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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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Angry Cleveland Indians Fans Demand Team Take Steroids

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jose Canseco Juiced, Borowitz Report, Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Andy Borowitz, Jose Canseco, Cleveland Indians, Steroids in Baseball, Jose Canseco Steroids, Cleveland, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

The national pastime suffered another black eye last night when a mob of irate Cleveland Indians fans poured onto the diamond at Progressive Field to demand that their team take steroids.

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The Return of the Prodigal Third Baseman

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Bud Selig, Alex Rodriquez, Babe Ruth, Billy Martin, A-Rod, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Even when we are finally back to thinking about baseball and not A-Rod's hip surgery or Manny's fertility drugs, the public scrutiny will continue.

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Steroids: Baseball's Misunderstood Savior

Alec Brownstein | Posted 06.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, Steroids, Steroids Report, Baseball, Humor, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, Drug Policy, Mark McGwire, Manny Ramirez, MLB Steroids, Satire, Alec Brownstein, Steroids in Baseball, Manny Ramirez Suspended, Mitchell Report Baseball, A-Rod, Humor and Satire, Mitchell Report on Steroids in Baseball, Sports, Comedy News
Alec Brownstein

Steroids provide the unpredictability that baseball so desperately needs. What could be more interesting than emotionally volatile man children with rock-like projectiles and bats?

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Plaxico Baseball: MLB Not Letting Manny Be Manny

Brandon Perkins | Posted 06.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles, Major League Baseball, A-Rod, Dodgers, Entertainment News
Brandon Perkins

While the media may discuss how this affects the career .315 hitter's legacy, it may be more appropriate to ask how it affects baseball's legacy.

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The Decline and Fall of Selena Roberts

Chris Kyle | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Sports Illustrated, Jason Whitlock, Steroids, Steroids in Baseball, Selena Roberts, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, Deadspin, Media News
Chris Kyle

On Feb. 7, Sports Illustrated Selena Roberts reported that A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003. By any account, it was one of the biggest sports scoops in recent history.

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Time for Yankees to Say Goodbye to A-Rod

Matt Littman | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Selena Roberts, George Foster, Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Jim Jones, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Joltin' Joe, Brian Cashman, Yankees, Jessica Biel, Idi Amin, Bambino, Entertainment News
Matt Littman

Baseball engenders great nicknames, and the New York Yankees, the most storied franchise in all of sports, certainly have had their fair share. There's the Babe, Joltin' Joe, Mr. October, and Bitch Tits.

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This Week in Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 06.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Geithner, Senate, Democrat, Arlen Specter, Steroids, Diebold, Philip Morris, Senator, 'Roids, Peds, Treasury, Republican, Aig, Accenture, Yankees, A-Rod, Stadium, Monty Python, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Build a $1.5-ish billion taxpayer-funded stadium, charge those same taxpayers $2600 to see a game, don't create the promised park for local kids (because they're poor). Now look around. Guess what? You're rich!

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So A-Rod Juiced in High School? Didn't We All?

Dan Abramson | Posted 05.31.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, New York Yankees, Steroids, MLB Steroids, Steroids in Baseball, Alex Rodriguez Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, A Rod High School, Comedy News
Dan Abramson

When I was on the JV basketball team, I needed to do everything I could to keep my slot as 3rd string backup point guard. I needed that extra edge.

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Grant Hill: Miraculous or Medicated?

Chris Kyle | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Human Growth Hormone, Nba Playoffs, Steroids, Sports, Nba, Grant Hill, Grant Hill Not Missing Games, Grant Hill Nba, Entertainment News
Chris Kyle

At age 36, Grant Hill is the seventh oldest player in the league, yet he did not miss a single regular season game. That's not impressive. It's remarkable.

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Severance Packages and Steroids

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sports, General Motors, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Gm, Athletes, Severance Pay, Drugs, Ecnonmic Crisis, Politics News
Lance Simmens

It is really not complicated: cheating is wrong. But more importantly, once you get caught there are negative consequences.

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Padres All-Star: Clean Players vs. Dirty Players Class Action Suit, Why Not?

Dave Hollander | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cheating, Steroids, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, Mlbpa, Major League Baseball, Chris Young, Entertainment News
Dave Hollander

I think we have a responsibility to stand up and make sure the American public and the world is educated that in baseball the majority of us do not cheat.

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High Schoolers Unknowingly Taking Steroids

CBS | Posted 04.18.2009 | Home

Read More: High School Kids Taking Steroids, Steroids, High School Steroids, Home News

Roughly 580,000 high school students used steroids in 2007, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey. Many of them were athle...

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Attention Athletes: Eat Your Vegetables

Rip Esselstyn | Posted 04.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Sports, Steroids, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Alex Rodriguez, Diet, Athletes, Living News
Rip Esselstyn

The secret to hitting fifty home runs, to stealing a hundred bases, to pitching a perfect game, doesn't involve needles or pills -- the secret's in the produce section.

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Heads in the Sand (And Why Baseball Survives)

Michael Shapiro | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Donald Fehr, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod Steroids, A-Rod Steroids Press Conference, Alex Rodriguez Press Conference, A Rod Press Conference, A Rod, A-Rod, Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, Sports, Alex Rodriguez Steroids, A Rod Steroids, A-Rod Press Conference, A-Rod Steroid Use, Alex Rodriguez Steroid Use, Entertainment News
Michael Shapiro

So long as the home crowd pays to see Alex Rodriguez, baseball can delude itself into believing that all is good in the world.

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A Fish Called Denial

Jamie Lee Curtis | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rihanna, Celebrities Talk Politics, Steroids, Chris Brown, Award Season, Plastic Surgery, Financial Crisis, The Oscars, Scott Siegel, A-Rod, Politics News
Jamie Lee Curtis

My fellow Americans, wake up and smell the new Starbuck's instant coffee. We are all in over our heads. We all have a part in this.

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A-Rod and Juice Ball

John DeBellis | Posted 03.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Steroids in Baseball, Steroids, Baseball, Arod, Alex Rodriguez, Arod Steroids, Major League Baseball, Comedy News
John DeBellis

I have a solution to the steroid issue with A-Rod and major league baseball. I think the commissioner, Budd Selig, should make steroids mandatory. Put them all go on the juice.

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New Blood Treatment for Athletes Could Pose Future Problems for Sports Leagues

Sarah Schorno | Posted 03.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Blood Doping, Professional Athletes, Major League Sports, PED's, Steroids, Living News
Sarah Schorno

If there is anything to be learned from baseball's steroids fiasco, it's that the major sports leagues need to start regulating the use of this procedure, and be quick about it.

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A-Rod: A Shallow Apology

Murray Fromson | Posted 03.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod, A-Rod Steroids, A-Rod Steroids Press Conference, Alex Rodriguez Press Conference, A Rod Press Conference, A Rod, Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, Sports, Alex Rodriguez Steroids, A Rod Steroids, A-Rod Press Conference, A-Rod Steroid Use, Alex Rodriguez Steroid Use, Entertainment News
Murray Fromson

A-Rod has shown, merely by saying sorry, that the game has run out of excuses, alibis and cover-ups. The people who control baseball ought to stop being front men for the weak-minded drug users.

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Kathy Hoskins, New Witness, Claims She Saw Trainer Inject Bonds

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 03.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Barry Bonds Steroid, Steroids, Barry Bonds, Bonds, Home News

SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors plan to call Barry Bonds' former personal shopper to testify at his trial next month that she saw the slugge...

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Free Miguel Tejada

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mitchell Report Baseball, Law Enforcement, Congress, Barry Bonds, Bridge to Nowhere, Mitchell Report, Steroids in Baseball, Rafael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds Steroids, Sworn Testimony, Miguel Tejada Testimony, Baseball, Miguel Tejada Steroids, Law, Steroids, Major League Baseball, Criminal Law, Miguel Tejada, Baltimore, Entertainment News
Aaron Zelinsky

Instead of imaginative prosecutors stretching the law to go after stupid lies in hotel rooms, baseball should take strong, decisive, and immediate action to clean up the game.

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