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Fallout From The Al Jazeera Doping Report

Maybe you don’t care about Charles Sly. I certainly don’t. He comes across as a sort of conniving individual who got more than he bargained for when his undercover interview was purposed into an article by Al Jazeera reporter Deborah Davies on the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports The article specifically named Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning, Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmeman, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, and former Cubs catcher Tyler Teagarden as having received illegal substances.