Illegality of MLB positive steroid tests seizure to remain intact; SMU and the "death penalty" recounted; Petrino's rewards for winning
December 13, 2010
Government won't appeal ruling on steroid list
A list of 104 players that allegedly tested positive for steroids was seized by government officials in 2004. That list of 104 players from the 2003 season was supposed to be confidential and to only be used to determine if Baseball should start mandatory testing. Government agents took the list when they had a search warrant allowing them to seize the results of just 10 of the players. The players union went to court claiming that the seizure of the lists was illegal.
After several courts rendered decisions, in August and September of 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, with an eleven judge panel, by a 9-2 vote, ordered investigators to return the list of 104 players which it agreed had been illegally obtained.
Government won't appeal ruling on steroid list
A list of 104 players that allegedly tested positive for steroids was seized by government officials in 2004. That list of 104 players from the 2003 season was supposed to be confidential and to only be used to determine if Baseball should start mandatory testing. Government agents took the list when they had a search warrant allowing them to seize the results of just 10 of the players. The players union went to court claiming that the seizure of the lists was illegal.
After several courts rendered decisions, in August and September of 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, with an eleven judge panel, by a 9-2 vote, ordered investigators to return the list of 104 players which it agreed had been illegally obtained.
The solicitor general's office will not ask the Supreme Court to reverse that ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
RECOMMENDED VIEWING
If you missed ESPN's '30 for 30' this past Saturday night, that retold the story of SMU football and the death penalty, here's a link to the times it will be
repeated this week. The documenatry is titled "Pony Excess" and it
is worth taking two hours of your time to watch.
In September of 2009 SLT took a look back at SMU and how the football program in 1987 ended up receiving the "death penalty". Here are the two links:
part one
and part two
It's all about winning
The University of Arkansas football team is off to the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State. For head coach Bobby Petrino that means a seven year contract extension. Read some of the details of it here.
Here's a copy of University of Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino's initial contract with the Hogs.
The University of Arkansas football team is off to the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State. For head coach Bobby Petrino that means a seven year contract extension. Read some of the details of it here.
Here's a copy of University of Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino's initial contract with the Hogs.
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