sportsagentblog.com - 12/4/2008
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We, the players and agents, need to have some accountability. Instead of fighting substance abuse policies through litigation, we must do whatever is necessary to prevent suspensions from being proffered. If that means hiring a nutritionist, then so be it.
NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy Claims First Victim
rubbingsracing.com 2/20/2009 — In the wake of all of the discussions of substance abuse and steroids in sports today, NASCAR’s new drug policy claimed it’s first victim. Paul Chodora of Mayfield Motorsports has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. You can see the entire story here on NASCAR.com. This is a shame to see...
McGrattan enters substance abuse program
azcentral.com 12/13/2008 — The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League announced Saturday that Coyotes right wing Brian McGrattan has voluntarily entered Stage No. 1 of the Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Program of the NHL and the ...
Conway, Parke Suspended For Substance Abuse
redbulls.theoffside.com 10/16/2008 — Brian Lewis at the NY Post Blog reports Jon Conway and Jeff Parke have both been suspended 10 games as per MLS Drug Policy. They ingested some over the counter drugs that contain both androstatriendione (ATD) and boldenone metabolites. I may not ...
The Year In ... Substance Abuse [Best Of 2008]
deadspin.com 1/1/2009 — It's the final day of our end-of-year retrospectives, as Charles Barkley gets in just under the wire with his arrest on suspicion of DUI. Today: Substance abuse! • John Daly arrested for drunkenness at Hooters? Next you're going to tell me that ...
Loyalty a Foreign Substance in Baseball
murraychass.com 1/12/2009 — In baseball, loyalty does not travel a two-way street.
"When you get in a situation in negotiations when a player who's been there a long time winds up leaving, it's the player who is greedy and not loyal," said Tom Glavine, who based his ...
Conway, Parke Suspended, Fined for Substance Abuse
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/16/2008 — Here is the stunning release from the league..... Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that he has suspended and fined New York Red Bulls players Jon Conway and Jeff Parke for violating the MLS Substance Abuse and Behavioral ...
Vick in Virginia as new details of abuse revealed
sports.espn.go.com 11/22/2008 — Suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick placed family pet dogs into a ring and let his trained pit bulls "cause major injuries" to the pets at his Bad Newz Kennels, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released on Friday.
Please do not abuse the FanPosts
fromtherink.com 1/15/2009 — I appreciate all of the solid contributions some readers have made in the right hand sidebars the past few months, but I unfortunately have had a lot of garbage posted there as well.
Lately, someone calling themselves the Masked Avenger has been ...