Ryan Braun gets 50-game drug ban, will appeal
Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League Most Valuable player and the cornerstone of the Milwaukee Brewers' franchise, tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and faces a 50-game suspension to begin 2012, a blow for the Brewers and a sport that seemed to put the worst of its steroid era behind it.
Braun, however, plans a vigorous defense of the positive test. He will appeal the suspension and on Saturday night told USA TODAY of the result: "It's B.S."...
