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[Golf Truth & Rumors] Jeffrey Rosenblum told a court in Memphis the tour had singled out Doug Barron, a journeyman professional, for punishment in an attempt to prove it was serious about its anti-doping policy while at the same time ignoring a number of other alleged positive tests for recreational drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.
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[Legal News] Doug Barron, 1st player suspended under PGA doping policy, files ...: Another sentencing for peeking into passport filesWASHINGTON ” A former State Department contract employee was sentenced Friday to a year's probation for illegally accessing more than 75 celebrity passport application files. William Celey, 28, of Washington, was among six current or former State Department employees to plead guilty to unauthorized peeking into the files.
[J Schil's Blog] GOLF: Doug Barron Sues PGA Tour: It is important to note, however, that the PGA Tour takes recreational drugs (like marijuana) differently from performance-enhancing drugs and is not required to announce a suspension for a positive test of those.
[World BB News] Significant number of failed drug tests on golf's PGA Tour, claims ...: Barron’s lawyer said that if the case progressed he would seek a disclosure order from the court requiring the PGA Tour to provide all records of any positive drugs tests since the introduction of its anti-doping policy last year, including the type of drug use uncovered and the names of the players who had allegedly been involved. “It is just not fair for the PGA Tour to sit in its ivory tower and cast judgement on people in an inconsistent way.
[Imagine Golf - News RSS] Doug Barron is 1st to violate PGA Tour drug policy - Golf News ...: "I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the tour or its players resulting from my suspension,'' Barron said in a statement released by the PGA Tour on Monday. "I want my fellow tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on tour.''
Scottish Golf View - Golf News from Scotland: Barron's lawyer said that if the case progressed he would seek a disclosure order from the court requiring the PGA Tour to provide all records of any positive drugs tests since the introduction of its anti-doping policy last year, including the type of drug use uncovered and the names of the players who had allegedly been involved.
[philipmartin's posterous] Barron violates anti-doping policy, suspended one year - PGA Tour ...: “I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the Tour or its players resulting from my suspension,” Barron said in a statement released by the PGA Tour on Monday. “I want my fellow Tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on Tour.”
[Rss News Online] Doug Barron is 1st to violate PGA Tour drug policy (AP): "I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the tour or its players resulting from my suspension," Barron said in a statement released by the PGA Tour on Monday. "I want my fellow tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on tour."
[Golf365 | Golf News] Golf365 | Golf News | Woods backing anti-doping drive: World number one Tiger Woods insists compulsory drug testing is essential to ensure a clean sport in the wake of the one-year ban handed out to American journeyman Doug Barron. The PGA Tour announced earlier this week that Barron had violated the anti-doping policy on the use of performance-enhancing substances, becoming the first player to be banned after golf introduced testing in June last year.
[FanNation.com - Truth&Rumors] Lawyer: Several PGA pros failed drug tests | Truth&Rumors | FanNation: A lawyer acting for the first player banned under golf's anti-doping policy claimed yesterday a "significant" number of PGA Tour pros had tested positive for drugs but not been punished by the authorities. Jeffrey Rosenblum told a court in Memphis the tour had singled out Doug Barron, a journeyman professional, for punishment in an attempt to prove it was serious about its anti-doping policy while at the same time ignoring a number of other alleged positive tests for recreational drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.
[Modern Golf] Modern Golf » Blog Archive » Scandal! Doping? No!: Woods said of Barron’s ban: “It’s unfortunate, but that is one of the reasons why we have the policy to make sure no-one does anything that’s improper for the game of golf and I think that it is great that we have the policy in place.
[Costa del Sol Golf] Tiger Woods insists compulsory drug testing is essential | Costa ...: Woods said of Barron’s ban: “It’s unfortunate, but that is one of the reasons why we have the policy to make sure no-one does anything that’s improper for the game of golf and I think that it is great that we have the policy in place.
[!!! Philippines Breaking News !!!] ..Philippines Breaking News.: "I would like to apologize for any negative perception of the tour or its players resulting from my suspension," Barron said in a statement released by the PGA Tour. "I want my fellow tour members and the fans to know that I did not intend to gain an unfair competitive advantage or enhance my performance while on tour."
[Comments for Freakonomics Blog] The Freakonomics of Women's Hockey - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com: The same is true in professional baseball and basketball, where the comparable attempts have been even fewer and less successful (ditto Ila Borders). I am personally intrigued by the possibility that some day a female athlete will cross one of these boundaries;
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