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Its been brought up a lot lately: can a team like the New York Yankees or Milwaukee Brewers terminate the contracts of Alex Rodriguez or Ryan Braun because of PED use? Its a good question to ask. A lot of baseball fans are upset and disappointed that a number of players have gained an unfair competitive advantage by taking substances that make them better, stronger and faster. As Tony Kornheiser once said, PEDs make good players great and great players immortal. PEDs can also make players rich. At about $450 million, admitted PED user Alex Rodriguez has earned more money than any other major league ball player. Ever. Braun is still owed $122 million through 2020, with a $15 million mutual option for 2021. Rodriguez is 38-years-old and has $86 million due over the next four years. Presumably, these teams would love nothing more than to get out from under these contracts. It doesnt help that fan backlash has a negative brand impact. Starting With Player Contracts So back to our question: Can a team terminate a contract on the basis that a player is found to have done PEDs? It would be tough - very tough. It doesnt mean, though, that a team cant try. There are things a team could rely on when terminating a player contract. They would start with the language in the player contract. It provides at Paragraph 7(b)(1) that a team can terminate a contract if a player, "fails, refuses or neglects to conform his personal conduct to the standards of good citizenship and good sportsmanship or to keep himself in first-class physical condition or to obey the clubs training rules." Also, Paragraph 7(b)(3) of that same contract allows for termination if a player, "fails, refuses or neglect to render his services hereunder or in any manner materially breach this contract." This language is broad and could allow a team to argue a few things. For example, the team could allege that by doping, a player failed to "obey the clubs training rule." The team could also point to PED use as not being in keeping with "standards of good citizenship and good sportsmanship." The team would then take the position that the termination of a players contract is warranted since the player failed to discharge the obligations under his contract (or put another way, breached his contract). While not unreasonable, these arguments probably wouldnt be successful. Punishments for PED use are handled by the collectively bargained Drug Policy. That means that both MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) negotiated the Policy and agreed it would be used to govern punishments related to testing positive for PEDs. So thats why the Drug Policy is there in the first place. If the sides had agreed to tougher sanctions for PED use and put them in the Drug Policy, then those tougher sanctions would govern. However, they arent in the Drug Policy. And one more thing - courts dont like it when a business has a specific policy in place dealing with a specific offence and that business then elects to ignore that specific policy and does its own thing. Finally, terms like "good citizenship" and "good sportsmanship" are open to interpretation. Im Not Who I Said I am A team could also claim that a player misrepresented himself at the time he signed his contract. So in the case of the Yankees, they could say that when Rodriguez signed his 10-year/$275 million contract in 2008, they werent getting the player they thought they were getting; Rodriguez wasnt being truthful about the nature of his abilities and how he achieved such a high level of success. The Yankees could argue that had they known Rodriguez was cheating they would not have signed him. Once again, though, the Drug Policy is in place to deal with PED use. So this argument would be a real uphill battle for Yankees. PED Injuries A team could also allege the use of PEDs has had an adverse impact on a players health resulting in serious injuries (for example, according to some experts, the use of PEDs can weaken connective tissue and make athletes more prone to certain types of injuries). So the team could say that the player did not keep "himself in first-class physical condition" since his use of PEDs resulted in injury. However, unless a team can show a direct link between PED use and a players injury (which is hard to do), they would fail in their bid to terminate or fire a player. The Union There is another reason that an attempt to kill a contract would be a challenge: the strength of the union. The MLBPA has a long history of being a strong advocate for its players and vigorously contesting sanctions or punishments imposed on its members. Indeed, players have enjoyed very good success at arbitration on appeal. The MLBA is widely considered the strongest union in sports and one of the strongest unions in North America. Voiding Contracts: From Drug Trafficking To Strangulation Case in point: Lamarr Hoyt. In 1987, the San Diego Padres voided his contract after he was sentenced to jail following multiple drug charges, including intent to distribute cocaine and attempting to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the U.S. This would seem to be specifically the type of conduct that would justify voiding a contract - right? Wrong. The Players Association filed a grievance and won. Back in 2004, the Colorado Rockies tried to void Denny Neagles contract after he was charged with soliciting a prostitute. The MLBPA stepped in, and ultimately Rockies agreed to pay him $16 million of the $19.5 million left on his deal contract. In 2005, the Baltimore Orioles voided Sidney Ponsons contract for driving while intoxicated (as well as some other stuff). The MLBPA grieved, and the sides ended up settling. According to reports, Ponson got a sizable chunk of his $11.2 million salary. As a member of the Red Sox in 1997, Wil Cordero was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Cordero pled guilty to criminal charges for beating his wife and threatening to kill her. Still, the Red Sox decided not to void his contract. There is, however, an instance where a player contract was successfully terminated. In 2008, Shawn Chacon refused to leave the team dining room to speak with Houston Astros GM Ed Wade in his office. This confrontation ended with Chacon grabbing Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Each time Wade tried to get up, Chacon knocked him back to the ground. Chacons contract was terminated with cause. The move was appealed by the MLBPA, but the appeal was unsuccessful. So short of strangling your employer, it can be tough to successfully terminate a contract (even then, Latrell Sprewell only got 68 games for choking NBA coach P. J. Carlesimo). Overall, a team would have a difficult time terminating a contract if a player was found to have used PEDs. It doesnt mean a team cant try with the end game being a favourable buyout. It just means that a team would have an awfully tough time terminating the contract. Eric Macramalla is TSNs Legal Analyst and can be heard each week on TSN Radio 1050. You can follow him on Twitter @EricOnSportslaw.Nike Air Max Canada Replica . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Air Max 180 Canada .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. 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A riot of colour - purples, yellows, greens, reds - and of noise as they vied to show off their skills.They were here for the Delhi leg of the NBA Jump 2016-17 open tryouts on December 15. At stake in this years programme, the second of its kind, are 40 spots for the best prospects at a three-day national camp next month. From there, the top 24 players will be eligible for scholarships and training at the NBA Academy India, scheduled to begin operations next April.The event was a novel experience for Rohan Singh Dhillon (15), though his association with the game is old. I lived in Boston. I started playing from when I was around six or seven years old, says Dhillon who, at six-foot-five, idolises Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who were skinny like him. I swam, played basketball and tennis growing up. I realised I wanted to play basketball because it really uses your height and its a more strategic game.ACG NBAJUMP Delhi 1000 players Working on Dreams https://t.co/u8wqyPvoNO- Carlos Barroca (@cbarroca61) 16 December 2016Dhillon fondly remembers having watched some of the games of the 2008 finals at TD Garden in Boston, when the Boston Celtics beat the LA Lakers. My first dream would be to get into the NBA and then become a really good player there, said Dhillon. I have been following the progress of Palpreet Singh Brar [who made it to the cusp of the NBAs Development league last month], since he looks like he could become a good player in the NBA. Hes extremely strong, tall and I think he will be able to dominate the post.Aryak Chauhan (16) started playing this year but already believes his game has improved enough for him to merit selection. The Golden State Warriors fan thinks that parents need to be more supportive of youngsters wanting to pursue the game. We have everything - the talent, good coaches and a good support system. But then parents think that you cant make a career out of playing this sport. That perception must change, says Chauhan.All the participants were divided into teams on the basiis of age, height and weight, and made to play eight-minute matches with names of NBA teams.dddddddddddd Utkarsh and Sanchit, both of whom have played at the zonal and district level, found themselves playing as forward and point guard for the Utah Jazz. Utkarsh, a Stephen Curry fan, finds juggling between sports and studies difficult, considering he has taken up science for his school finals. While he says an option of playing in the US might be a tempting one, he would take admission at the Indian Institute of Technology if given a choice. Sanchit, however, would choose sports. Always.A majority of the boys have come from well-to-do families and with the increased exposure to the NBA and its marquee names, attraction for the sport was a natural thing. Shubham, 13 comes from Jind in Haryana nearby and didnt know much about the game until he saw his elder brother Sandeep play. His introduction to the NBA happened through following Miami Heat, and becoming a fan of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Chris Andersen.Its the second year, and everything we do after some experience becomes a new phase. I dont have the final numbers today, but I believe that we have exceeded 1,000 kids today. Considering that we are in India, making these kinds of things happen is really amazing, said Carlos Barroca, associate vice president of NBA Indias basketball operations.One of the things that is obvious is the growth of the motivation towards the game. There are more people playing the game, and more people with a commitment towards the game, said Barroca, when asked about how he has seen the game grow in the last few years. If theres success at the international competitions, it is good news. And good news always attracts people to the sport. So its not just us, it is everybody working together and their contribution towards making the game more attractive.And what attributes would the kids need to have to become the next Palpreet Singh? We are looking for size, athleticism and skills, says Barroca. Being an athlete is probably the most important thing, and the size is not the most decisive thing. Short or tall, basketball is a game for all. ' ' '