#performance-enhancing-drugs

#performance-enhancing-drugs

Victor Conte, a pioneering San Mateo nutritionist who was at the center of one of the biggest sports drug scandals in history involving Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and many other star athletes, and who later became a leading anti-doping advocate in the world of boxing, died early Monday morning, his daughters announced. He was 75. Conte remained active in boxing, working with some of the sport's top athletes even as he battled pancreatic cancer for the past year.

Bonds and Kent, one of the greatest duos in franchise history, are both on this year's eight-player Contemporary Baseball Era player ballot and will have another shot at being voted into the Hall of Fame. The 16-person era committee will meet on Dec. 7 during MLB's winter meetings in Orlando, Florida and the results will be announced at 4:30 p.m. PST on MLB Network. Candidates must receive at least 75 percent of the vote for election.

Rulas Arreola, also known as Raul Arreola Dosal, has travelled to Las Vegas with Canelo to prepare for a super fight with the undefeated American Terence Crawford on Saturday. It is a contest marketed as a once-in-a-lifetime event that marks the beginning of a bold new era in boxing. Arreola says he has never recommended, provided or sold any banned substance to any athlete or anybody who was subject to any anti-doping rules.

"I am fully aware that using prohibited substances is wrong and I would never intend to do so because I have always had great respect for the game, my organization, my teammates and the fans, all of whom I want to offer my sincere apologies," Alvarado posted.

Ed Sprague's outlier year was 1996, where he set career highs in runs (88), hits (146), homers (36), RBI (101), walks (60) and slugging average (.496). This performance ranks as one of the best seasons for a Blue Jay third baseman, marked by the presence of controversy around the team's association with Roger Clemens' trainer.

"Unfortunately, Hunt does not point to any evidence in the record of any physical, emotional, economic, or reputational damage or harm attributable to Defendants-Appellees' conduct," the three-judge panel wrote in its ruling.

The suspension of tackle Isaac Alarcon for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy sidelines him for the first six games of the upcoming season.