Author: Dr. Steroids

The season has started! The Arnold Strongman Classic took place March 4-7 in Columbus, OH. It’s part of a greater event, the Arnold Sports Festival, which covers everything from arm wrestling to Irish dancing to fencing. I wish I could’ve gone this year. I’m an Ohioan by birth and Columbus is about an hour from my hometown. It’s actually good that I wasn’t planning to go, seeing as how my whole household was sick (I’ll spare you the gory details, but it was ugly). In any case, their strongman competition for pros consisted of five events, and it was a…

One of the greatest things about sports is the memories they give us. Each year in baseball a lot of the same names give us something to remember and each year new player’s break onto the scene with memorable performances. The guy that made baseball special for me was Sammy Sosa. In ’96 and ’97 is when I started to really follow him, but during the summer of ’98 Sosa and Mark McGwire really gave us something to remember. Little did we know that it was more tainted than a Hulk Hogan wrestling match. Who are some of the players…

Let’s do a quick reality check – Manchester United are in over £700 million debt, the average team is blowing 70% of it’s revenue on player’s wages, and more than ever, teams are constantly looking at administration. So why are all these teams on the brink of implosion, and moreover, why the hell aren’t they doing anything about it When I Was A Youth… In the space of just twenty, short years everything about football has changed. The early 90′s were a simpler time – a time where Fulham were still battling it out in Third Division, a time where…

Dr. Jesse Haggard, a doctor who had received training from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, announced that he would plead guilty to federal drug charges. He is the final person in the 12-defendant case tied to the Applied Pharmacy Services involving the illegal distribution of anabolic steroids and growth hormone. One of the 12 defendants pleaded guilty, a judge acquitted a second, a jury convicted five others, and four defendants were found not guilty. He will plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Under the terms of his plea agreement prosecutors will recommend…

So, the Lakers and the Heat were tangling the other day and the Lakers were down pretty much most of the game. The game went into overtime and Twitter exploded with tweets of every kind talking about the game. Some guys were going nuts that the Lakers might lose. Others were going crazy because the Heat might win. Me—I wasn’t THAT concerned. I started yapping: let’s reserve the smack talk for the #lakers until the playoffs when it really matters Then I took a shot across my bow that really made me think: Lets hope the Lakers keep playing like…

The NFL off season is like a dog fight, Michael Vick please excuse the analogy. So many teams have a short period of time to bulk up their roster and try to make the team as competitive as possible. The teams that are always the most successful are the teams that live by high risk, high reward. Great teams draft well and let their over valued free agents leave. Just look at the Pittsburg Steelers, for years they have been letting players go like Hugh Hefner sends away cheap women. The Vikings have paid a visit to their prize diva…

We have officially entered the “uncapped” trade waters. The winds of cash are blowing every which way in the NFL and some teams are about to get themselves into trouble. I think I’ve got the 5 scenarios that illustrate why this can turn out really badly. Not because people won’t get paid, but because it will lead to a lockout. Yes, the “cash winds” are blowing, but they are blowing the owners right out of the water. We could talk about the “action” but what we really need to talk about is how badly this can go–I know, I’m not…

WEC 47 has come and gone and it really blew me away.  Here are a few of my post event thoughts on what I witnessed last night… Ted Nugent has some magical power – My friend Phil actually turned to me as Benavidez walked to the cage and said he was going to win by choke.  He may not know much about MMA, but he’s a huge Ted Nugent fan and he remembers what Randy Couture did at UFC 109.  This was the second time in a month that a fighter used “Stranglehold” by Ted Nugent as their entrance music…

After a compelling night of fights from the incredibly talented fighters of the WEC, I’m once again thankful that I didn’t make any pre-fight predictions.  This was most certainly the night of the underdog, especially on the main card as 4 of the 5 favored fighters went down, some in dramatic fashion. The main card opened with a lightweight fight that was expected to be a showcase of the talented Armenian prospect Karen Darabedyan against WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski.  At first, Darabedyan looked like he had earned the hype as he beat back Palaszewski standing, got him against the cage…

The MMA world is just beginning to sizzle as we enter March.  With the major promotions having multiple cards loaded with title fights, stacked pay per views and even a big CBS show on the way, some might have overlooked WEC 47 today in Columbus, Ohio.  I certainly did not.  The WEC always delivers and these little guys are ready to entertain you once again.  There are plenty of very interesting questions that are going to be answered tonight, and plenty of solid MMA stories to be made.  Here are my top 4. Zuffa Returns to Columbus – For the…