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Celizic: Tiger linked to HGH? He can’t catch a break

Has anyone seen Tiger Woods’ birth certificate? From what I hear, rumors are flying it’s possible Woods wasn’t born in this country.

Celizic: A-Rod can forget about Cooperstown

The final nail in Alex Rodriguez’s Hall-of-Fame coffin has just been hammered home. The person who wielded the hammer is Sports Illustrated’s Selena Roberts. The nail is her book, “A-Rod,” which is scheduled for a May 12 release — just in time for his expected return to the Yankee lineup.

MLB won't be testing for HGH any time soon

Major League Baseball won't be testing for human growth hormone any time soon, even though it would like to do so.

Roger Clemens' Wife Confirms Trying HGH

Debbie Clemens never pitched in a baseball game or performed at a rap concert, yet that didn't stop her from trying the performance-enhancer of choice among athletes and musicians.

Sylvester Stallone Defends Using HGH

Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone to get buff for the new "Rambo" movie, and defends its use. "HGH (human growth hormone) is nothing," the 61-year-old actor tells Time magazine in its Feb. 4 issue. "Anyone who calls it a steroid is grossly misinformed."

Stallone: HGH Use Is 'Nothing'

Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone to get buff for the new "Rambo" movie, and defends its use.

Fernando Vina Admits HGH Use

Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.

Pettitte Admits Using HGH During 2002

Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher admitted two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report. Pettitte said he tried HGH on two occasions, stressing he did it to heal faster and not enhance his performance. He emphasized he never used steroids.

Byrd on HGH: 'I Have Nothing to Hide'

His reputation, his clean-cut image, his stature as one of baseball's good guys, they all took a hit. And Paul Byrd, the soft-tossing pitcher who prides himself on command and control, couldn't stop it.

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Pacquiao-Malignaggi to be on PPV: Wouldn't pay a penny to see it
Source: boxingnews24.com

With Pacquiao-Mayweather looking in serious trouble, Bob Arum has picked one of the worst opponents he could have picked for Manny. I feel sorry for Manny to be honest because this is exactly what happened to Oscar and Floyd with Arum.

Official Statement Made by Manny Pacquiao 12-26-2009
Source: pacman.craveonline.com

Official statment from Manny Pacquiao begins: I am still willing to Fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. I never said the fight was off or I do not want to fight him. I will fight anyone at anytime and my record and past fights prove that. I have never and will never dodge anyone.

Boxing's bloody mess: Pacquiao meet McGwire - CBSSports.com
Source: cbssports.com

Manny Pacquiao is face to face with the most important opponent of his boxing career, and it's not Floyd Mayweather. The opponent is himself. At stake? Nothing much. Only his place in the boxing pantheon. Only his legacy

Pacquiao plans to sue Mayweathers - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

Manny Pacquiao claims he is filing suit against Floyd Mayweather and Goldenboy Promotions for the recent pre-fight accusations.

Was Tiger Woods on HGH and is Theresa Rogers the Last Mistress?
Source: popeater.com

Another day another Tiger Woods mistress. Theresa Rogers, a 40-something blonde bombshell is the latest to be attached to the embattled golf superstar.

PEDs and the World Series

Here we are are about 30 hours away from the start of the World Series and so far these Major League Baseball playoffs have been all about Alex Rodriguez.

Several Charges Against Kurt Angle Dropped, Assault Charge Stil Pending
Source: lordsofpain.net

TNA Champion Kurt Angle appeared in a Robinson Township, PA court on Tuesday morning and was found not guilty of harassing his ex-girlfriend, Trenesha Biggers (TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan).

Pro wrestler Angle charged with HGH possession
Source: ABC Action News

Pro wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has been arrested on charges of possessing a human growth hormone and violating an order of protection in suburban Pittsburgh.

Parents risk kids' health for height
Source: The Age

SHORT parents are injecting their healthy children with human growth hormone in a bid to make them taller, despite medical experts warning of serious risks.

How a Man Who Threw Heat Was Consumed by His Own Fire
Source: The New York Times

The ceremony commemorating the Yankees' final game at the old stadium last September featured appearances by famous Yankees like Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Don Larsen, Reggie Jackson, Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams and David Wells, and a video celebrating the team's greatest pl …

A-Rod's High School Teammate Mientkiewicz Responds to Robert's Book
Source: The L.A. Times

Mientkiewicz said he would have noticed if Alex Rodriguez used steroids or other substances, because the members of their high school baseball team were very close. Mientkiewicz also took a stand on the quality of the allegations coming out of Roberts' book:

So Many Cheating Liars: ARod Has Name Added to Lengthy List of Known Steroid and HGH Users in Baseball’s Sordid PED History
Source: Midwest Sports Fans

Add one more cheating liar to the list. This weekend's allegations that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids have rocked the baseball world. Sadly though, they have not really surprised anyone who has been following the game for the last 15 years.

New Process Detects HGH in Urine
Source: USA Today

Researchers have found a process that is the first to capture "a reliable detectable concentration" of human growth hormone from urine, according to an article appearing today in the journal Nano Research. More Articles

HGH Test Apparently Not Catching Users
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Despite testing 700 Olympic athletes at Athens and Beijing, anti-doping officials still haven't nabbed a single drug cheat for using human growth hormone, they acknowledged at a conference Monday.

The Future of Drug Testing | Popular Science
Source: Popular Science -

A new urine sniffer can detect HGH and other contaminants simply by smelling your urine. Hellllooooooooo big brother.

Roger Clemens' ex-trainer faints, crashes into bus
Source: Fox Sports

Brian McNamee, the personal trainer who has said he injected former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone, fainted while driving and crashed his car head-on into a city bus....

HGH won't make you stronger, study says
Source: NY Daily News

Human growth hormone may help athletes gain muscle, but it appears unable to improve their strength, a review of HGH studies show.

GW's 3-Pointer

Looks like with all this snow hitting Montreal again for a record setting winter snowfall, my bad mood has caused me to lash out to personalities in the sports world. 1 - Favre Retires out of My Top 10

ESPN - Congress talking about legislating PEDs in all sports
Source: ESPN.com

Once again, professional sports and their leaders were hauled up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday by lawmakers who say they might try once again to legislate drug-testing policies for U.S. leagues.

When cheers turn to depression - High school girl got a steroid scare
Source: The Boston Globe

High schoolers, including girls, are turning to steroids to get leaner and more toned.

Where is Congressional investigation of steroid abuse among law enforcement?
Source: gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com

Ever since the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) began selectively prosecuting high-profile athletes amidst Congressional media grandstanding, I've been wondering why the same focus isn't placed on law enforcement, where there's at least as much evidence of widespread use.

Roger Clemens: Untruth Be Told
Source: The Washington Post

It wasn't just that he almost certainly lied on Capitol Hill; it was the enormity of Roger Clemens's untruth, the Texas-size audaciousness to think that his stature in society was big enough to get away with committing perjury.

Congress sends in clowns: Republicans look like bozos
Source: The Boston Herald

I categorized it politics but I'm also tagging it sports. Backstory on the headline. The Herald is, to put it mildly, the more conservative of the two Boston papers and Gerry Callahan does a half-news, half-sports radio show in morning drivetime and he's a right-winger.

Congressional hearing just as much about Mitchell as Clemens
Source: ESPN.com

As titillating, tawdry and undignified as the blood feud between Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee has been, the real showdown Wednesday before Congress is not between Clemens and McNamee, but between Clemens and former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.

Is Growth Hormone the Fountain of Youth?
Source: ABC News

Marie Miano, like some professional athletes, takes human growth hormone — but she has a prescription. "I feel like a fountain of youth because I feel better than I did before. I feel younger, I feel healthier." she said.

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