You’ve probably heard by now that the reigning 2011 National League MVP may have had some help this year. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun had an outstanding year, but it would seem that he cheated. It came out a couple days ago that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and is facing a 50-game suspension. [...]
We hear about athletes testing positive for PED’s quite a bit. But, it’s usually masking agents or other banned substances. Now, we have someone testing positive for HGH. It’s Mike Jacobs, a 1B for the Colorado Rockies, according to Michael Schmidt of the New York Times. “[T]he player to test positive for hgh is mike [...]
Tampa Bay Rays DH/OF Manny Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring after he was informed that he tested positive yet again for performance-enhancing drugs. Sources tell ESPN that he tested positive for PED’s in spring training and has decided to retire instead of sitting out a 100-game suspension. “Major League Baseball recently notified [...]
This isn’t good for the New England Patriots. As it is, their defense isn’t very good and they can’t afford to lose any players. But, it looks like they will. According to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, linebacker Brandon Spikes has been suspended four games for use of performance-enhancing drugs. “Patriots LB Brandon Spikes [...]
Uh ohhh. Someone has some ‘splainin’ to do. A source tells the New York Daily News that federal agents intercepted a shipment of 50 pre-loaded HGH syringes that were sent to the wife of San Francisco Giants outfielder Jose Guillen back in September. I guess this isn’t all that shocking as Guillen has a history [...]
Ever wonder how someone could win seven Tour de France titles in a row? Apparently, there are a lot of people that would know just that. And with convicted doper Floyd Landis blowing the whistle on the U.S. cycling team for using performance-enhancing drugs, it would now seem that the federal government would like to [...]
In a search of Dr. Anthony Galea’s Toronto office last October, Canadian authorities reportedly made off with a ton of evidence including, 800 ampoules of substances with Russian labels, some HGH and a ton of homeopathic medicines. But, the NFL is probably more concerned about folders that were confiscated with the titles “NFL file folder,” [...]
Two sources tell Rick Maese of the Washington Post that Redskins WR Santana Moss was one of the athletes that received HGH from Canadian Dr. Anthony Galea. This past Tuesday, Galea was charged with smuggling and distributing HGH. He was said to be on his way to the Redskins facility with a delivery when he [...]
Oh, so maybe that’s why he is so damn good. Last year’s defensive rookie of the year Brian Cushing seems like he had a little help getting to the finish line. The Houston Texans LB has been suspended four games for violating the NFL’s steroids policy. Cushing can participate in training camp, but can’t play [...]
According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The 26-year old is currently on the 60-day DL following Tommy John surgery, but will be suspended for 50 games. What we don’t understand is how that suspension will occur while he’s on the DL, meaning that this won’t [...]
According to the New York Daily News, New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been interviewed by federal agents about his connection to a Canadian doctor who is under investigation for drug violations, including conspiring to smuggle HGH into the United States. This same doctor, Tony Galea, has also been linked to Tiger Woods. Reyes [...]
In his first public appearance in St. Louis since admitting he cheated during his major league baseball career, Mark McGwire was given a standing ovation from Cardinals fans on Sunday. His scheduled news conference, however, was shifted to an overcrowded hallway at the last minute, possibly the same hallway that McGwire stuck a needle in [...]
It’s about time. According Ap_mobile (Associated Press), former St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland A’s slugger Mark McGwire has admitted to using steroids during his record-breaking 1998 season. He shattered the previous home run record (61) by belting 70 of them. “NEW YORK (AP) _ Mark McGwire admits using steroids when he broke baseball’s home run [...]
When you think about performance enhancing drugs, you probably think about baseball. But another bad-ass sport is throwing its hat in the ring: the PGA. Today, American golfer Doug Barron received a one-year suspension from the PGA Tour after it was discovered that he failed his drug test. He is the first player to be [...]
OTR has learned that former MLB player Mark McGwire will be joining one of his former teams, the St. Louis Cardinals, as their hitting coach. OTR learned this from watching TV and reading newspapers and not by knowing sources close to the situation. McGwire, who will be replacing Hal McRae, hasn’t done much for baseball since [...]
In February 2009, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez admitted he took a banned substance during 2001-03. The news didn’t come with any shock because Jose Canseco told us this information two years prior. PHOTO CAPTION: “I wish this was Jeter in my mouth…mmmmmmmmmmm” In one of the best speeches that was finally topped by President [...]
Oregon lost to Boise St., then senior tailback LeGarrette Blount lost his head. The incident occurred after BSU defensive end Byron Hout ran by Blount and slapped him on his shoulder pads during the postgame gathering at midfield. OTR assumes that Hout did some trash talking as he slapped Blount’s pads. Instead of moving on, [...]
Say what you will about Canseco, but hasn’t he been pretty right so far? “Major League Baseball is going to have a big, big problem on their hands when they find out they have a Hall of Famer who’s used.” That’s what the Bash Brother told ESPN’s Pedro Gomez last night. No, it’s not Rickey [...]
OTR has obtained the original draft of David Ortiz’ statement to the press, complete with edits by the publicist. This is indeed a very rare document: “Today I was informed by a reporter that I was on the 2003 list of MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing substances. This happened right before our game, [...]
Knowing that a positive test would disrespect his family and friends, David Ortiz took steroids anyway. This is a must-see: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWWz5VesyM&hl=en&fs=1&]
That’s what the New York Times is reporting right now. In 2004, the feared Beantown duo cheated carried the Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years. Not exactly shocking information given Manny’s recent steroid suspension and David Ortiz’s significant downtrend over the past few seasons. Big Papi still has only 13 [...]
Remember how it was BS that A-Rod was the only player whose name leaked out of the positive tests from 2003? Well, another name has been leaked. The NY Times has learned that Sammy Sosa did indeed test positive for a performance-enhancing drug during those 2003 tests. It has long been suspected that he was [...]