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THF helps Falcons tutor Georgia high school coaches

THF worked with the Atlanta Falcons this past week educating over 225 Georgia high school coaches.  This was the first time THF was invited to join the Falcons in this program which is 6 years old.

Following a two hour on-field program, the coaches were educated on concussion awareness and were provided steroid education. … Continue Reading…

Georgia OL Kolton Houston still ineligible due to banned substance

ATHENS – As Georgia prepares to begin preseason football practices Thursday, Georgia offensive lineman Kolton Houston remains ineligible to compete for the Bulldogs, the school confirmed Thursday.

Houston, a redshirt sophomore offensive tackle from Buford, was ineligible last season due to what Georgia would say is only was “an NCAA issue.” But according to 10 pages of documents and letters released to the AJC on Thursday, Houston has been actively appealing a positive NCAA test for a banned substance since April of 2010. … Continue Reading…

Steroids were found in Garrett Reid’s Room

An investigation into the fatal heroin overdose of Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, revealed there were steroids in his room the day he died, a Pennsylvania prosecutor said Monday.
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Deion Sanders Accused of Using Steroids

NFL legend Deion Sanders had an angry outburst in a Dallas courtroom on Friday after his estranged wife, Pilar Sanders, accused him of using steroids.

The former Dallas Cowboys player stood up and shouted "Oh God," before he stormed out of the courtroom. The jury was removed from the courtroom.

Deion's attorney, Rick Robertson, said Deion never used steroids and it has no place in this child custody case.… Continue Reading…

Jr. Football Player From Winnipeg Sanctioned Following Doping Test

Alexander Hupe, a Canadian Junior Football League player who lives in Winnipeg has received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during in-competition doping control on October 13th  revealed the presence of prohibited anabolic agents.   Hupe  is ineligible to participate in any capacity with any sport signatory to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP), including training with teammates.… Continue Reading…

Pharmacist gets 2 1/2 year term: steroid distribution

PITTSBURGH — A pharmacist has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to helping a former Pittsburgh Steelers team doctor illegally distribute anabolic steroids in an investigation spun off from a national crackdown on the performance enhancing drugs.

William Sadowski, 47, of Robinson Township, pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and human growth hormones, or HGH, and was sentenced Tuesday by Senior U.S.… Continue Reading…

Did ‘Bama players use Deer Antler Spray?

The company that says it provided deer-antler spray, a product that contains a banned substance, to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis also sold its goods to members of the 2012 national championship Alabama football team, according to a co-owner of the company.

And Christopher Key, the SWATS co-owner, told ESPN’s Joe Schad on Wednesday he personally witnessed about five Alabama players spray what he sold them into their mouths.Continue Reading…

Are Deer Antlers the New Steroids?

In the competitive and bruising world of pro-football it seems nothing is too far-fetched for battered players in search of a fast cure, or an edge, even one made from the antlers of New Zealand deer.

Deer antler spray is technically categorized as a natural supplement. The little known spray was pushed into the spotlight this week by a Sports Illustrated article, which reported that retiring Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis used the substance after tearing his triceps earlier this season.Continue Reading…

Former Waterloo player pleads guilty to steroid trafficking

KITCHENER - The former University of Waterloo football player at the centre of one of the biggest doping scandals in Canadian sports pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple steroid and break-in charges.

After nearly three years of house arrest, Nathan Zettler admitted to possession of six kinds of steroids for the purpose of trafficking, selling two controlled substances under the Food and Drug Act, and trafficking a substance held out to be a steroid.Continue Reading…

HS Football Coach Pleads Guilty to Selling Steroids

A former Fairfax County high school football coach and teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to dealing anabolic steroids.

Jeffery Scott Reagan, 44, of Bristow, could face up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in March on one count of possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute.

Reagan had been a coach with the South County High School football team for about five years beginning in 2006, and more recently briefly worked with the West Springfield High School football team.Reagan also taught at the Mountain View Alternative Learning Center before his arrest.

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