The University Interscholastic League in Texas is the owner of the largest steroid testing program in the nation. The tests aren’t for professional athletes or cattle instead high school students are randomly sampled for ‘roids.

The steroid testing program was approved by the Texas Legislature which allotted $6 million over two years to the UIL. The […]

After the unmitigated disaster that was former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire’s testimony in front of Congress on steroids and other performance enhancing drugs three years ago, the first baseman completely dropped off of the face of the earth, at least in terms of his relation to the game. Now, per USA TODAY, he’s instructing […]

With many of the Olympic sports we watch every four years on the TV under scrutiny thanks to Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, and many others, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has introduced blood testing for doping at the Olympic trials for track and field this weekend and will use them for swimmers next week as well, […]

After the crackdown on amphetamines, and the increasingly harsh consequences of being caught, MLBers are turning elsewhere to keep *sharp* for their long, hot summer.
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One trend that has surfaced, as reported by NEWSWEEK, is the increased use of Ritalin, Adderall, and other drugs normally used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

An Alabama football player was arrested just because he was working his way through college - as a drug dealer.

But fret not, Tide fans - although the arrest was made in Tuscaloosa, the accused wasn’t a member of Nick Saban’s roster.
WVTM-TV in Birmingham reports that Stillman College offensive lineman Torrin Hudson (#70 in your game-day […]

Joakim Noah spent his holiday weekend embarrassing the Bulls yet again. The ex-Gator hoopster was caught in Gainesville committing a heinous crime indeed - walking around in public with an open alcoholic container!
Oh, and he had some pot on him, too.

Tsk tsk. Oh, Joakim, if only you had listened to your father.

You probably know by now that Jose Canseco is trying to get people to take a swing at him in the ring. He’ll be fighting former NFLer Vai Sikahema on July 12 in Atlantic City.

(At least his Bluetooth hasn’t shrunk an unprecedented amount)
Bernard Fernandez of the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, bless his heart, somehow churns out […]

With the way Mark Cuban sometimes carries on, many fans must wonder, “What’s this guy smoking?” The answer, of course, is marijuana.

Tom Ziller of AOL FANHOUSE tokes up news that the Mavericks owner admitted he managed a little mary jane consumption in the past. Cuban’s confession came during a recent visit to Dan Patrick’s radio […]

Andrew Carter of the ORLANDO SENTINEL reports (with a straight face?) that “Florida State placed standout football player Preston Parker on athletic probation, suspended him for two games and will require him to adhere to six conditions after the junior wide receiver pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors Monday in Palm Beach County court.”

The charges? Parker […]

There’s a bizarre story developing out of Texas this week, involving now-deceased former Carolina Panther offensive lineman Curtis Whitley.

The CHARLOTTE OBSERVER and RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER report that Whitley, who was the starting center for the Panthers in 1995 and part of 1996, was found dead recently in Texas. Family members are “still awaiting details […]