The Washington Capitals deny any players received steroids from a northern Virginia chiropractor charged Tuesday with dealing drugs.
Florida authorities charged Douglas Nagel with conspiring to deliver a controlled substance — specifically steroids. The charges come after a co-defendant told police Nagel boasted of supplying steroids to members of the Washington Capitals and the Washington Nationals.
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Investigators from the Polk County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office came Tuesday to the Capitals’ practice center.
The team says it has been cooperating with authorities, that there’s no evidence that Caps players received steroids and that its own investigation didn’t uncover any steroid use by team members. However, the team says Nagel treated some of its players individually.
