11 Game-Changing Drug Charges In Sports

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Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden - Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden won two World Series championships together as teammates on the 1986 New York Mets and the 1996 New York Yankees. But as great as their talents were, their repeated demons with drugs were well documented. Both had reported incidents that nearly spun their respective career and life off track, before being able to adjust and stay clean. (Photo: Monika Graff/UPI Photo/Landov)
Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden - Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden won two World Series championships together as teammates on the 1986 New York Mets and the 1996 New York Yankees. But as great as their talents were, their repeated demons with drugs were well documented. Both had reported incidents that nearly spun their respective career and life off track, before being able to adjust and stay clean. (Photo: Monika Graff/UPI Photo/Landov)Len Bias - Tabbed as the second overall selection in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, Len Bias had the world in his hands with a bright future at his feet. But just two days after the June 1986 Draft, Bias overdosed on cocaine and died, becoming the poster child for drugs ruining promising lives. He was only 22. (Photo: Bettmann/Corbis)

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Game Changer - For the past few days, Peyton Manning has been fighting allegations that he used HGH, after it was reportedly shipped to his wife under her name recently. The Hall of Fame-bound Denver Broncos quarterback is just one of many athletes to be hit with drug charges — whether they're found to be true or false. BET.com used the occasion to pinpoint some of the more infamous drug charges levied against athletes across many sports. (Photo: Leon Halip/Getty Images)

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