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NFLPA Backs Drug Policy, Not Cushing

The NFL players' union has issued a statement on the Brian Cushing suspension matter, and it's not pro-Cushing. The statement offers some support for the league's collectively bargained drug policy and little sympathy for players who are caught and suspended under its rules. "Sport is at its best when fans can witness...

Brian Cushing Tested Positive for Hormone hCG

Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing received his four-game suspension because he tested positive for elevated levels of the hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), which is not a steroid but is a substance commonly used by steroid users to restore normal testosterone levels during down cycles. ESPN's Adam Schefter...

Same Old Story: Cushing Insists He Didn't Take Steroids

Surprise, surprise! Suspended Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing released a statement Saturday insisting that the banned substance for which he tested positive was not steroids. Cushing says he failed a random drug test in 2009 but that the drug for which he tested positive was non-steroidal and he believed he would...

Calvin Pace, Another NFL Drug Cheat -- Where's the Outrage?

Not to pick on poor Calvin Pace, who claims today to be the latest NFL victim of those sneaky, nefarious over-the-counter supplements, but come on here, people. At what point is it fair to start calling out the NFL on the performance-enhancing drug issue? This guy's no superstar, but he's an important player on a New York...

Dopey WRs Harvin, Tate Deserve to See Their Draft Status Go Up In Smoke

This isn't about your stance on the legality of marijuana, or how many football players or college students smoke the stuff on a regular basis. Those arguments only cloud the issue. This is about people doing stupid things and getting punished for it. In the cases of Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate, the two receivers who...