Sports Briefing | Pro Football: Lawyers Says 2 Vikings Face Excessive Testing

nytimes.com
Jun. 10, 2009
Minnesota Vikings stars Kevin Williams and Pat Williams are being improperly singled out for extra testing for steroids, their lawyer says. Peter Ginsberg, the lawyer, said he filed papers in Hennepin (Minn.) County District Court asking Judge Gary Larson to say the N.F.L. cannot treat the...
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