Monday, August 16, 2010
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Steroid-dealing pharmacist sentenced; prosecutor names Shane Carwin
An assistant U.S. attorney named former Ultimate Fighting Championship interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin as one of seven athletes who was a customer of a pharmacist who was sentenced Friday in a Mobile, Ala., federal court to a four-year prison term for participating in a nationwide conspiracy to sell anabolic steroids.
According to AlabamaLive.com, assistant U.S. attorney Donna Dobbins named Carwin (pictured on the left in 2007) during the sentencing of Mobile resident J. Michael Bennett, a supervising pharmacist at Applied Pharmacy Services, as one of the athletes whose orders contained Bennett's signature or initials. The others are:
Kurt Angle, a former Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler and professional wrestler.
Bob Howard, a pro wrestler from Mobile who performed under the name "Hardcore" Bob Holly.
Toney Freeman, a professional bodybuilder nicknamed "The X-Man."
Quincy Taylor, a professional bodybuilder.
Dennis Newman, a professional bodybuilder.
Troy Zuccolotto, a professional bodybuilder.
In addition, the Mobile Press-Register reported that two professional baseball players, seven other professional wrestlers and six other professional bodybuilders are referenced by their initials only.
Neither Carwin nor his manager, Jason Genet, could be reached for comment.
Update I - Genet spoke with Fanhouse this afternoon and said Carwin had no comment but would be releasing a statement in the future.
Update II - UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole that he was aware of the story but had no other information and declined further comment.
Applied Pharmacy Services was previously linked to baseball players Jose Canseco and Gary Matthews Jr. and boxer Evander Holyfield.
According to the Press-Register, court documents indicate that APS shipped more than 762,000 dosages of anabolic steroids to 17 doctors and clinics from April 4, 2004, until Aug. 30, 2006.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Mobile contends that does not include many other doctors and clinics that they say participated in the conspiracy.
Those performance-enhancing drugs ended up in the hands of users ranging from professional athletes to teenagers looking to build body mass. Prosecutors cited 22 professional athletes who obtained steroids from Applied Pharmacy Services during the time Bennett worked there.
Dobbins told the paper that the steroids were powerful and weren't for human consumption.
"These steroids are for horses and cows, not for young people and humans," she said.
Prosecutor referenced the five convicted pharmacists as, "drugs dealers in lab coats" and said they were also selling drugs approved only for use in livestock.
Carwin last fought for the UFC in July at UFC 116. He challenged Brock Lesnar for the promotion's heavyweight title. He was signed by the UFC in January of 2008 after he rolled to an 8-0 record between October of 2005 and December of 2007. Here's Carwin's win over Justice Smith in June of 2006
Second fiddle Silva drops
Rankings: Flip-flop at the top
Anderson Silva’s memorable victory over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 was the talk of the sporting world. In running his UFC record win streak to 12 with a fifth-round submission, Silva became the first defending champion in company history to win a title fight in the final frame after dropping each of the first four rounds.
But the finish wasn’t enough to keep Silva in the top spot in Yahoo! Sports poll. Four pollsters switched their first-place votes from Silva to Georges St. Pierre after the UFC middleweight champ absorbed a 22-minute beating from Sonnen, and that was enough to erase Silva’s thin lead and shift St. Pierre back into the top spot
The UFC welterweight champion was named first on 11 of 19 ballots (down from 20 participants in July) and claimed eight-second place votes for 182 points. Silva took the remaining eight firsts and a mix of second-, third- and fourth-place votes for a total of 171.
A few notes about this month’s results:
• Last month, Brock Lesnar moved WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz out of the No. 10 spot by virtue of Lesnar’s win over Shane Carwin. This month, though, Cruz, who defends his title on Aug. 18 against Joe Benavidez, took back No. 10.
• Sonnen proved that you can win by losing. The Oregonian had never previously claimed a top-10 vote, but placed 15th with seven points after dominating Silva in four of the five rounds. Considering that his UFC 117 performance came after consecutive wins over Yushin Okami and Nate Marquardt, Sonnen has earned his spot as the world’s No. 2 middleweight (no disrespect to Vitor Belfort, who has not yet fought often enough at 185 to merit that tag).
• Where to rank Jon Fitch? He placed 12th this month with 26 points after defeating Thiago Alves on Aug. 7. Twenty-one of those points came from a third, a fourth and a fifth-place vote, but 13 pollsters didn’t name Fitch at all. On one hand, the only time Fitch ever fought a ranked fighter (St. Pierre), he suffered a 50-43 beatdown. On the other hand, he’s 21-1 in his past 22 fights. Barring unforeseen circumstances, with Fitch on the sideline waiting to see how St. Pierre’s December fight with Josh Koscheck pans out, he’s likely to remain on the outside looking in.
• Trivia note: This month marks the third anniversary of the Y! poll. The inaugural rankings: 1. Fedor Emelianenko; 2. Mauricio Rua; 3. Quinton Jackson; 4. Dan Henderson; 5. Anderson Silva; 6. St. Pierre; 7. Chuck Liddell; 8 (tie). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira; 8 (tie) B.J. Penn; 10. Randy Couture. Emelianenko, St. Pierre and Silva are the only fighters to claim the top spot in that time; those three, plus Penn, are the only fighters who have remained in the top 10 without dropping out since 2007
Anderson Silva’s memorable victory over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 was the talk of the sporting world. In running his UFC record win streak to 12 with a fifth-round submission, Silva became the first defending champion in company history to win a title fight in the final frame after dropping each of the first four rounds.
But the finish wasn’t enough to keep Silva in the top spot in Yahoo! Sports poll. Four pollsters switched their first-place votes from Silva to Georges St. Pierre after the UFC middleweight champ absorbed a 22-minute beating from Sonnen, and that was enough to erase Silva’s thin lead and shift St. Pierre back into the top spot
The UFC welterweight champion was named first on 11 of 19 ballots (down from 20 participants in July) and claimed eight-second place votes for 182 points. Silva took the remaining eight firsts and a mix of second-, third- and fourth-place votes for a total of 171.
A few notes about this month’s results:
• Last month, Brock Lesnar moved WEC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz out of the No. 10 spot by virtue of Lesnar’s win over Shane Carwin. This month, though, Cruz, who defends his title on Aug. 18 against Joe Benavidez, took back No. 10.
• Sonnen proved that you can win by losing. The Oregonian had never previously claimed a top-10 vote, but placed 15th with seven points after dominating Silva in four of the five rounds. Considering that his UFC 117 performance came after consecutive wins over Yushin Okami and Nate Marquardt, Sonnen has earned his spot as the world’s No. 2 middleweight (no disrespect to Vitor Belfort, who has not yet fought often enough at 185 to merit that tag).
• Where to rank Jon Fitch? He placed 12th this month with 26 points after defeating Thiago Alves on Aug. 7. Twenty-one of those points came from a third, a fourth and a fifth-place vote, but 13 pollsters didn’t name Fitch at all. On one hand, the only time Fitch ever fought a ranked fighter (St. Pierre), he suffered a 50-43 beatdown. On the other hand, he’s 21-1 in his past 22 fights. Barring unforeseen circumstances, with Fitch on the sideline waiting to see how St. Pierre’s December fight with Josh Koscheck pans out, he’s likely to remain on the outside looking in.
• Trivia note: This month marks the third anniversary of the Y! poll. The inaugural rankings: 1. Fedor Emelianenko; 2. Mauricio Rua; 3. Quinton Jackson; 4. Dan Henderson; 5. Anderson Silva; 6. St. Pierre; 7. Chuck Liddell; 8 (tie). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira; 8 (tie) B.J. Penn; 10. Randy Couture. Emelianenko, St. Pierre and Silva are the only fighters to claim the top spot in that time; those three, plus Penn, are the only fighters who have remained in the top 10 without dropping out since 2007
Roethlisberger doesn’t get off Steelers bench
PITTSBURGH (AP)—Ben Roethlisberger(notes) couldn’t have had a much quieter return to Heinz Field.
Roethlisberger, wearing a Steelers uniform for the first time since drawing a six-game suspension for his off-field behavior, did not play in the first half of Pittsburgh’s exhibition game against Detroit on Saturday night.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin almost never plays regulars with backups, so Roethlisberger was not expected to take the field in a game delayed 1 hour, 13 minutes by lightning and heavy rain during the second quarter.
Roethlisberger was accused of sexual assault, but not charged, following a March night of drinking in a Georgia bar.
There were no signs or other displays of anti-Roethlisberger sentiment inside the stadium
8 dead, 12 hurt at off-road race in Calif. desert - Yahoo! Sports
8 dead, 12 hurt at off-road race in Calif. desert - Yahoo! Sports: "8 dead, 12 hurt at off-road race in Calif. desert
By The Associated Press
46 minutes ago
LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. – Authorities say a vehicle ran into a crowd and killed eight people during an off-road race in the Southern California desert.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Bachman says one of the vehicles in the race called the California 200 plowed into the crowd Saturday night. She says 12 people were injured and many of the wounded were airlifted to hospitals.
The race was being held in Soggy Dry Lake Bed near the city of Lucerne Valley, 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles."
By The Associated Press
46 minutes ago
LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. – Authorities say a vehicle ran into a crowd and killed eight people during an off-road race in the Southern California desert.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Bachman says one of the vehicles in the race called the California 200 plowed into the crowd Saturday night. She says 12 people were injured and many of the wounded were airlifted to hospitals.
The race was being held in Soggy Dry Lake Bed near the city of Lucerne Valley, 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles."
Saturday, Aug !4 NFL Score board
Tampa Bay vs Miami Tampa Bay 7
Miami 10
Final Box Score
Detroit vs Pittsburgh Detroit 7
Pittsburgh 23
Final Box Score
Cleveland vs Green Bay Cleveland 27
Green Bay 24
Final Box Score
Houston vs Arizona Houston 16
Arizona 19
Final Box Score
Minnesota vs St. Louis Minnesota 28
St. Louis 7
Final Box Score
Chicago vs San Diego Chicago 10
San Diego 25
Final Box Score
Tennessee vs Seattle Tennessee 18
Seattle 20
Miami 10
Final Box Score
Detroit vs Pittsburgh Detroit 7
Pittsburgh 23
Final Box Score
Cleveland vs Green Bay Cleveland 27
Green Bay 24
Final Box Score
Houston vs Arizona Houston 16
Arizona 19
Final Box Score
Minnesota vs St. Louis Minnesota 28
St. Louis 7
Final Box Score
Chicago vs San Diego Chicago 10
San Diego 25
Final Box Score
Tennessee vs Seattle Tennessee 18
Seattle 20
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