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Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jeff Danziger

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Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Indicted Roger Clemens Will Need a New Pitch

Joe Lapointe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Joe Lapointe

Clemens acted as if he could bully Congress the way he could intimidate hitters with fastballs. But perhaps the public revulsion toward cheaters and liars will help to make him the fall guy for a tainted era.

University Suspends ENTIRE Football Team For Steroids Scandal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

WATERLOO, Ontario — The University of Waterloo suspended its football team for a year Monday because of a steroids scandal called the "most sign...

Meathead To Go Meatless: Call Me Potatohead

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Meathead

Will I change the world? No chance. But this meatlover's voice is one more in a growing chorus and perhaps together we can change farming in the US.

When A-Rod's Fan Club Meets, the Room Is Empty

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Dave Astor

Just how exciting is A-Rod's quest for 600 homers? I compared his quest to watching paint dry, and decided that watching paint dry is more exciting.

Lance Armstrong: A Pariah on Hold

Michael Pina | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Michael Pina

A few days ago I received the August 2010 issue of GQ in the mail. Casually flipping through its pages, I abruptly halted upon noticing a headline that read, "Lie Strong: Is Lance Armstrong a Doper?"

Sex Workers Take Cow Steroids To Plump Up In Bangladesh

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Young female prostitutes in Bangladesh have taken to using cow steroids in an effort to appear older and, in some cases, nourish themselves. In a c...

Breaking Down the Latest Development in the Star Caps Saga

Gabriel A. Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Gabriel A. Feldman

The NFL might continue to press for legislation that permits the drug policies of professional sports leagues to trump state workplace drug laws. But the Williamses will not be on the field when the NFL season kicks off.

Study: Growth Hormone Can Aid Athletic Performance

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

NEW YORK — Researchers are reporting the first scientific evidence that a hormone banned in sports can boost athletic performance. The improvem...

Former Major League Baseball Player Doug Glanville on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Mark Bazer

Former Major League Baseball player Doug Glanville stopped by to discuss his book, The Game From Where I See It; his career with the Cubs, Phillies and Rangers; and more.

Barry Bonds 'Proud' Of Mark McGwire, Still Not Ready To Retire

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

SAN FRANCISCO — Home run king Barry Bonds said he is "proud" of slugger Mark McGwire for returning to baseball as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitti...

Unlike Steroids, HGH Can Harm Without Helping

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Robert E. Murphy

Many athletes are so determined to treat their bodies with substances that promise them competitive advantage, that they are easily duped by empty nostrums and medical charlatans.

Baseball's Back, Barry's Not

Lisa Guerrero | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Lisa Guerrero

With the return of baseball this week, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at Major League Baseball's all time leading home run hitter, Barry Bonds.

Lance Armstrong the Hero

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jonathan Littman

This is a story that raises the age-old questions of why we need heroes, and what we do when we find that they have failed to live up to our ideals.

Milestones in Baseball Under-Achievement Imperiled by Performance-Diminishing Substances

John Baxter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
John Baxter

A group of retired major leaguers has asked Congress to investigate allegations of rampant performance-diminishing drug use in Major League Baseball.

Lance Armstrong's Hunter

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jonathan Littman

Memo to Lance: Drug investigations are built on the testimony and evidence of people who take drugs. They are rarely nice. They often lie, but their testimony often leads to snaring the big fish.

There Will Be Blood

Dave Hollander | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Dave Hollander

Like Mayweather. Dislike Mayweather. But disagree with this boxer's basic stance on blood testing in sports? Obviously you have something to hide.

Angered by Steroid Accusations, Lance Armstrong Throws Car at Reporter

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Andy Borowitz

Minutes after the incident, a spokesperson for the biking champion maintained that Mr. Armstrong's surprising feat of strength did not prove he was taking performance-enhancing drugs: "The Sonata is a pretty small car."

Brian Cushing Wins the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Award... Again: Defending the Associated Press and the NFL (Part I)

Gabriel A. Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Gabriel A. Feldman

The AP's decision to revote on Cushing's award has been attacked as an inappropriate attempt to rewrite history and a threat to the finality of awards. Will this precedent open the door to future re-votes? Perhaps, but why is that a bad thing?

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

Having lived in both New York and Boston I'm always bemused by the fixation Sox fans have over the Yankees. It's not a two way street. Sorry, Red Sox fans, Yankee fans are just not that into you.

Mark McGwire Must Think We're Stupid: The Inadequate Apology

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Diane Dimond

"I did this for health purposes," McGwire told Costas. This from a man who, while on the juice, put on 30 pounds of muscle, sported biceps like bazookas, and clocked home-runs off checked swings.

Clemens DNA Linked To Blood In Syringes: Report

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

WASHINGTON — Tests have linked Roger Clemens' DNA to blood in syringes that his former personal trainer says he used to inject the pitcher with ...

New arrest in steroids case - Washington Post (blog):

Posted 03.23.2010 | Home

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

Most fans dismissed Canseco as a quack when he wrote his book Juiced. Now he seems to be the pillar of truth when it comes to roids. Is this a wacky sports world or what?