Atlanta Braves Jurickson Profar is currently facing a 162-game suspension due to testing positive for a performance enhancing drug.[1] The report states that Profar will forfeit his $15 million salary, and will be ineligible for both the postseason and the World Baseball Classic.[2] Last year, the MLB suspended Profar for eighty games without pay because... Continue Reading →
Jon Coyles grew up in upstate New York and attended the University of Rochester, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy. A former high school track & field member, Jon continued his love for the sport at the collegiate level, and ran for the Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) varsity team. Coming... Continue Reading →
On August 20th, 2024, right before the start of the US Open, Italy’s Jannik Sinner officially received an anti-doping sanction due to testing positive for Clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid.[1] Sinner originally tested positive – twice via a urine sample – for the banned substance this past March during the Indian Wells Masters 1000 Tennis... Continue Reading →
For many Winter Olympians, Beijing 2022 is in the rearview and Milan-Cortina 2026 is the focus. Following a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Kamila Valieva’s doping case, perhaps the skating community can too move on from Beijing 2022. At the Beijing 2022 Olympics, Valieva was found to have previously tested... Continue Reading →
- The U.S. is Cracking Down with RADA - In recent years, the Olympic Games and international competitions have been peppered with doping scandals. Team Russia and doping scandals have almost become synonymous (read about figure skater Kamila Valieva’s scandal here). However, Russia is not the only offender; other countries have had their fair share... Continue Reading →
With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics less than a year away, athletes and fans are already preparing. Yet, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics continue to be a subject of public attention and controversy as the doping case for Russian figure skater, Kamila Valieva (17), endures. At the Beijing 2022 Olympics, Valieva was found to have... Continue Reading →
When you think of horse racing, what comes to mind? To many, it is the Kentucky Derby, the Churchill Downs, mint juleps, and wide brimmed hats. However, witnessing a thousand-pound horse collapse and be put down mid-race can quickly dampen the usual race-day festivities. This past spring, the Churchill Downs saw 12 horse deaths within... Continue Reading →
[1] Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been suspended six games of the 2022 season without pay by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on the use of performance-enhancing drugs.[2] The suspension comes after Hopkins tested positive for a prohibited substance plus a diuretic or masking agent to substitute, dilute, adulterate, or... Continue Reading →
[Photo via Mansoor Ahmad/The Reporter] Record-setting Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay has accepted a six-month ban from competition for violating an anti-doping rule, according to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). McKay was recently named the winner of this season’s Hobey Baker Trophy – the Division I men’s hockey equivalent of the Heisman Trophy –... Continue Reading →
Photo Via: USA Today Russian Customs officials detained WNBA star, Brittany Griner, for possessing vape cartridges containing hashish oil, that were found in her luggage I. Overview The geopolitical landscape of the world right now is fragile — to say the least. With war and destruction taking place in Ukraine after Russian President Vladmir Putin... Continue Reading →