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Column: One More Chance

Maria Sharapova is a liar.

This is a fact. For years, she took performance enhancing drugs, claimed it was for a medical need, took it after it was banned and covered the drug use from her doctors. Sharapova is a cheater and a liar.

Sharapova was taking meldonium, a drug made in Latvia and distributed to other Baltic states. It is not approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration and unauthorized in Europe. The drug treats lack of blood flow to parts of the body, especially for those with angina, heart failure or Ischemia. Since it improves blood flow, it helps athletes perform better.