{"id":5627,"date":"2020-06-25T01:30:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2020-06-25T05:13:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T10:13:21","slug":"10-worst-doping-excuses-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/10-worst-doping-excuses-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Worst (and Funniest) Doping Excuses In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\nonly need to look at Russia for proof that we\u2019re entering a new \u201cno-nonsense\u201d\nera when it comes to doping in sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nthis global crackdown is of course great for sports<\/a>, it means that the\nclassic art of the doping excuse is fading away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nwanted to make sure we\u2019ve got something to look back on of what may soon be a\nbygone era, so we\u2019ve put together 10 of the worst (best?) excuses athletes have\nused to cover up their PED use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Penis Pills – LaShawn Merritt (Track and Field)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"LaShawn
Using ExtenZe earned LaShawn Merrit an extended break from athletics. [Image: gannet-cdn.com]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

American\nsprinter LaShawn Merritt emerged onto the athletics scene as a junior, setting\nyouth world records and even helping the American 4x400m relay team win gold at\nthe 2005 World Championships as an 18-year-old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over\nthe next few years, his career would further explode as he collected more golds\nat World Championship events and the Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more than just Merritt\u2019s trophy case seemed to be expanding. In 2010 the increasingly-muscular sprinter was revealed to have failed\u00a0three drug tests\u00a0for the banned steroid dehydroepiandrosterone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nhis performance on the track was at an all-time high, apparently his\nperformance in the bedroom was not, as Merritt claimed that the positive test\nresults were from using the penis enlargement supplement ExtenZe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nserved a 21-month ban for his dysfunctional\u2026label reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Double Chin Treatment – Shane Warne (Cricket)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Shane
\u201cMy mom made me do it\u201d was essentially Shane Warne\u2019s excuse in 2003. [Image: afr.com]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Aussie\nShane Warne is one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. One of Wisden\u2019s\nfive Cricketers of the Century, \u201cWarnie\u201d is particularly renowned for his leg\nspin and ability to turn the ball considerably on absolutely any pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nhe isn\u2019t particularly known for is his good looks, something apparently even\nhis mother agreed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day before the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Warne was sent home from the squad after testing positive for a prohibited diuretic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What he claimed to have taken was the pharmaceutical Moduretic, allegedly given to him by his own mother to improve his appearance and\u00a0\u201cget rid of a double chin\u201d<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because\nhe admitted to his absent-mindedness (and not-so-good looks), Warne\u2019s\nsuspension from the sport was reduced from the usual two years to just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Too Much Sex – Dennis Mitchell (Track and Field)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Dennis
Beer and sex apparently produces too much testosterone to compete in athletics. [Image: im.rediff.com]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By\nthe time he was 30, sprinter Dennis Mitchell had accomplished more than most\nathletes in the sport even wish for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With\nan NCAA Championship, world record, and gold medals at the World Championships\nand Olympics to his name, the American seemingly slacked off on abiding by the\nanti-doping policies in his sport and in 1998 tested positive for high\ntestosterone levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you believe his story, what really happened is that the night before the test, he had enjoyed \u201cfive bottles of beer and sex\u00a0with his wife at least four times\u201d because \u201cit was her birthday [and] the lady deserved a treat.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nbest part about this excuse is that USA Track and Field accepted it. However,\nthe IAAF did not, and he was banned retroactively for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Addicted To Eating Veal – Petr Korda (Tennis)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Petr
Petr Korda claimed contaminated veal was the culprit in his positive test. [Image: sbs.com]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Once\nranked number two in the world, Petr Korda is a name forgotten by casual fans\nof the sport since his suspension and subsequent retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Czech lefty\u2019s excuse for\u00a0getting popped<\/a>\u00a0in 1998 for the steroid nandrolone is perhaps just as bad as how the case was handled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korda\nclaimed that his love for veal, especially veal injected with steroids, was the\nreason for his hot test. That excuse didn\u2019t hold water, as it was proven that\nhe would have had to eat 40 calves every day for 20 years to match the amount\nof steroids in his system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\nthe outrage of players and fans alike, the ITF only stripped Korda of his\nresults and prize money from that year\u2019s Wimbledon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After\na long court kerfuffle in which the ITF tried to appeal their own decision in\norder to dish out a harsher one, Korda was eventually banned for 12 months from\nthe tour but still maintains his innocence (and presumably his love for veal)\nto this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Contaminated Piegon Pie – Adri van der Poel (Cycling)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Adri
Pigeon pie made Adri van der Poel fail a drugs test, apparently. [Image: cyclingnews.com]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The\n1980s were the Wild Wild West for doping, and you had to be pretty obvious\nabout what you were doing to get caught by the limited testing technology there\nwas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nin that era of blatant usage came perhaps the most blatantly-pseudo excuses, as\nin the case of famed Dutch cyclist Adri van der Poel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\n1983, van der Poel tested positive for strychnine, one of the earliest popular\nperformance enhancers. Apparently not just popular with human athletes, it was\nalso the drug of choice for Adri\u2019s father-in-law\u2019s racing pigeons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since there was no drug testing in pigeon racing at the time, van der Poel claimed he ate some of his\u00a0father-in-law\u2019s pigeon pie<\/a>\u00a0which ultimately resulted in the positive test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.\nCocaine Is Actually An S.T.D. – Shawn Barber (Track and Field)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Shawn
Barber said he ingested cocaine from kissing a casual encounter in the run up to the Olympic Trials. [Image: Twitter\/vaultbarber]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Shawn\nBarber was an Olympic hopeful from Canada, looking to represent his country on\nthe biggest stage. To do so, he had to get through the Olympic Trials, held in\nEdmonton in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clearly feeling the pressure in the run-up to the event, Barber posted an ad on Craigslist<\/a>, looking for a casual encounter \u2013 we\u2019ll let you decode exactly what that means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barber got his wish, but things turned ugly when he failed a drugs test at the Trials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He tested positive for cocaine, but he had an excuse ready and waiting: it had been transferred to him during his night of passion, as the woman had apparently racked up a few lines before they met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nmost amazing thing about the whole scenario? He only lost the Canadian pole\nvault title and wasn\u2019t sanctioned in any other way, as the cocaine in his system\nwas not deemed to have given him an advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nmeant he was free to go on and compete in Rio, where he finished 10th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\nIt Was The Ghosts – Jeremy Kerley (NFL)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BejBvdtlo7v\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do\nyou believe in ghosts? Jeremy Kerley certainly does, or at least he claimed to,\nin an attempt to squirm his way out of a failed drugs test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nthe time, Kerley was a wide receiver with the New York Jets and on November 6,\n2017, he received a four-game suspension for doping violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most\nwould have used an excuse that was even slightly plausible, but not Jeremy.\nInstead, he claimed that there were lots of ghosts around, so it must have been\none of those that caused the positive test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somehow\nKerley\u2019s excuse didn\u2019t persuade the authorities, and he was forced to serve his\nban. He said he was going to get to the bottom of what had happened, but never\ndid manage to prove his ghost theory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nwas released by the Jets shortly after and would play just one more season in\nthe NFL, with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Victim Of A Fake Site – Melky Cabrera (MLB)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Melky
Melky Cabrera went to some extreme lengths to get out of his suspension, but it wasn\u2019t enough to convince the MLB board or the FBI. [Image: Wikimedia Commons]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While\nplaying for the San Francisco Giants in 2012, outfielder Melky Cabrera failed a\ntest for performance-enhancing drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead\nof accepting his punishment, Cabrera decided he wasn\u2019t going down without a\nfight, and concocted one of the most elaborate excuses ever given by an athlete\nfor a failed test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After testing positive, Cabrera paid $10,000 to someone in order for them to create a fake website, which sold fake products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\nmean, you have to salute this guy for his efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nthen protested his innocence, claiming that he\u2019d bought and used a fake product\nfrom the site and that was the reason for the banned substance being detected.\nQuite simply, as he told it, he was the victim of a scam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nwas the scammer though, as both Major League Baseball and the FBI traced the\nsite back to him, and he had to endure a 50-game suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Shared A Glass With His Wife – Mariano Puerta (Tennis)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
The face you pull when you get caught sharing a glass with someone and ingesting their menstrual pain meds. Or not? [Image: Wikimedia Commons]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mariano\nPuerta\u2019s career highlight was reaching the French Open final in 2005, where he\nwould lose to Rafael Nadal. The drama wasn\u2019t only played out on the clay\nthough, as he was found guilty of doping following the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puerta\u2019s\nexcuse was that he accidentally ingested the substance after drinking from the\nsame glass as his wife, who\u2019d been taking meds for menstrual pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puerta\nreceived a record eight-year ban, partly because he\u2019d already been caught\ndoping once before. His ban was eventually changed to two years though, after\nthe ITF declared that there wasn\u2019t enough of the substance present in order to\nhave made a difference to his performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.\nSet Up By The Mafia – Javier Sotomayor (Track and Field)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BISxdj4gbg3\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Javier\nSotomayor was known for being the best high jumper in the world throughout most\nof the 1990s. He scooped a gold in the event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,\nand he remains the only high jumper to have ever cleared a height of eight\nfeet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nwas controversy in 1999 though, when he tested positive for cocaine at the Pan\nAmerican Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nmakes this case so interesting is the fact that it wasn\u2019t only Sotomayor making\nexcuses and denying ever taking the illegal drug. Cuban president Fidel Castro got\ninvolved too, by blaming the Cuban-American Mafia for setting him up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite his presidential backing, the IAAF handed him a two-year ban, although this was later decreased to just one year. Sotomayor would eventually retire in 2001, after failing another drugs test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excuses, Excuses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As things are clamping down, it really is a shame the\nart of the doping excuse will die alongside it \u2013 we\u2019re going to miss them for\ntheir entertainment value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoyed this, you should check out our list of 10 sports stars who cheated<\/a> or maybe you\u2019d enjoy the story of scammer Ron Harris<\/a> and his accomplices, who got busted after cheating at keno. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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