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God Tells Me Things

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cell Phones, Photography, T-Mobile, Steroids, Death Threats, Safari, Cotton Candy, The Berkshires, God, Tennis, Rage, Iphoto, Golf, Acne, Meaning of Life, Prison, Soccer, Greek, ABC Family, French Accents, Jail, Howloween-Costume-Party, Hulu, The Catskills, Ex-Boyfriend, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

I guess if I had to sum up all that God has taught me in three points, it would be 1. Keep it real, and 2. People are jerks, so always fake them out.

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Mark McGwire Needs to Tell the Truth

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jose Canseco, Congress, Lying, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Capitol Hill, Baseball, Barry Bonds, St. Louis, Roger Clemens, Drugs, Graham Bensinger, Alex Rodriguez, Lie, Mark McGwire, Illegal, Cardinals, Coach, Tony Larussa, Major League Baseball, Sammy Sosa, Tony La Russa, Hitting Coach, Albert Pujols, Truth, Entertainment News
Graham Bensinger

He retired from the game just before the Steroid Era came to light. While he previously denied illegal performance enhancing drug use, those denials stopped when under penalty of perjury.

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Where Have All the Steroids Gone?

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 09.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill of Rights, Steroids, David Ortiz, Balco, Judge Alex Kozinski, Fourth Amendment, Cooperstown, A-Rod, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

It has been months now since we have heard the word "steroids" uttered in the sporting news about the allegedly "cheating" baseball players.

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Dustin Diamond: Sex, Drugs On 'Saved By The Bell' Set, Mark Paul Gosselaar Did Steroids

usmagazine.com | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Saved by the Bell, Steroids, Mark-Paul-Gosselaar, Tiffani-Amber-Thiessen, Dustin Diamond, Pot, Entertainment News

The new Us Weekly (on newsstands now) has a sneak peek at Dustin Diamond's shocking tell-all, Behind the Bell, which claims drug use and sex were ramp...

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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Should Resign After Making Mockery of MLB Anti-Doping

Brian Ross | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Los Angeles Dodgers, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Manny Ramirez, Bud Selig, Mlb, Mitchell Report, Steroids, Philadelphia Phillies, Mike Cameron, Sergio Mitre, J.C. Romero, Milwaukee Brewers, Performance Enhancing Substances, Baseball, Sports, Entertainment News
Brian Ross

Selig is making a mockery of the rule book used for more than a century, in my opinion. The tug of war between the union and ownership is the primary concern for him. The game is getting lost.

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Why It's So Hard Not To Be Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Fat, Weight Loss, Sugar, Pesticides, Fast Food, American Diet, Prevention-Magazine, Steroids, Weight Loss Tips, Herbicides, Fast Food Industry, Weight, 1950s, Papa-Johnss-Pizza, Salt, Wendy's, McDonald's, Marketing, Processed Food, Losing Weight, Food Marketing, 1950s-Housewife, Canned Foods, Growth Hormones, Weight Gain, Blackberry Addiction, Pollan Food, Food Labels, Weight Control, Michael Pollan, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Health, Real Food, Toxic Waste, Consumer Protection, Heart Attack, Living News
Christina Pirello

Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...

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Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Auto Racing, Steroids, Marathon, Luge, Logos, Race, Chinese, Tennis, African American, History, Figure Skating, Mary Carillo, Boxers, Gymnastics, Black, Boxing, Women, Baseball, Japanese, Football, Hispanic, Quarterback, Kenyans, Sports Writing, Basketball, Hockey, Native American Indian, Track, Racing, Running, Fishing, Kenya, Comedy News
Paul Mecurio

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Do You Believe Him?

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Big Papi, Steroids, Baseball, Alex Rodriquez, David Ortiz, Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball Players Association, Mike Weiner, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

The most recent chapter in the baseball steroid scandal has produced a rare flat denial. David Ortiz has told us he did not take steroids. Do you believe him?

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The Baseball Player Steroid Outings

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 09.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Steroids, Media, Disclosure, Baseball-Players, Media News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

There can be no dispute that baseball players, indeed many of the famous ones, have taken steroids. Conceded it is news, but all media disclosures accomplish is the ruining of reputations.

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The Antidote to Baseball's Steroids Scandal is Performance (Mostly)

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: David Ortiz, Barry Bonds Steroids, Cheating, Steroids, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Baseball Steroids, Entertainment News
Eric Dezenhall

Baseball survives -- and thrives -- because fans want to see quasi-mutant athletes slamming home runs from Baltimore to Brazil, provided that steroid use isn't thrown in their faces.

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Joe Torre And Steroids In Baseball, Not A Happy Story

Avery Corman | Posted 09.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Joe Torre, Manny Ramirez Steroids, MLB Steroids, Major League Baseball Steroids, Alex Rodriguez, New York News
Avery Corman

If there's still work to be done in cleaning up the sport, saying it's ancient history and blaming the messenger doesn't help.

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Why Character in Sport Matters

Tom Matlack | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Basketball, Baseball, Manhood, Fenway Park, Bill Belichick, Vlad Shulman, Red Sox, Ray Allen, New England Patriots, Manny Ramirez, Boston Magazine, Steroids in Baseball, Boston Celtics, Celtics, Tedy Bruschi, Nba, Media News
Tom Matlack

Talk about a sports fanatic's wet dream. There I was in the Celts' locker room, free to talk to whomever I wanted.

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"I'm Mad as Hell, and I won't Take It Anymore"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Yogi Berra, Steroids, Mike Weiner, Manny Ramirez, John Yoo Torture, Baseball, Bud Selig, David Ortiz, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

I've had it with the steroid controversy in baseball. It's time to take control. MLB and MLBPA can agree to end this dripping mess by disclosing the entire list of the players who tested positive.

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9 Ways for Red Sox Parents to Explain David Ortiz and His PEDs

Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.31.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Baseball, Boston, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz Steroids, Peds, Alex Rodriguez, Red Sox, The Departed, Fenway Park, Big Papi, Think of the Children, Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox, Jason Bay, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Comedy News
Patrick Sauer

There's been a lot of "teachable moments" in Beantown this week and the revelation that Ortiz's name is on a list of players that was meant to be confidential with anonymous testing shouldn't be wasted.

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Jim Parque, Former White Sox Pitcher, Confesses Using Human Growth Hormone

AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Human Growth Hormone, Jim Parque, Sports, Steroids, Jim Parque Steroids, Mitchell Report, Chicago White Sox, Steroid Era, Steroids in Baseball, Jim Parque Hgh, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Jim Parque, a former pitcher for the White Sox and Tampa Bay, says he used human growth hormone "about six times" after he was cut by ...

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This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Jackson, Toyota Corolla, Steroids, Jim Morrison, Smoking, Brian Jones, Buddy Holly, Queen, Number-One Songs, Sam Cooke, Same-Sex Marriage, Neverland, Failing Newspapers, Dead Rock Stars, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, The Clash, Cats, The Who, Hummer, Heterosexual Marriage, Death of Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Avocados, Bernard Madoff, Cancer, Joe Strummer, Online News, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Motown, The Rolling Stones, The Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Nirvana, Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, Twitter, Life on Other Planets, Elvis Presley, Musical Legends, Plastic Surgery, Laptops, The Doors, Sports Radio, John Lennon, Fantasy Baseball, World Series, Freddie Mercury, Atari Computers, The Sex Pistols, Gas Guzzlers, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Moonwalking, Selena, Comedy News
Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

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Sammy Sosa Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003: New York Times

AP | Posted 07.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Sammy Sosa Steroid Test, Sammy Sosa, Sammy Sosa Steroids, Steroids in Baseball, Chicago Sports, Chicago News

NEW YORK — Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, The New York Times reported Tuesday on its Web site, the latest ...

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The Literature of Betrayal Arrives at the Ballpark

Robert Lipsyte | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Baseball, Sports Media, Major League Baseball, Steroids in Baseball, Sports Writing, Entertainment News
Robert Lipsyte

Why beat up on the mendacity of sports? Is the message from the sports media meant to be apocalyptic: the nation and its pastime have struck out for good?

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Should Manny Play?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Manny Ramirez, Steroids, Ethics, The All-Star Game, The Dodgers, Cheating, Randy Cohen, PGA Tiger Woods, Roger Bannister, Baseball, LeBron James, Hazelden, Entertainment News
Jim Lichtman

Manny Ramirez is gone, suspended for 50 regular season games for testing positive for a banned substance, but should he be allowed to play in this year's All-Star Game?

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Steroids are Just the Tip of the Iceberg in Professional Sports

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nfl, Drug Abuse, Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Baseball, Entertainment News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

Year after year of daily physical abuse leads to substance overuse which in turn can often lead to abuse and dependence.

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Third Screen: Roger Clemens, Baseball, and Steroids -- How Deep is Your Love?

Vickie Karp | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports Illustrated, Steroids, Baseball, Manny Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Yankees. Toronto Blue Jays, A-Rod, Media News
Vickie Karp

I spoke to Michael O'Keeffe, author of the new book on Clemens, what he thinks will happen next to Roger, baseball, and the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in sports.

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Big Papi, Sports Illustrated and the "S" Word

Chris Kyle | Posted 06.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Baseball Slump, David Ortiz, Steroids, Sports Illustrated, Derek Jeter, Major League Baseball, Entertainment News
Chris Kyle

The slump is something that almost every ballplayer at every level has experienced in some form. David Ortiz is in a serious slump.

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Celebrity Athletes: Could the Marketing Game Be Played Out?

Richard Laermer | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Endorsements, Moneyball, Baseball, Football, Laermer.com, Marketing, Basketball, Celebrities, Entertainment News
Richard Laermer

Being famous means being memorable, never forget. Big corporations want characters. Buzz is about who talks about whom. That will never change.

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Say It Ain't So, Manny

George Mitrovich | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Manny Ramirez Drugs, Steroids in Baseball, Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Manny Ramirez Suspended, Media News
George Mitrovich

The sports writing fraternity has pronounced Ramirez guilty; but wait, not only "guilty", but guilty beyond question. (Barely mentioned were the 15 previous drug tests he had passed.)

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Dumping on Manny

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mitchell Report, Steroids, Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Drugs, Dodgers, Barry Bonds, Scandal, Entertainment News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Manny grabbed the headlines for a day. It drew solemn pledges from MLB officials to do whatever it takes to end the cheating. And just as quickly the Manny flap will blow over.

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