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  • June 2008

    • Post-Saddam, Bodybuilders Let 'Er Ripple

      Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 12:21 PM CDT

      Post-Saddam, Bodybuilders Let 'Er Ripple

      (Newser) - Iraqi bodybuilders have long needed nerves of steel to pump iron. Under Saddam, only officially connected Iraqis could join gyms, and the average weightlifter was forced to use makeshift equipment. But after Saddam, a flood of Iraqis seeking lucrative security jobs hit the gyms. The result? Extremists began targeting bulging biceps for working for Americans. More »

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      Iraq  • steroids  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • Saddam Hussein  • Sylvester Stallone  • bodybuilder  • weight lifting

    • NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 7, 08 6:15 AM CDT

      NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      (Newser) - Convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs’ death has been ruled a suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities say Jacobs, 35, shot himself in the stomach and head. Officials also found some 150 containers of steroids in his Texas home. The medical examiner has not yet explained the death of Jacobs’ girlfriend, whose body was found with his, apparently shot several times. More »

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      NFL  • murder  • Texas  • steroids  • suicide  • drug dealer  • bodybuilder  • David Jacobs

    • NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 6, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

      (Newser) - Convicted steroids dealer and bodybuilder David Jacobs and his girlfriend have been found shot to death to death in his Texas home. Jacobs, 35, who got probation after cooperating with investigators, recently met with NFL officials to discuss his client list. The couple had a volatile relationship, but police would not say whether the case was a murder-suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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      murder  • Texas  • steroids  • Dallas Cowboys  • drug dealer  • bodybuilder  • David Jacobs

  • January 2008

    • A New Breed of 'Gladiator'

      Military Times  |  Jan 7, 08 4:13 PM CST

      A New Breed of 'Gladiator'

      (Newser) - "American Gladiators" muscled its way back onto TV last night with a former cheerleader in the cast. But fear not a dumbed-down version of the classic guilty pleasure—Tanji Williams is an Air Force Academy grad ranked fourth nationally by the International Federation of Body Building for fitness. Like the vintage version, "Gladiators" pits musclemen and -women against amateur athletes. More »

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      television  • NBC  • Hulk Hogan  • bodybuilder  • American Gladiators

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