Schultz's column Aug 16, 2008
Until HGH and THG and EPO became part of the sports lexicon. Until BALCO. Until Marion Jones, C.J. Hunter, Tim Montgomery, Chryste Gaines, Justin Gatlin, Kelli White and even a set of twins, Alvin and Calvin Harrison, who presumably bought in bulk. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Judge to rule Friday on Chambers' bid to compete at Beijing Olympics Jul 17, 2008
The 30-year-old Chambers returned to the track this year after serving a two-year doping ban after testing positive for the steroid THG, the drug at the center of the BALCO scandal, in August 2003. . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Olympics Notebook: Hamm on track to compete in Games (Yesterday) Jul 14, 2008
He tested positive for the steroid THG in August 2003. He goes to London's High Court on Wednesday to seek an injunction against the British Olympic Association's lifetime ban on drug cheats. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pats' Kaczur aided DEA case, lawyer says Jun 5, 2008
Chambers, who has completed a two-year ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations for testing positive for the steroid THG, is barred for life by the British Olympic Association. He is appealing that ban. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
T.J. Quinn/Mark Fainaru-Wada May 24, 2008
To further beat the system, chemist Patrick Arnold developed "the clear," or THG, to avoid detection, and Conte passed it on to athletes, knowing that testers weren't looking for the drug ... If track coach Trevor Graham, whose perjury trial began Monday in San Francisco, hadn't blown the whistle, it's possible that testers still wouldn't know THG was out there ... When Catlin started decoding THG months later in 2003, and officials later learned that Jones and Collins were connected with the... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Cyclist convicted in BALCO case lashes out Apr 5, 2008
Arnold also testified that he sent Thomas the steroids THG he invented at least once. Thomas is the ninth BALCO figure to suffer convictions. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Baboon provided needed link in BALCO test Apr 2, 2008
Dr. Don Catlin, founder of the Olympic Analytic Laboratory in Los Angeles, told a jury in San Francisco that the baboon experiment helped verify that sports stars were using a previously unknown performance-enhancing drug - later identified as BALCO's "THG" or "the clear" - to beat steroid tests. "We wanted to give (the drug) to a human being ... but we couldn't do that on ethical grounds," Catlin told the jury in the trial of former cycling champion Tammy Thomas, a suspected steroid user who is... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Chemist testifies he sent steroids to cyclist Mar 27, 2008
Later, he created THG, a steroid based on a drug given to beef cattle. Arnold said he had sold THG to Conte, who said he distributed the drugs to Jones, Romanowski and Stubblefield ... But he testified that after he and his girlfriend broke up, he mailed Thomas several packages of THG.. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chemist describes work with BALCO Mar 26, 2008
"That's the primary reason why THG was developed," Arnold said during the second day of the perjury and obstruction trial of former elite cyclist Tammy Thomas ... Arnold said in court he gave THG, also known as "the clear," to Thomas at least once, testimony that contradicts Thomas' grand jury testimony ... Arnold also testified that BALCO founder Victor Conte told him BALCO supplied THG to Jones, Montgomery, Romanowski and Stubblefield. (USA Today -- Sports)
New report reflects split view of Clemens Mar 26, 2008
Prosecutors say Thomas lied to a grand jury about what performance-enhancing substances she had obtained from Arnold, who created the designer steroid THG that Thomas and Barry Bonds are accused of taking, and whether she had ever taken anabolic steroids. She is charged with making false statements and obstruction of justice. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Chemist says he gave steroids to cyclist Thomas, helped with cover story Mar 26, 2008
Prosecutors say Thomas lied to a grand jury about what performance-enhancing substances she had obtained from Arnold, who created the designer steroid THG that she and home run king Barry Bonds are accused of taking, and whether she had ever taken anabolic steroids ... The one-time amateur bodybuilder said he had effectively invented the performance-enhancing drug the clear, a once-undetectable substance tetrahydrogestrinone, or THG. It is the same substance Bonds is accused of taking ...... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
BALCO chemist opens doors to steroid operation Mar 26, 2008
The chemist, who runs a nutritional supplement business, described concocting drugs such as norbolethone and the designer steroids that came to be known as THG and DMT. Asked about his creation of THG, Arnold -- referring to its strong anabolic qualities and the fact that until recently it was undetectable -- said flatly, "That's the primary reason THG was developed.". Arnold described how he came to know Conte through Internet message boards and how he ultimately sold the Bay Area nutritionist... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Thomas' perjury trial could be Bonds preview Mar 24, 2008
The rogue chemist Patrick Arnold, who created the designer steroid THG that Bonds and Thomas are accused of taking, is also expected to testify against the cyclist, though it's uncertain whether he'd be called at a Bonds trial. Thomas told the grand jury in November 2003 that she never received steroids from Arnold, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to drug distribution charges and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Sports briefs Feb 20, 2008
Chambers tested positive for the banned steroid THG in 2003 and was automatically banned from competing at the Olympics by the British Olympic Association. Dutch lawmaker Joel Voordewind, a member of the Christian Union party, wants an international boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics to protest China's human rights record. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Hansbrough helps N.C. survive against Cavs Feb 13, 2008
Chambers was banned for two years between 2003-05 after testing positive for the steroid THG.. SPORTS AND COURTS. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Stubblefield pleads guilty to steroid lies Jan 20, 2008
Stubblefield's 2003 encounter with IRS agent Jeff Novitzky came three days before a National Football League Web site reported that he and three of his teammates on the Oakland Raiders - linebacker Bill Romanowski, center Barret Robbins and defensive tackle Chris Cooper - had tested positive for "the clear," also known as THG.. The NFL suspended them for four games but delayed the suspensions until the 2004 season because the samples had been provided before the league officially started testing... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Former NFL Lineman Charged in BALCO Case... Jan 19, 2008
He was one of three players fined by the NFL for testing positive for the designer steroid THG, but was not suspended because THG was not added to the NFL's banned substance list until after the tests were conducted. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)
Insurance business Verlan to be acquired Jan 15, 2008
-based Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG) is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Co., Citizens Insurance Co. of America and their affiliates. The Maryland company's primary business, Verlan Fire Insurance Co., offers property coverage to small and medium-sized companies that manufacture, store, transport and use chemicals such as paints and solvents, according to a release from the companies. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Marion Jones gets 6 months in doping case Jan 12, 2008
By the time she was interviewed in the Balco investigation in November 2003, Jones said, she knew it was the designer steroid THG, known as the clear. But she had denied recognizing the substance and denied taking it in that Balco interview. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Marbury files grievance over fine Dec 23, 2007
Jones took EPO, human growth hormone, and THG using drops and injections, according to the court documents that show use in 2000 and 2001. Jones's October doping admission came as part of her guilty plea to lying to federal investigators in the BALCO case about using steroids. (Boston Globe)
Why Is Baseball Taking All The Heat? Dec 17, 2007
In 2003, four Raiders, none of whom remains with the team, tested positive for the designer steroid THG, which, according to the players' lawyer, was supplied by BALCO's Victor Conte. THG initially had been unknown to the NFL, but the positive tests occurred after the league retested 1,700 urine samples. (PatriotsInsider.com)
Steroids in MLB timeline Dec 14, 2007
Oct. 29, 2003 -- Less than two weeks after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says several track athletes tested positive for tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), baseball places the drug on its testing list for 2004. The league is barred from retroactively retesting 2003 urine samples by its own agreement. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
• Man Behind The Muscles Nov 18, 2007
Arnold is also the creator of the undetectable designer steroid THG (for tetrahydrogestrinone), which Bonds and other baseball stars are alleged to have used. Arnold's THG known as "the clear" was one of the drugs at the center of the federal investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, known as BALCO.. (FOX61, CT)
The BALCO investigation Nov 16, 2007
Does not include track and field doping cases not related to BALCO, THG or modafinil ... March 16, 2006: BALCO founder Victor Conte says he " to Barry Bonds. Speaking to USA TODAY by phone from a California prison where his four-month sentence is about to end, Conte also does not directly address whether the San Francisco Giants slugger could have gotten steroids that someone else received from BALCO. "My relationship with Barry Bonds was 100% about his nutrition," Conte says. Conte also... (USA Today -- Sports)
Barry Bonds indicted in steroid case Nov 16, 2007
Patrick Arnold, the rogue chemist who created the designer steroid THG, BALCO vice president James Valente and track coach Remi Korchemny all also pleaded guilty. Korchemny and Valente were sentenced to probation and Arnold sent to prison for four months. (KHOU.com, TX)
* Shane Mosley admits to using BALCO's products Sep 30, 2007
The SI.com Web site said on Friday that Mosley used "the clear" and "the cream" from BALCO -- later identified as the designer steroid THG and testosterone -- as well as the blood-booster EPO before a 2003 championship fight against Oscar de la Hoya. SI.com said that evidence seized during the BALCO raids showed Mosley had blood work done to measure his hematocrit level, the volume of red blood cells, at 44. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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Romanowski marketing healing supplements Jun 26, 2007
He had strengthened his body throughout his NFL career with supplements -- including THG and ephedrine -- that sometimes straddled the line of legality, and Romanowski hoped he could build up his mind as well ... He tested positive for THG, also known as "The Clear," in 2003 ... "The biggest regret I have in my 16-year career is at the end of my career taking THG, which when I took it, it didn't have a name and they didn't know what it was. I knew I was pushing that line, that integrity line,... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Flanagan, Powell off to record-breaking start to season Apr 21, 2007
USA Track & Field officials no doubt are pleased to erase a record set by Jacobs, who retired from running 2004 after accepting a four-year ban for testing positive for the steroid THG at the 2003 national championships. Flanagan's run was her second American record of the year. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Hocus-pocus for focus Apr 10, 2007
Tested positive for the designer drug THG - or tetrahydrogestrinone - while playing for the Oakland Raiders. Later admitted using performance-enhancing drugs while playing in the NFL and was called to testify before a grand jury about his ties to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) investigation. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Huge cloud of suspicion Mar 28, 2007
"So far, 20 people have been indicted, and several Florida clinics were raided. Athletes linked to the scandal, in various reports, are baseball's Gary Matthews Jr., Jose Canseco, John Rocker, Jerry Hairston Jr., David Bell and Darren Holmes, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Pittsburgh Steelers doctor Richard Rydze, 1996 Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kurt Angle and bodybuilder Victor Martinez.Rains said Bonds continues to insist he never knowingly took anabolic steroids from his... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Anti-doping expert leaving UCLA lab to focus on research Mar 14, 2007
His discovery of THG, a once-undetectable steroid, was a key factor in the BALCO case. It's been really exciting, but my love and my heart is in research, and that's where I would like to spend my days, Catlin, a UCLA professor of molecular and medical pharmacology, said in a telephone interview Tuesday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Doping athletic cheats risk health Mar 1, 2007
A similar doping scandal was recently blown open when it was discovered the Balco lab in San Francisco was manufacturing the 'designer steroid' THG, which had been undetectable. Nobody had developed a test for it because they did not even know it existed, but use was rife, with British sprinter Dwain Chambers, hammer thrower John McEwen and shot putters CJ Hunter and Kevin Toth all linked with the drug. (Life Style Extra)
Meet Dr. Don Catlin, the chief of sport's war on drugs Feb 28, 2007
"There will always be cheating. There will be people like Patrick Arnold (the chemist who created the designer steroid THG which was involved in the BALCO scandal). There will always be people out there who are going to want to take something and get an edge. A lot of the stuff they take won't give them an edge, and they're going to spend a lot of money for something that doesn't work. There will be other drugs, new drugs, new steroids. I'm concerned about new kinds of EPOs; they will certainly... (USA Today -- Sports)
The drugs do work Feb 5, 2007
Consider the story of Balco - the Bay Area Laboratory Co operative - which was eventually exposed as supplier of the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) ... A test now exists for THG, but few experts doubt other designer steroids are being made, or have already been designed to bypass existing tests ... An anabolic steroid, THG is a designer drug only uncovered by the doping authorities in 2003, when it was found to be in wide use. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Bonds in the Hall of Fame? Jan 5, 2007
On an entirely unrelated matter (wink) perhaps theyll soon have an accurate test for human growth hormone or THG (The Clear), not that I suspect any current baseball or NFL players are using (wink) anything like that ... Mr Baseball, there was a very good article in Sports Illustrated recently about the brilliant evil-genius doctor who s coming up with all the cutting-edge roids like The Clear (THG) and others, the dude that supplied the stuff to Conte and Balco. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Steroids spotlight turns to football Oct 27, 2006
But there's no question baseball and the NFL, along with their respective unions, have chosen different routes to manage the ongoing threat of performance-enhancing drugs, whether it's andro, steroids, a previously "undetectable" drug such as THG, or human growth hormone. For one, the NFL can boast that it began testing players in 1987, while baseball began in 2003. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Toward Better Identification Of Substances Used For Doping In Sports Oct 27, 2006
In one recent high-profile case, world-class sprinters used the new steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) for months until an informant sent a sample to antidoping authorities ... In practice, the approach could be used to identify new designer drugs like THG based on their similarities to existing banned substances. (Science Daily)
Jones tests are hardly 'the clear' Sep 7, 2006
Victor Conte's people nicknamed THG "the clear'' because it would be invisible in drug testing. The NFL's new commissioner, Roger Goodell, held his first news conference on Wednesday, and he had to concede that the league's drug testing, once held up as a beacon for other pro sports, might be a little too porous. A Charlotte Observer investigation revealed that a group of former Carolina Panthers had procured performance-enhancing drugs in such bulk, they might as well have been stocking up on... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
BALCO in focus Sep 7, 2006
BALCO began when Trevor Graham, who has coached many high-profile U.S. track athletes, including Gatlin and Jones, sent a syringe containing tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), an anabolic steroid, to USADA. Graham identified BALCO as the source ... Scientists there developed a test for THG, which was performed at subsequent competitions ... Four of the track athletes sanctioned in the BALCO case tested positive for THG. "It's been demonstrated very publicly by us receiving the syringe and following up... (USA Today -- Sports)
Sources say Marion Jones failed drug test in June Aug 19, 2006
At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Graham confirmed he was the one who sent a vial of the designer steroid THG, also know as "the clear," to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, telling the agency that this was the drug of choice by some elite athletes at the time. BALCO later was confirmed as the source of THG.. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Chambers aims to reclaim 100-meter title at Euro Championships Aug 7, 2006
The British sprinter was stripped of his European 100 and 400-relay titles after testing positive for the steroid THG in November 2003. The 28-year-old Chambers will race in the 100 and 200 at the European Championships. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
MLS All-Stars shut down Chelsea Aug 6, 2006
Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins Revolution Colleges High school Others NESN Dirt Dogs Calendar Memorabilia. Chelsea's high-priced talent wasn't enough to beat Major League Soccer's All-Stars. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Labs gain on dopers Aug 5, 2006
The best example is the BALCO labs scandal, which exploded in 2004 when an anonymous coach forwarded a syringe filled with an undetectable designer steroid known as THG to U.S. authorities. The drug had been manufactured by the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (or BALCO), a nutritional supplement firm with links to several high-profile Olympic athletes, including sprinter Marion Jones, as well as to San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds. (Toronto Star -- Sports)
Sprinter's test deepens doping crisis Jul 31, 2006
Gatlin is only the latest addition to athletics' long rollcall of drugs scandal: Canadian Ben Johnson, stripped of his gold medal after being exposed for using anabolic steroids at the Seoul Olympics in 1998; Tim Montgomery, banned after links with the US Balco drugs scandal - which also snared Dwain Chambers, Kelli White and Chryste Gaines after Victor Conte, a US chemist, pleaded guilty to distributing the designer steroid THG to athletes ... The "designer drug" THG was developed by a US... (Guardian Unlimited)
Lab is helping baseball to clean up its act Jul 16, 2006
"Catlin's team discovered designer steroid THG (tetrahydrogestrinone), which broke open the infamous BALCO case in Burlingame, Calif. He was the first witness to testify before the BALCO grand jury, a task that validated his life's work. A tall, gentle man who grew up in Connecticut rooting for the Ted Williams Red Sox, Catlin has no interest in today's home run totals. ``I'll be a [fan of home run hitting] when I'm satisfied that things are cleaned up," he says. Green knows a lot of people have... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Tour de France has learned drug testing's not the answer Jul 3, 2006
"Never failed a drug test'' is virtually meaningless. When Congressional pressure forced baseball to dramatically increase penalties for failed drug tests last year, trumpets went off on Capitol Hill, naively declaring a major victory. Drug testing alone can't effectively police the chemical shenanigans of the sports world. It's a sieve and a farce. It's Barney Fife in a lab coat. Ullrich and Basso got the boot from the Tour de France on Friday because of a real police investigation. Confronted... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seven strokes up, Curtis almost there Jun 27, 2006
Chambers was banned for two years after testing positive for the steroid THG in November 2003. All his personal and team results from January 2002 to August 2003 were annulled by track and field's governing body. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
How to beat the system Jun 22, 2006
" 2. The "E" Fix The testers aren't searching for just testosterone. They're also looking for its chemical cousin, epitestosterone. The body makes both in equal amounts, so a red flag gets raised when the proportion is out of whack. Figuring out the correct testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio is like trying to set the speed limit on an interstate. Even though most people have a ratio of 1:1, the World Anti-Doping Agency originally used a 6:1 limit, reasoning that it had to allow for the rare... (ESPN -- Baseball)
Powell is equal to the task in 100 Jun 12, 2006
Red Sox Patriots Celtics Bruins World Cup Revs Colleges High school Others NESN Dirt Dogs Calendar Shop. Asafa Powell has a message for Justin Gatlin. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Beyond the Draft: The NFC West May 11, 2006
In 2004, Cooper was one of three active players who was fined by the NFL after testing positive for the designer steroid THG. He was placed on "reasonable-cause testing" for the rest of his career, and will be suspended for eight games if he ever tests positive for any steroid again. Remaining Team Needs. (SeahawksInsider.com)
Scientist pleads guilty to supplying 'the clear' Apr 29, 2006
The most famous was "The Clear," also known as THG, which according to court records was distributed to Giants slugger Barry Bonds, New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi, Olympic track star Marion Jones and other elite athletes who were customers of the Burlingame-based Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative. In court Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Nedrow said Arnold also had synthesized another designer steroid known as DMT, and he manufactured and marketed a third drug, Norbolethone,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
RadioShack's CEO Resigns Over Resume Feb 21, 2006
He said Wednesday he believes that he received a theology diploma called a ThG, but not the four-year bachelor of science degree listed on his resume. He added that he cannot document the ThG diploma. (CBS News)
