MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -U.S. Olympic officials, Major League Baseball and other professional sports organizations are getting into the NFL’s fight with two Minnesota Vikings linemen who were suspended for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.
MLB, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey Association asked Monday for permission to file paperwork in federal court in support of the NFL, which wants to suspend the players for four games. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency filed a similar motion on its own.
Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, who are not related, have never been accused of taking steroids. The two linemen tested positive last summer for a banned diuretic, bumetanide, that can mask the presence of steroids. They took the weight-loss supplement StarCaps, which contained the diuretic but wasn’t listed on the label.
“to ensure a level playing field.”
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