Athletes at Navy failed drug tests

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Published in today’s Baltimore Examiner:</p>

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Don’t tell Rob Caldwell and Tyler Tidwell that the Naval Academy looks the other way when it comes to drug testing student athletes…</p>

<p>…Steroid use among our nation’s athletes is a serious issue. However, instead of making a mountain out of a molehill like some are doing with the Naval Academy, Congress and others in power should look for ways of providing all schools with the resources to deal with the ever-complex world of performance-enhancing drugs. </p>

<p>And then with everyone on a level playing field, the NCAA can do the right thing and establish uniform testing policies and sanctions. That would prevent situations like the one with the Naval Academy where a loophole in the rules put the service academy in the unenviable position of explaining why perception is far worse than reality.

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<p>Ron Snyder got this story correct. The BS should stop bashing the Naval Academy over a nonstory.</p>