Marlon Byrd, Victor Conte's Most Famous Client, Suspended For PEDs

Marlon Byrd was supposed to be Victor Conte's character witness. For the past three-plus seasons, the journeyman outfield has been the only high-profile client of Conte's supplement business, a product line that's a tough sell since the whole BALCO mess. The BALCO name's gone (it's SNAC now), but Conte could always…

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Victor Conte Says Ryan Braun's Test Result Is Exactly What You'd Expect…

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Conte says Braun is "dead in the water."

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What Do Usain Bolt And Juan Manuel Marquez Have In Common? They Train…

On Saturday, Juan Manuel Marquez will step into the ring for a third time against Manny Pacquiao. This time around, Marquez—who's moving up in weight for the fight—has a new physique. He has retained the services of Angel Hernandez, the strength and conditioning coach who has been working with Jamaican sprinter Usain…

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Oh Look, Victor Conte's Handing Out Supplements Again

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Marlon Byrd will take anything Conte gives him.

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The Novitzky Scalps

Barry Bonds: Charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice for telling a federal grand jury he never knowingly used steroids. The substance he's accused of taking, The Clear, was neither illegal nor specifically banned by baseball at the time of his testimony. Trial is scheduled to begin…

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Bonds, Conte, Steroids... Blah

BondsSyringe.jpgI actually can't tell how big of a story this is. When I see the words "Bonds" and "steroids" and a headline, I can try to read it, but in my head, it will all just sound like the teacher in Charlie Brown. But it's the top headline on ESPN.com right now, so it might be worth a mention.

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Grand Theft Auto: BALCO

So in the new Grand Theft Auto game, one of your "missions," according to Sam at SLAM Online, is to hunt down and kill an informer planning on giving a doping report on "our country's most famous athletes" to the FBI. The man, we're told, has more than a passing resemblance to BALCO barker Victory Conte. According to…

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Victor Conte And The Day The Music Died

towerofpower.jpgIn response to our post on BALCO-ape man Victor Conte from yesterday, a reader (actually a caller) points out that not only is Conte a musician, but he was the bass player for Tower of Power for a time in the 1970s ... albeit for only a little more than a year. His brother, Bruce Conte, was the more accomplished…

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