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Hey jernigan40, http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/2007/10/29/ddn102907inside.html according to this, the CASC will render a verdict on Wednesday. - Freddie Footballer

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Thanks Freddie

no worries

it'll be interesting to see how things play out, as it'll likely set precedent for how steroid allegations are handled by the MMA industry. - Freddie Footballer

they should find in favor of Sherk

MMA should treat steroids as the NFL does, lightly. Perhaps a fine and a slap on the wrist but nothing more than that. If there's anything fans should realize now it's that there's little sanctity in sports when it comes to peformance enhancing drugs. You name the sport and I'll bet athletes are juicing in it. Even golf has testing now, it's crazy. -bB

Tough View

Sure there are cheaters in all sports, that is a given. However, I don't think we should take performance enhancing drugs lightly. I actually think we need to get crazy tough on atheletes that get caught juicing. I don't think we would have near the problem we have now if all sports moved to the penalties that track and field hand down. If someone wants to juice, great I don't care. In fact the use of all drugs does not bother me. It is no one's right to tell another person what is right or wrong. However, if you have to juice to be in the ring or on the football field you should not be there. Its a synthetic advantage that is dangerous for sports in general. Look at how baseball is now tarnished. The greatest slugger in the world is not the greatest slugger in the world. Barry Bonds would have retired 3 years ago with 500 and some home runs and no 72 home run year. He would have retired no where near the record had he not started juicing. Its scary that we live in a society that accepts that its athletes most likely are cheating. If I had a son in sports lets say wrestling and Sean Sherk was a favorite fighter of his i would be scared for my son's health. You know what that puts into his head? Look at Sean Sherk, if ever want to be as good as him I have to use steriods...look at how big he is, how am i supposed to compete with him if I am not doing drugs too. Its a very slippery slope, and I think as nation we have failed on this subject. Sports should be clean(i know they aren't, and I know thats a pipe dream, but they should be.)

the money factor

sports, at the end of the day is a business...and businesses are driven by money. once money comes into play athletes seek for every advantage they can get...or those "advantages" begin to seek the athletes. steroids is definitely not something leagues/associations should take lightly. being honest and preserving integrity is a value of professional sports.