grg51.typepad.com - 12/3/2008
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The ongoing saga of the "NFL v. 6 players who tested positive for bumetanide v. Starcaps" temporarily culminated yesterday when the league suspended 6 players from the Saints, Vikings, and Texans in the flap. Basically the players tested positive for the potent diuretic ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/4/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
The NFL Players Association will file a lawsuit
in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Thursday, seeking...
to overturn all suspensions issued Tuesday by the league for any player who took the supplement identified as StarCaps that triggered several ...
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NFLPA to file suit to overturn recent suspensions
nfl.com - 12/2/2008
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nfl.com —
The NFL suspended six players for four games
each on Tuesday for violating the NFL Policy on...
Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances. The suspended players are Charles Grant , Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints , Bryan Pittman ...
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NFL suspends six players for four games each
thesportscorner.ca - 12/5/2008
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thesportscorner.ca —
You cannot accuse the NFLPA of not pulling
their weight when it comes to defending their members’...
rights these days. The NFLPA has announced it will be filing grievances against the NFL on behalf of five of the six players who recently were suspended for the remainder of the regular ...
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NFLPA goes grievance mad
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Six NFL Players Suspended
Cheat or Beat —
... after the Bears were stopped, the Vikings’ Gus Frerotte threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian, giving Minnesota a 10-7 lead it never lost, a 14-point swing.
“In response to this afternoon’s ruling, the Minnesota Vikings are very disappointed in the National Football League’s suspension of Kevin and Pat Williams,” the team said in a statement. “At the appropriate time, we will have further comment.”
Steroid Nation explains further:
Basically the players tested positive for ...
The 'Roid Report: Top Juiced Stories of 2008, Part One
Epic Carnival —
... . What appeared to be a scandal when several players, including New Orleans's Deuce McAllister, and the Viking's Kevin and Williams looked to be using a masking agent -- a powerful diuretic named bumetanide. Turns out that the players were using a woman's weight loss supplement -- Star Caps -- which is spiked with the potent water-loss pill. These players apparently were just trying to make weight so they could collect bonuses. Nonetheless the NFL played out the drama which ended in ...
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Williamses suspended
blogs.startribune.com 12/2/2008 — The four-game suspensions for Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams have been upheld.
The NFL confirmed the Williams will be suspended without pay for four games.
League spokesman Greg Aiello sent an e-mail saying, “The players violated a ...
Legal action expected
blogs.startribune.com 12/3/2008 — The situation involving Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams, along with the four other players suspended today by the NFL for violating the league’s steroid policy, isn’t over. According to a people with knowledge of the ...
STARCAPS HEARINGS START TOMORROW
profootballtalk.com 11/18/2008 — Per various media reports, the first of the appeal hearings in the StarCaps cases will convene tomorrow in New York.
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StarCaps, and the Playoffs —
Redskins Insider 12/3/2008
The suspensions handed down by the NFL on Tuesday for use of a banned diruetic that is an ingredient in a weight-loss product called StarCaps could have major ramifications for the wild-card race. Minnesota lost its twin towers of run-stuffing ...
Archer Replaces Octavien —
Redskins Insider 12/3/2008
The Redskins have signed linebacker Brandon Archer to their practice squad, replacing Steve Octavien, the team announced. Octavien was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' active roster. Archer, who will wear No. 56, is a 6-foot, 230-pound player who spent ...
