When questions of cheating and the Under 17 World Cup come 'round, usually it's more "Why does Nigeria's defensive mid using a cane?" rather than "Where's the beef...for testing purposes?" Luckily, the tournament was held in Mexico this year, which means questions of tainted food were never going to be too far off.

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This column provided by Northwester University seniors Sam Stejskal and Shashank Churukanti and the good folks at soccer analytics start-up, Chimu Solutions. Take a trip on over to Chimu Solutions (kind of like an Opta on steroids.)

We see possession numbers thrown around all the time in the soccer world.

David Dein has appealed to fans to get behind good friend Arsene Wenger

Attribution theory is a central pillar of social psychology and was studied extensively by Fritz Heider in the 1950s and 60s. Our life is made up of sets of circumstances that can be controlled and are also beyond control.

Alex Rodriguez finds himself once again in a controversial situation. According to reports, this controversy involved Alex Rodriguez and illegal poker. The New York Yankees third baseman, who is currently on the disabled list, could reportedly face a suspension.

(Is Alex Rodriguez giving Cameron Diaz steroids?

Ah here they are again at last: Real Madrid matches. Nevermind that they're only friendlies. For die-hard Madridistas like myself, there are never enough of them... and though fatherhood has helped a lot with the Real Madrid withdrawal symptoms, they never go away permanently. Last Sunday morning (Saturday evening LA time I think), Real Madrid played their first pre-season match against the LA Galaxy who were in the middle of their season.

Wenger summing up the season after the Fulham match.

" But we are not to go overboard. Maybe one year you will realise that it is not easy to finish in the top four every time. Even if people say we have to spend money, we have to be realistic. We cannot buy players for £50 million and, even if we try to strengthen our team and spend money if needed, that is fact.

Long before HGH and other steroids were all the rage, Harmon Killebrew was hitting bombs with natural brute strength. Blasting a 500 foot home run was nothing for the gentleman ironically nicknamed "Killer". On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins legend died after a battle with esophageal cancer.

In the 1960s, Killebrew was the man.

"Not in the wider interests of football". We mentioned this astonishing statement, made on the subject of a new club starting in SW19 at the time that Wimbledon FC was being franchised to Milton Keynes, during our report of the first leg of this evening's Blue Square Premier Play-Off between AFC Wimbledon and Fleetwood Town, but it is a statement that cannot and should not be repeated enough when mentioning tonight's home team.

The feds have been trying to bust Barry Bonds for years. A jury wasn't having it. With Barry Bonds facing a number of charges, the slugger was found guilty of only one charge of obstruction. Though technically Barry Bonds faces up to ten years in prison, legal experts say it's a lock that he'll likely get some sort of home confinement and/or probation.

The Barry Bonds trial is in full swing as baseball season prepares for opening day. The trial continues to steal headlines from the purity of what baseball used to be and the Roger Clemens perjury trial looms ahead to steal even more.
The steroids era is over for boosting ridiculous player egos, but the disgraces continue.

Barry Bonds faces federal charges for obstruction and making false statements. On Monday, Barry Bonds ex-mistress testified and made very personal statements that hit the slugger below the belt. Kimberly Bell, who dated Barry Bonds beginning in 1993, also said that the baseball home run king admitted to her that he took steroids.

Barcelona has denied allegations by a Spanish radio station that the club engaged in "doping practices."

Cadena COPE claimed late Sunday that Barcelona rival Real Madrid has asked the Spanish football federation to take drug testing in the league "more seriously", saying it doesn't understand how "doctors with questionable reputations" can be associated with the Catalan club.

Who knew that tickets to a Arsenal match could land a U.S. business in hot water, and possibly have an executive facing up to 10 years in the slammer?
These are questions that attorneys, such as Philip Hilder, a white-collar criminal defense attorney at Hilder & Associates in Houston, are trying quickly understand the answers to for their clients.