In recent years more athletes have started confessing to their drug use, while others are being suspended by their governing bodies when positive test come back. Doping has become a serious issues and is being dealt with as such.
2010
-Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids during his baseball
career.
-Floyd Landis admits to doping for most of his athletic career
-Roger Clemens indicted on charges of lying to Congress about
using performance enhancing drugs
2011
-Barry Bonds was found guilty on one count of obstruction of
justice in steroids and HGH case
-Manny Ramirez retires from the MLB after failing another drug
test
-NFL begins conducting blood test, they are the first major
American sports league to do this.
2013
-12 players suspended 50 games for violating MLB drug policy
2015
-Reports alleges widespread doping by Russian Track and field
athletes
2016
-2016 Olympics Ban of Russian Track and Field Athletes is Upheld.
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