PODCAST: Ryan Braun, Alberto Contador and the State of Drug Testing in Sports
I join writers Ethan Calof and Jacob Rude for a weekly podcast where we discuss [the state of drug testing in sports... →]
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The Futile Fight Against Doping
Three of cycling’s biggest names of the past decade have dealt with different aspects of the [doping battle in the past week... →]
2011 Giro d’Italia – Rest Day Ruminations (Stages 13-15)
94th Giro d’Italia/07-29 May 2011 Throughout the course of the Giro d’Italia, Sports Nickel’s resident Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America will offer his news and notes on the action from the first grand tour of the 2011 cycling season…
NTSF 128: Rounding the quarter-pole on the track of 2011…
A Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America talks technology and the record book, basketball and barbecue, fast cars and fierce rivalries — with a bonus rant to boot! — in this week’s edition…
NTSF 127: A Fresh Start for Spring…
Sporting a new look in a new residence, Zach tackles topics ranging from Djokovic’s early-season dominance and an unexpected positive outcome from a positive drug test to a look forward at another season opener in the sports world…
NTSF 123: The Gamble Inherent…
What do Pete Rose, Justine Henin and Riccardo Riccò have in common? Zach takes a look at that question and more in this week’s edition of NTSF…
NTSF 122: Doping Dangers, Technology Try-outs, Winter Worlds and More…
Zach dives into topics including doping practices gone awry, FIFA’s wake-up call, and snow sports in this week’s edition…
Contador Can’t Outrace Suspension
There was no way he was getting away with absolution, no way that this could be glossed over and cast aside as a fluke. When red flags go up in an anti-doping drug test, there is no margin for allowance when it comes to certain chemicals. So when we first learned of Alberto Contador’s positive [...]