The Spotlight on Steroids and Sports
Sports
Clemens Again Rejects Charges of Steroid Use()
February 8, 2008 This off-season in baseball has been consumed by rumors of steroid use set off by the Mitchell Report, which outlined the potential extent of drug use in Major League Baseball. Roger Clemens on Thursday once again refuted doping allegations by his former trainer.
Intelligence Squared U.S.
Should We Accept Steroid Use in Sports?()
January 23, 2008 A panel of experts debates whether performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in competitive sports. One group says efforts to ban drugs from sports is bound to fail. Another group contends drugs harm athletes and encourages abuse. It's the latest in the series Intelligence Squared U.S.
Law
Baseball Officials Update Congress on Doping Fight()
January 15, 2008 The Mitchell report on doping in baseball proposed a number of ways for baseball to clean up its act. Congress pressed Commissioner Bud Selig and union chief Donald Fehr about what they're actually doing to remove the taint from the game. Former Sen. George Mitchell also testified about his findings.
Sports
The Wide World of Sports Cheating()
January 15, 2008 The apparent widespread use of steroids — in baseball and elsewhere — calls to mind the rich history of cheating in sports. Read about some of the most notorious instances of sports cheaters.
Sports
Clemens Releases Taped Call with His Accuser()
January 7, 2008 Roger Clemens had a dramatic news conference Monday in Houston where he answered reporters' questions about allegations in last month's Mitchell report on doping in baseball. He says he never took banned drugs, and he's fighting to save his reputation — with a tape of a phone call with the trainer who accused him.
Sports
Roger Clemens Denies Drug Charges()
January 7, 2008 The baseball pitcher went public on 60 Minutes and answered questions about performance-enhancing drugs. Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy offers morning-after analysis.
Sports
Clemens Asserts Doping Charges Are False()
January 7, 2008 Baseball star Roger Clemens tells CBS's 60 Minutes that allegations he used steroids are "totally false." It was his latest attempt to salvage his reputation after the release last month of the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball.
Sweetness And Light
Sticking with the National Pastime While It's Down()
December 19, 2007 The Mitchell Report on steroids is just the latest black mark in the long history of baseball embarrassments. But fans have stood by their beloved sport through thick and thin.
Science
Comparing Human Growth Hormone, Steroids()
December 17, 2007 Human growth hormone has been in the news recently because of the Mitchell Report on doping in Major League Baseball. HGH is one of the illegal substances used by baseball players, but it sometimes gets lumped together with steroids. Pediatric endocrinologist Alan Rogol explains how the drug can help and or harm athletes.
Sports
Baseball's COO DuPuy Discusses Mitchell Report()
December 17, 2007 New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte admits using human growth hormone in 2002 — not banned by baseball until 2005. The Baltimore Orioles became the first team to publicly criticize the report. How will the league and players' union deal with issues detailed in the report?
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