For the first time, NBA players have agreed to offseason testing for performance enhancing drugs as part of the new labor deal that is being balloted.

The NBA previously did not test players during its July-September offseason.

From Guardian.co.uk:

The memo was less clear about testing for human growth hormone, saying only that a committee would study the “possibility of an HGH testing program.” NBA spokesman Mike Bass, however, insisted that both sides agreed to HGH blood testing, subject to the process being validated by a “neutral committee of experts.” It wasn’t immediately clear who would be on that panel.

Major League Baseball and its players recently agreed to start HGH testing in spring training. The National Football League‘s new labor contract also included a provision for HGH testing as soon as this season but only once the players’ union approves the process. That hasn’t happened, in part because the union says it needs more information about the test.

Beginning in the 2012-13 season, players can be tested up to two times during the offseason for steroids and performance enhancing drugs according to the memo.

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The former baseball slugger, Barry Bonds, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan Illston to two years probation, with no prison time.

Bonds received the sentence in a San Francisco federal court for his conviction on a single criminal count related to an investigation over steroids use in sports.

From Guardian.co.uk:

Bonds was also sentenced to 30 days of home confinement, 250 hours of community service, and must pay a $4,000 fine.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston handed down the sentence in a San Francisco federal court, and she immediately stayed it pending appeal. Prosecutors had sought a 15-month prison sentence, while Bonds asked for probation.

Bonds, 47, was convicted in April of obstructing a grand jury’s doping investigation with an evasive answer during a court appearance in December 2003. The Northern California jury was deadlocked on three other counts of lying to a grand jury.

Other baseball stars tainted by the doping scandal include sluggers like Jason Giambi and Mark McGwire and pitcher Roger Clemens.

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Mike Kogan, “King Mo” Lawal’s manager, hopes the MMA community can learn from their experience after Lawal tested positive for steroids.

“We were very transparent about all of this and the biggest reason was because we want to make sure people have a chance to do their own research,” Kogan explained to MMAWeekly.

From Fightline.com:

Lawal tested positive for anabolic steroid, Drostanolone after his Strikeforce victory over Lorenz Larkin earlier in January, prompting Kogan to speak out about the unusual circumstances surrounding the incident.

According to Kogan, Lawal was taking a commercial supplement called S-Mass Lean which contained the banned substance—something the pair claims to have been unaware of. The longtime manager calls for better regulation of supplements and increased awareness to prevent similar instances.

“The problem is that these materials and this research and information usually becomes available retroactively, not proactively, not ahead of time,” said Kogan. “Can this be prevented? Yes, it can be prevented by regulation through the FDA. But then they have to take on the big lobbying group of the nutrition companies.”

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A 22-year-old man from Atholville has been arrested for possessing several drugs for the purpose of trafficking.

More than 200 units of steroids, more than one pound of marijuana, as well as hashish were seized by police, RCMP Cpl. Daniel Melanson said in a news release.

From Cbc.ca:

The man, who was arrested on Dec. 31, has been released and is scheduled to appear in Campbellton provincial court on March 5 to face charges.

The arrest occurred after an off-duty officer observed what appeared to be a drug transaction taking place in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Provincial Park, said Melanson.

The investigation is presently in pending status.

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Recently, the legislation intended to help curtail steroid use by student-athletes received final legislative approval by the full Assembly by a vote of 74-2 and will now go to the desk of the Governor.

The bill would require all public school coaches and non-public interscholastic sports, dance, and cheerleading coaches to incorporate a gender-specific program designed to reduce the use of steroids, alcohol and other drugs and to promote healthy nutrition and exercise into the team’s training regimen.

From NJtoday.net:

The bill (S-834/A-2454) would codify recommendations from the 2005 Governor’s Task Force on Steroid Use and Prevention, establishing measures to deter the use of steroids and other performance enhancing supplements in middle school and high school athletes.

“Many teenage athletes may view steroids as a quick way to get to the top of their game, without thinking about or even being aware of the consequences,” said Assemblyman Albert Coutinho (D-Essex). “Improving how we educate them about the dangers of performance enhancing drugs will help keep them healthy now and years down the road.”

Under the bill, the state Department of Education (DOE) and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) would work jointly to develop and implement – by the 2010-2011 school year – a program of random steroid testing of student athletes who qualify to compete in championship tournaments sanctioned by the NJSIAA.

“Coaches as well as student athletes need to fully understand the dangers of steroid use and abuse,” said Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer (D-Essex). “The earlier we can impress this on our student athletes, the better their health – both mental and physical – will be as adults.”

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Zuffa will start screening fighters for performance enhancing drugs prior to signing them to contracts.

The news came after the positive test of Muhammed Lawal for an anabolic steroid with former Strikeforce champion Cristiane Santos also having shown PED use after a December fight under the company’s banner.

From Fighters.com:

UFC President Dana White also weighed in on the matter, saying, “The health and safety of our athletes is our top priority. We’ve seen the issues performance-enhancing drugs have caused in other sports and we’re going to do everything we can to keep them out of the UFC and Strikeforce. Our athletes are already held to the highest testing standards in all sports by athletic commissions. Our new testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs only further shows how important it is to us to have our athletes competing on a level playing field.”

“We’re committed to the health and safety of our athletes and we take it very seriously,” explained chief executive Lorenzo Fertitta of the company’s decision.

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A U.S. district judge has fined two Western companies for distributing steroids disguised as dietary supplements to a Meridian-area retail company.

Representatives for the companies DCD, LLC, also known as Advanced Muscle Science, and R & D Holdings pleaded guilty to charges.

From Idahostatesman.com:

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill fined DCD, LLC $125,000 and R & D Holdings $21,000 — which is close to the gross revenue the companies generated from selling the fake supplements to the Meridian company and retailers in other states, according to U.S. Department of Justice reports.

Winmill also placed DCD, LLC on probation and is requiring that company to implement a testing protocol for its products to ensure future products sold as dietary supplements do not contain steroids for five years.

Prosecutors say R & D Holdings no longer manufactures supplements and is banned from doing so for the next two years as part of their probation.

DCD, LLC is a Nevada-based corporation with offices in California and Michigan and R & D Holdings was located in southern California, according to court records.

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A 47-year-old man claiming to be a law enforcement officer was arrested by Borough police after several complaints from neighbors.

Michael A. Samuels, 47, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold wore a replica police badge clipped to his belt and had a vial of anabolic steroids.

From NJ.com:

Michael A. Samuels, 47 also was found to owe $330,000 in child support after he was arrested at his girlfriend’s house early Tuesday morning. He claimed to be a federal law enforcement officer. Samuels has been arrested in five other Monmouth County towns on charges such as assault, assault with a firearm and impersonating police.

He was taken to Monmouth County Jail in Freehold Township.

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