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'Anti-Archer' Aims for Athens Games '04

Olympic hopeful Chris Shull is an extreme sport enthusiast who shatters the stereotype of the calm, placid archer. He has an outgoing, hyper-competitive personality, well suited to archery's current head-to-head match play format. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

'Anti-Archer' Aims for Athens Games '04

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Doctors Air Doubts on Steroid Risks

The debate over the risk of steroid use in sports has continued in recent weeks with congressional hearings. Several doctors now say much of the controversy is overblown and many of the dangers of taking steroids are unproven. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Doctors Air Doubts on Steroid Risks

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Congress to Probe Recruiting Scandals

Hearings on Capitol Hill Thursday will scrutinize recent allegations of rape at recruiting parties for the University of Colorado's football program. But observers of college sports say a successful crackdown on misbehavior by college athletes won't come from politicians -- it has to come from the schools themselves. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Congress to Probe Recruiting Scandals

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Steroids Scandal Clouds Major League Baseball

Reports that San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds and New York Yankees Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield received steroids from BALCO, a Bay Area supplements lab, cast a cloud over Major League Baseball. Lawyers for Bonds say he never received any steroids. BALCO is at the center of a doping scandal that has rocked professional sports. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Steroids Scandal Clouds Major League Baseball

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Report: Bonds, Other Players Got Steroids

Several baseball stars, including San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, received steroids and human growth hormone from a Bay Area supplements lab at the center of growing drug scandal, according to a newspaper report. The issue of steroids continues to roil baseball's spring training. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Tom Goldman.

Report: Bonds, Other Players Got Steroids

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Steroids and Sports

A high-profile federal investigation accuses four men of distributing steroids to top athletes. Though no top sports stars have been indicted -- yet -- the scandal could reveal an ugly aspect of competitive sports, the use of performance enhancers.

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Tom Goldman
*NPR's sports correspondent

Dr. John Hoberman
*Professor at UT-Austin, expert on doping
*Author: Testosterone Dreams: Rejuvenation, Aphrodesia, Doping

William Llewelyn
*Head of research and development and CEO of Molecular Nutrition

Steroids and Sports

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National

To Revamp Image, Trailblazers Push 'Character'

The National Basketball Association's Portland Trailblazers try to win back alienated fans by trading away talented but controversial players, and promoting the concept of team "character." Some former Trailblazers had angry run-ins with fans and fistfights in the locker room that earned the team the derisive nickname the Jailblazers. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

To Revamp Image, Trailblazers Push 'Character'

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It's Official: Yankees Get Rodriguez

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig approves a momentous trade between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, sending superstar Alex Rodriguez to New York and Alfonso Soriano to Texas. The move brings Rodriguez, the highest-paid and arguably best player in the game, to New York, the sport's most successful franchise. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

It's Official: Yankees Get Rodriguez

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Rodriguez Headed for Yankeedom

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Goldman about the doping scandal that hit American sports last week, the deaths of two professional cyclists this weekend, and today's big baseball story, the Texas Rangers' decision to trade superstar Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees.

Rodriguez Headed for Yankeedom

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Business

Indictments Issued in Sports Steroids Scandal

A California federal grand jury hands down a 42-count indictment against four men who allegedly ran an illegal steroid-distribution network. The men include the founder of BALCO, a controversial San Francisco laboratory, and the personal trainer for baseball superstar Barry Bonds. Crusaders against doping in sports praise the action. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Indictments Issued in Sports Steroids Scandal

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National

Researcher, Bonds' Trainer Charged with Doping

The founder of a Bay Area nutritional supplements lab and baseball star Barry Bonds' personal trainer are charged with being part of an illegal doping ring. A grand jury indictment claims the operation provided elite athletes with steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Researcher, Bonds' Trainer Charged with Doping

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Court: NFL Must Admit Younger Players

The federal judge in the case of running back Maurice Clarett rules that the National Football League's age-limit rule violates U.S. anti-trust law. Clarett, who helped Ohio State University win a national title in 2003, had sued the NFL over a policy that prohibits a player from entering the league until three years after his high school class graduates. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

Court: NFL Must Admit Younger Players

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Patriots Win Super Bowl

A last-minute field goal propels the New England Patriots past the Carolina Panthers in Sunday's Super Bowl, 32-29. It was the Patriots' second Super Bowl victory in three years. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

Patriots Slip by Panthers in Super Bowl

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