I got this off of rotoworld.com. "Lawmakers today introduced the Clean Sports Act of 2005, a proposal that would set uniform drug standards for the four major U.S. professional team sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) requiring athletes to be tested at least five times a year and suspended for two years for a first violation. The legislation offered Tuesday requires players to be tested randomly at least five times per year: three during the season, two in the offseason. There's a two-year ban for the first offense and a lifetime ban for the second, standards labeled ''draconian'' by NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue at a hearing last week." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Very interesting. I doubt that a 2 year, first offense ban will ever happen, but at least it's a step in the right direction.
Keith Jones, the Rockets trainer, was giving an interview about his testimony (or whatever it is) before Congress about the NBA's steroid policy. He was saying some Congressman scolded the NBA represenatives for such a light policy basically calling it a joke. What's a joke is Congress trying to get as much pub out of this issue. What sane person cares if the NBA even has a steroid policy. Who cares? Who in the NBA is on steroids, Ron Artest? Its a joke.
