Isn’t anyone in the establishment sports media the least bit uncomfortable that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that has brought Lance Armstrong to his knees gets a good bit of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy? Taxpayer money this is, yours and mine. … [Read more...]
CSAC Upholds Cyborg Santos’s Suspension; But Cyborg Still with Strikeforce
It looks like January for Strikeforce’s Cris "Cyborg" Santos to return to the cage. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission denied unanimously a request by the former featherweight champ to shorten her sentence to six months. Instead, Cyborg will … [Read more...]
Video - Cris “Cyborg” Santos Issue Public Apology; Gives Her Side of the Story
Cyborg Santos is back in the states and is starting to get back to her normal life. After was has been a harrowing beginning of the year with her break-up with her husband and a positive steroids test, Santos went to Brazil to seek some time away from the spotlight. Since her return to the states, … [Read more...]
Brianna Glenn bids farewell…to her fave shorts
Every good thing must come to an end. This will now hold true for my infamous gold shorts. Honestly, I really love these shorts. I remember the day I found them... I walked in to American Apparel and they literally spoke to me. I was hesitant at first because I just didn't know if I was the girl … [Read more...]
Diana Taurasi’s defense against doping ban helps clear her name
The Turkish basketball federation lifted a provisional doping ban on basketball star Diana Taurasi Wednesday according to Fenerbahce, the club she plays for in Turkey. A Turkish-based World Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping control lab first reported that two of Taurasi's samples had tested positive … [Read more...]
Phoenix Suns and Mercury Managing Partner Robert Sarver issues statement on Diana Taurasi
Phoenix Suns and Mercury Managing Partner Robert Sarver issued a statement about Diana Taurasi today. The Mercury star tested positive in December for the banned stimulant modafinil while playing overseas in Turkey. "Throughout the time I've known Diana, she has impressed me with her purist approach … [Read more...]
Basketball Things of Note: ND almost beats UConn, Diana Taurasi Situation
Coupla basketball things happened this weekend we wanted to note, sorry it took C and R awhile to get around to it, it was mostly because C was sore for two days after going to a friend's birthday party at the Sky High Trampoline place (Ever play dodge ball on a trampoline? It's harder than it … [Read more...]
Official results of Taurasi’s “B” sample: positive. Fenerbahce terminates her contract.
The official results of Diana Taurasi's "B" sample are positive for the banned stimulant modafinil according to the Turkish Federation. The organization posted the outcome of the drug test on its website and said no decision has been made yet about whether or not she will be punished. The WNBA … [Read more...]
Report: Taurasi’s “B” sample is positive, teammates resist tests
According to the Associated Press, a Turkish television report says WNBA star Diana Taurasi's "B" sample for a doping test is positive for the banned stimulant modafinil. Taurasi tested positive for the substance last month and the results of the tests were leaked shortly before the Christmas … [Read more...]
Why the media needs to back off Taurasi
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been searching tirelessly for real media coverage of women’s professional basketball in Europe. With the exception of the athletes on Twitter, and a few sites like Eurobasket, FIBA and Basket Plus International, it’s pretty safe to say that … [Read more...]