StarCaps trial: NFL's push for discipline in 2006 affected Vikings' Williamses in 2008Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:14PMAn NFL executive testified in the StarCaps trial today he told the doctor administering the league's drug-testing program in 2006 to stop exempting players who inadvertently ingested a banned substance and start referring them for discipline.
Tiger Woods reportedly hires Bush spin doctorThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:10PMThe New York Post reports Thursday that Tiger Woods has hired former George W. Bush adviser and spokesman Ari Fleischer to help him rehabilitate his public image. Woods, of course, has been bombarded with negative press attention in the wake of revelations that he cheated on his wife with multiple women, perhaps compulsively.
Marion Jones signs with ShockThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:02PMTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Marion Jones hasn't lost much of her swagger. The disgraced sprinter once called the world's fastest woman was introduced Wednesday as the newest member of the WNBA's Tulsa Sho...
Tiger Woods May Return to PGA Tour in Two WeeksThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:01PMTiger Woods has summoned someone even more significant than swing coach Hank Haney to help facilitate his wildly anticipated comeback.
Baseball Capsules: Hunter says black Latino players are 'impostors'Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:31AMPHOENIX — Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues.
NFL Capsules: Texans lure unrestricted free agent Wade SmithThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:16AMHOUSTON — Offensive lineman Wade Smith, an unrestricted free agent courted for his versatility, has agreed to terms with the Houston Texans, his Nashville-based agent, Brian Parker, confirmed.
Cardinal IssuesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:35AMWho's on third? Who's that behind the batting cage? by Frank Murtaugh March means spring. And spring means baseball. And, in these parts, baseball means the St. Louis Cardinals. As the defending National League Central champions shake off the rust in Jupiter, Florida, this month, four primary issues are stealing headlines and stirring debate within Cardinal Nation. Let's take a look at all four ...
Press BoxThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:08AMNichols senior defensive lineman Bill Hassett of Oxford has been selected to play in the Division 2-3 All American Bowl, an all-star football game for Division 2 and 3 players, on March 27 in Charleston, W.Va. Hassett averaged 8.4 tackles a game last season.
A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with fedsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:04AMPublished: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 3:33 a.m. TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
Baseball begins its journey into summerThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:36AMWell, here we are again. Four months since the World Series wrapped with another Yankee championship. One hundred and twenty seven days waiting for those magical words: “Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow.”
Subject to approvalThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:07AMOnce again, it’s Willie Mays vs. Hank Aaron. This time, in the book world. Long, and long-awaited, biographies of the two iconic baseball sluggers come out this year, within three months of each other: James S. Hirsch’s 600-plus page “Willie Mays,” recently released, and Howard Bryant’s 600-plus page book on Aaron, “The Last Hero,” scheduled for May.
Woods hires ex-Bush aide to prep for return in 2 weeksThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:51AMMIAMI — Tiger Woods has summoned someone even more significant than swing coach Hank Haney to help facilitate his wildly anticipated comeback. Two sources in the golf community have told The Post that Ari Fleischer, the former presidential advisor to George W. Bush and the man who was brought in to...
Vikes player says he didn't know of banned drugWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:52PM(AP) — MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams echoed teammate Kevin Williams in telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a substance banned by the NFL.
Four minor leaguers suspended for positive drug testsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:43PMFour Dominican Summer League players have been suspended for 50 games following positive tests for steroids under baseball's minor league drug program.
Marion Jones signs with WNBA's ShockWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:18PMTULSA, Okla. - Former sprinter Marion Jones has signed the WNBA's Tulsa Shock, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using steroids and doing jail time for lying to federal prosecutors. Jones was a star at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney but admitted two years ago that she had taken a designer steroid known as the "clear." She was stripped of her medals, including three ...
New era dawns for high school softballWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:08PMTravel through the baseball blogosphere and you'll hear stat geeks and self-ordained historians breaking down the last century-plus of America's favorite pastime.
Some random thoughts on Major League BaseballWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:08PMThree thoughts about Major League Baseball, just as spring training is getting started. ---One, the Baltimore Orioles are only slightly better, if that, than they were last year.
Roach has a lot of fight in himWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:06PMNoted boxing trainer Freddie Roach, 50, is battling Parkinson's disease but says, "I'm probably having more fun than I ever had in my life."
Vikings Players to Appear in CourtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:55PMThe long-running legal dispute between the NFL and a pair of Minnesota Vikings is finally going to trial.
Vikings Players to Appear in CourtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:55PMThe long-running legal dispute between the NFL and a pair of Minnesota Vikings is finally going to trial.
Officers can already be tested for drugs if just cause is shownMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:32PMPROVIDENCE - Police officers already may be tested for impermissible drug-taking if their superiors have "just cause" to require it, according to police managers and the officers' labor union.
Officers can already be tested for drugs if just cause is shownMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:32PMPROVIDENCE - Police officers already may be tested for impermissible drug-taking if their superiors have "just cause" to require it, according to police managers and the officers' labor union.
Trial opens in Minnesota Vikings players 'StarCaps' lawsuit vs. NFLMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:56PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided...
Trial opens in Minnesota Vikings players 'StarCaps' lawsuit vs. NFLMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:56PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided...
Sky and Ofcom: the pay TV review will turn into a battleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26PMWill Ofcom's fight with Sky lead to lower prices for sports and film fans or yet another Murdoch victory? Barring any last minute hiccups, the media regulator Ofcom will later this month publish its final word on its Pay TV Review, one of the longest-running consultations in the history of media regulation in the UK . After more than three years of work, hundreds of pages of analysis and enough ...
Sky and Ofcom: the pay TV review will turn into a battleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26PMWill Ofcom's fight with Sky lead to lower prices for sports and film fans or yet another Murdoch victory? Barring any last minute hiccups, the media regulator Ofcom will later this month publish its final word on its Pay TV Review, one of the longest-running consultations in the history of media regulation in the UK . After more than three years of work, hundreds of pages of analysis and enough ...
Trial opens in Vikes' challenge of NFL drug policyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:24PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and...
Trial opens in Vikes' challenge of NFL drug policyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:24PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and...
Trial opens in Vikings' challenge of NFL drug policyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them. The attorney, Peter Ginsberg, also said the NFL is at least a partial employer of defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. Just who ...
Trial opens in Vikings' challenge of NFL drug policyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18PMThe attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them. The attorney, Peter Ginsberg, also said the NFL is at least a partial employer of defensive linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. Just who ...
National Sports More>>Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them.
National Sports More>>Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The attorney for two Minnesota Vikings challenging the NFL's anti-doping policy opened their closely watched trial Monday by accusing the league of failing to follow state law when it tested them for drugs two years ago and then decided to suspend them.
Vikings' Williams Wall takes on NFL in court MondayMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:10PMMore than a year after two Minnesota Vikings sued the NFL over its anti-doping procedures, the closely watched case heads to trial Monday with sports leagues worried the outcome will hurt their ability to enforce drug policies across the country. Defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams played all last season while challenging their four-game suspensions for testing positive for a ...
Vikings' Williams Wall takes on NFL in court MondayMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:10PMMore than a year after two Minnesota Vikings sued the NFL over its anti-doping procedures, the closely watched case heads to trial Monday with sports leagues worried the outcome will hurt their ability to enforce drug policies across the country. Defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams played all last season while challenging their four-game suspensions for testing positive for a ...
NFL Drug Test Leaks Hurt Players’ Image, Lawyer SaysMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:31PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- National Football League officials sullied the reputations of Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams by leaking news of their suspensions for violating league...
NFL Drug Test Leaks Hurt Players’ Image, Lawyer SaysMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:31PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- National Football League officials sullied the reputations of Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams by leaking news of their suspensions for violating league...
Novo Nordisk Receives FDA Approval For Norditropin® FlexPro® For Growth Hormone TreatmentThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:43AMNovo Nordisk announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Norditropin® FlexPro® (somatropin [rDNA origin] injection), a pre-filled injection pen to be used by children and adults with growth hormone disorders. It will be available in the second quarter. Norditropin® FlexPro® has a user friendly design which makes it easy to learn and use, and an audible click ...
Another View: In Defense of Placement AgentsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:26AMStephen A. Schwarzman , the chairman and chief executive of the Blackstone Group , argues that properly regulated placement agents have an important role in dealing with public pension funds and money managers.
A shoddy renovation cannot fix a sick buildingThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:22AMWhen you build a house you start with the foundations. So it is with a health system. A renovated old house will soon develop cracks if the foundations are not strong enough to support the renovations. So it is with a health system.
Trial to get underway in case of Staten Island doctor accused in steroid probeThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:04AMHe faces dozens of counts for his alleged responsibility selling prescriptions in a national steroid ring that included police officers and athletes, and contributing to the death of a 39-year-old body builder
Battling A Biceps InjuryThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:54AMPeople who suffer from injuries to the distal biceps tendon may benefit from earlier surgical intervention and new surgical techniques, according to a review article published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). Located in the front of the elbow, the distal biceps tendon attaches to the lower end of the biceps muscle, and is responsible ...
OVERPRICING SUGARThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:31AMAfter Manny Pacquiao chose Joshua Clottey, there weren’t a lot of names Floyd Mayweather could choose from. There was Paul Williams but the lo ...
Coroner calls for change as woman given wrong drugsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:29AMA coroner demanded sweeping changes to procedures in the drugs industry today after hearing how a grandmother was given the wrong pills by a chemist at a Tesco store.
In its new director, Telluride Academy’s futureThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:11AMHer words are carefully chosen, but still she brims, an easy mixture of excitement and pride. It seems as if Elaine Demas has been waiting a long time for this.