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Bob Knight: 'Gatorade Is a Performance-Enhancing Drug'

By Michael David SmithFeb 11th 2009 – 9:45AM

Bob Knight the basketball coach was never afraid to express opinions that might make people upset, whether talking to his players or his bosses or the referees, and Bob Knight the ESPN commentator hasn't lost that trait. That's never been more apparent than it was when he talked about Alex Rodriguez on ESPN Radio. Asked...

Barry Bonds Gets Some Good News

By Tom FornelliOct 11th 2008 – 1:45PM

We now interrupt our playoff programming to bring you an update on baseball's greatest villain: Barry Bonds.In case you forgot about it, Barry Bonds is getting ready to go to court as part of that whole BALCO investigation we used to hear so much about. Bonds faces possible jail time if he's found guilty of perjury for...

Victor Conte Wants To Fix What He Broke

By JohnnyMay 6th 2008 – 7:09PM

There's nothing quite as annoying as a reformed smoker. They always walk up to you while you're having that one cigarette you set aside in the day for me time. Telling you how to fix your life by quitting. I'm sure it's true, but there's a time and a place for that kind of talk. And this isn't it. Oddly enough, the...

Victor Conte: Shane Mosley Knew He Was Using Steroids

By Josh AlperApr 9th 2008 – 9:35AM

When the news broke that Shane Mosley was using steroids during training for his second victory against Oscar De La Hoya, the boxer used excuse 703-B to explain how they got in his body: "I didn't know what I was taking." The idea that a professional athlete, especially a boxer, just takes whatever someone gives him...

Victor Conte Now a Free Man; Set to Release Tell-All Book

By PostmanRMar 31st 2008 – 1:40PM

BALCO founder and "Ape Walk" song creator, Victor Conte, is a free man today. His encarciration for criminal probation expired at midnight last evening. (I hope they let him out in the dead of the night.)And it looks like Mr. Conte is wasting no time spinning his tales of steroid debauchery into a tell-all book. From the...

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MMA FIGHTING

Morning Report: MMA's Surging Drug Dilemma, UFC Primetime Jones vs. Evans

By Shaun Al-Shatti Apr 10th 2012 - 08:19AM

After another slow spring day, it's difficult trying to decipher a talking point while ignoring the fact that nearly every major story right now involves some combination of the words "drug,""testing,""commission" and "testosterone."

MMA FIGHTING

Victor Conte Says There Are 'Simple Answers' for MMA's Drug Problem

By Ben Fowlkes Apr 09th 2012 - 05:16PM

When it comes to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, Victor Conte knows a thing or two about beating the system.

MMA FIGHTING

The MMA Hour With Mark Hunt, Chad Griggs, Marcus Brimage, Victor Conte and Media Roundtable

By Ariel Helwani Apr 09th 2012 - 08:12AM

The MMA Hour is back in your life on Monday, and we're going two-plus hours once again.

VictorConte News From the Web

  • 05/18/12 Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz: Berto Reportedly Tests... Source: Bleacher Report On the heels of the Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson controversy, where Lamont Peterson tested positive for synthetic testosterone, there seems to be a new controversy now with former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto.
  • 05/07/12 London 2012 Olympics: I made a massive mistake and I... Source: Telegraph - London - UK When news of the verdict broke, Chambers left training here in Jamaica and disappeared to a neighbouring island - he refuses to reveal where - to escape any circus and cope with his bonfire of emotions.
  • 04/26/12 Sports News: Athletics:Victor Conte says Dwain... Source: WalesOnline - UK British sprinter Dwain Chambers has earned a second chance according to Victor Conte, the sports nutritionist at the centre of the 'Balco' scandal that rocked athletics and saw Chambers banned for two years following a positive drug test.
  • 04/10/12 Conte Says There Are 'Simple Answers' for MMA's Drug... Source: High School Sports Zoom When it comes to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, Victor Conte knows a thing or two about beating the system.
  • 04/10/12 Morning Report: MMA's Surging Drug Dilemma, UFC... Source: MMA Fighting After another slow spring day, it's difficult trying to decipher a talking point while ignoring the fact that nearly every major story right now involves some combination of the words "drug,""testing,""commission" and "testosterone."

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