the book in the first place. If given the opportunity, Canseco said he would apologize to Mark McGwire and the other players he implicated in Juiced."I More About: Documentary , Jose Canseco , Jose
Government to Prove Barry Bonds Tested Positive for Steroids in 2000
2008-09-25 17:41:00 According to a court filing in San Francisco, the government intends to prove that Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2000 and that the drugs were provided by his trainer, Greg Anderson. With each court filing, the government's strategy for how they will attempt to prove Bonds committed perjury becomes more clear.Submitted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella, the More About: Government , Steroids , Positive
Kirk Radomski Finds Receipt of HGH Shipment Sent to Roger Clemens
2008-07-17 18:10:00 Convicted steroid/human growth hormone dealer, Kirk Radomski, has provided government investigators with a receipt for a shipment sent to Roger Clemens ’ Houston home in 2002 or 2003. Radomski said the package contained two kits of human growth hormone."The investigators knew from day one that I sent a package to Clemens' house. They knew before the Mitchell report was released and before Brian
Rockies’ Minor League Catcher, Humberto Cota Suspended 50 Games For Viola
2008-05-28 17:16:00 Colorado Rockies minor league catcher Humberto Cota was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.Cota was penalized under the Major League Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, even though he has not been on a major league roster since June 15 2007, when he was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The reason he was suspended under the MLB plan rather More About: Games , Catcher , Minor
Redrafted Barry Bonds Indictment Includes 14 Counts of Perjury
2008-05-14 21:01:00 As ordered by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, the government reentered their indictment of Barry Bonds for perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from his testimony during the BALCO grand jury in 2003. View the new indictment (PDF) here.When prosecutors first entered the indictment, it contained 19 alleged false statements spread over 4 counts or perjury along with one count of More About: Indictment
Giants' Prospect Eliezer Alfonzo Suspended 50 Games
2008-04-30 17:01:00 San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance, the first player penalized in 2008 under Major League Baseball's drug prevention and treatment program.Alfonzo was on the Giants’ 40-man roster so he falls under the major league program even though he has played all season at Triple-A. He played 113 games More About: Games , Prospect
MLB, Players’ Association Agree to new Drug Policy
2008-04-13 18:25:00 Major League Baseball and the Player’s Association have once again agreed to amend MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Most of the changes are derived from recommendations put forth by Senator George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report.The most glaring omission was the refusal to turn over testing to an independent outside agency. Instead the sides agreed that the “Independent Program More About: Policy
Braves Prospect Jordan Schafer Suspended 50 Games for Using Human Growth Ho
2008-04-09 16:32:00 Atlanta Braves prospect Jordan Schafer has been suspended for 50 games for using human growth hormone (hGH) under the minor league drug policy. It is believed that Schafer was caught as part of an investigation by Major League Baseball’s Department of Investigations, an investigative group formed this past January after being recommended by Senator George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report.Schafer More About: Games , Human , Growth
Jose Canseco’s Vindicated – Summary, Excerpts, Quotes
2008-04-03 09:50:00 Jose Canseco’s new book, Vindicated : Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball, was officially released on April 1, 2008. There were very few surprises after Joe Lavin acquired and wrote about the book on March 25. For the most part, the book chronicles Canseco’s life since Juiced was published in 2005. It describes the book tour (for Juiced, of course), the Mitchell Report, the 2005 More About: Quotes , Summary , Jose
Jose Canseco's Vindicated, Alex Rodriguez, Magglio Ordonez, Roger Clemens,
2008-03-29 22:12:00 Jose Canseco’s second novel, Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball, is set to be released April 1, 2008. In Juiced, Canseco claimed to have injected Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez with anabolic steroids among his stories about performance enhancing drugs in baseball. The details of Vindicated have slowly been coming out as the release More About: Alex Rodriguez , Alex , Roger Clemens , Jose
Investigation of Dr. Ramon Scruggs, New Hope Health Center, May Implicate M
2008-03-13 00:00:00 The New York Times is reporting that the United States attorney’s office for the Northern District of California is investigating whether or not Dr. Ramon Scruggs illegally prescribed performance-enhancing drugs to patients including some Major League Baseball players. Scruggs was implicated in the Albany based investigation into the distribution of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone over More About: Health , Hope , Investigation , Center
Support for Blood Tests Increasing in Players, Reliable Test for HGH on the
2008-03-09 06:22:00 More and more prominent players are coming forward saying they support blood testing in Major League Baseball. Some were even in favor of giving samples to be frozen until a reliable human growth hormone test is available. Both MLB Commissioner, Bud Selig, and Players Association president, Don Fehr, have said they will consider such a test when one becomes available. There is currently no More About: Support , Blood , Test , Tests
Matt Williams, Jose Guillen, Ismael Valdez linked to Steroids, hGH from Pal
2007-11-07 00:52:00 Three more players were linked to anabolic steroid and human growth hormone purchases through the Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center in Florida. Two former players, Matt Williams and Ismael Valdez, along with current player Jose Guillen are said to have purchased performance-enhancing drugs in the article written by Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada of BALCO fame. According to the San Francisco More About: Steroids
Barry Bonds to Boycott Hall of Fame If It Displays #756 with Asterisk
2007-11-02 04:18:00 In an interview with Keith Jim Grey for MSNBC’s ‘Countdown,’ Barry Bonds said he would boycott the Hall of Fame if they display his record breaking 756th home run ball marked with an asterisk. On September 25, fashion design Mark Ecko announced that the public had voted to brand the ball with an asterisk and offer it to the Hall of Fame, one of the options from his online poll. The Hall of Fame More About: Asterisk
MLB Teams Notified of Random Drug Tests Up To Two Days in Advance
2007-10-31 06:40:00 The New York Times reported that Major League Baseball teams are given up to two days notice before random unannounced drug tests. Multiple major league sources told the Times very simply that testers call the teams directly and request stadium and parking passes at which time the organization knows when the tests will be. This is a giant hole in what MLB chief labor negotiator, Rob Manfred, More About: Random , Teams , Days , Drug , Tests
Paul Byrd Received Human Growth Hormone from Palm Beach Rejuvenation Center
2007-10-21 20:47:00 Just five days ago Cleveland Indians pitcher, Paul Byrd, helped his team beat the Boston Red Sox giving the Indians a 3-1 series lead. Now he finds himself on the front page again, this time linked to nearly $25 000 worth of human growth hormone. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Byrd was prescribed and sent more than 1000 vials of human growth hormone and hundreds of syringes between More About: Beach , Human Growth Hormone , Human , Growth , Palm
Scott Schoeneweis Received Steroids from Signature Pharmacy in 2003 and 200
More articles from this author:2007-10-02 06:21:00 Yet another Major League Baseball player has been linked to Signature Pharmacy . New York Mets’ reliever, Scott Schoeneweis, was reportedly sent multiple shipments of anabolic steroids from an internet pharmacy at the center of a major performance-enhancing drug distribution ring involving bogus prescriptions dispensed over the internet. According to the ESPN, Schoeneweis received multiple More About: Steroids , Arma 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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