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The Spotlight on Steroids and Sports After 20 months of investigation, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell finds "widespread" use of steroids in Major League Baseball. His report links dozens of players to doping, including stars like Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Barry Bonds.
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The Spotlight on Steroids and Sports

A report from George Mitchell finds "widespread" use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.

Unsealing Barry Bonds' Grand Jury Testimony

A federal judge has ordered prosecutors to rewrite a federal indictment of Barry Bonds on perjury charges. The judge also told them to unseal the baseball star's 2003 grand jury testimony. Scott Simon speaks with ESPN.com's Howard Bryant about the latest twist in the Bonds case.

Unsealing Barry Bonds' Grand Jury Testimony

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Clemens and McNamee Head to the Hill

Seeing All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee testify before Congress on drug use in baseball was like watching a divorced couple, says Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant. Bryant says the government now must decide whether it wants to launch a perjury probe to investigate the conflicting testimony.

Clemens and McNamee Head to the Hill

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Clemens, Trainer Stick to Conflicting Stories

It's unclear if perjury charges will result from conflicting congressional testimony by pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer. Brian McNamee said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone; Clemens said it never happened.

Clemens, Trainer Stick to Conflicting Stories

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Steroids Hearing Turns to Discussion of Linguistics

The Major League Baseball hearing on Capitol Hill took a brief and peculiar detour from steroids to a discussion of linguistics on Wednesday. It focused on the phrase "it is what it is" and whether it means the same thing as "that's the truth."

Steroids Hearing Turns to Discussion of Linguistics

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Clemens, Trainer to Testify on Steroid Use

A House panel holds a hearing Wednesday on steroid use in baseball. Pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer will testify under oath. Stan Brand, a criminal attorney and a former commissioner of minor league baseball, talks about some of the legal issues involved.

Clemens, Trainer to Testify on Steroid Use

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Clemens Again Rejects Charges of Steroid Use

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.

Clemens Again Rejects Charges of Steroid Use

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Opinion

Should We Accept Steroid Use in Sports?

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.

The Edited Broadcast of the Debate

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Baseball Officials Update Congress on Doping Fight

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.

Baseball Officials Update Congress on Doping Fight

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Disgraced Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months

Track star Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids, and two months concurrently for her role in a check-fraud scheme. The sentencing judge said Jones' punishment should send a message to athletes who cheat with performance-enhancing drugs.

Disgraced Marion Jones Sentenced to Six Months

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Clemens Releases Taped Call with His Accuser

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.

Clemens Releases Taped Call with His Accuser

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Clemens Asserts Doping Charges Are False

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.

Clemens Asserts Doping Charges Are False

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Opinion

Sweetness And Light

Sticking with the National Pastime While It's Down

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.

Sticking with the National Pastime While It's Down

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Comparing Human Growth Hormone, Steroids

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.

Comparing Human Growth Hormone, Steroids

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Baseball's COO DuPuy Discusses Mitchell Report

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?

Baseball's COO DuPuy Discusses Mitchell Report

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Legacy of Mitchell Report Unclear

The Mitchell Report on the use of steroids by major league players is as fraught a phrase for baseball as the name Pete Rose. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant, Weekend Edition's sports commentator and senior writer for ESPN.com, about what it means to the sport.

Legacy of Mitchell Report Unclear

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Baseball Doping Report Contains Few Surprises

The newly-released Mitchell report shows widespread abuse of performance-enhancing drugs by baseball players. Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis says the report is a fascinating summary of what we already knew about baseball — with just a few headline-grabbing bits of new information.

Baseball Doping Report Contains Few Surprises

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Baseball's Youngsters Weigh In on Drug Use

Youths on a baseball team in suburban Phoenix love baseball so much, they play it all year long. The kids react to the release of the George Mitchell report, which found widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by Major League Baseball players.

Baseball's Youngsters Weigh In on Drug Use

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Analysis

'We Don't Get to Be Fans Anymore'

The Mitchell report released Thursday implicated many baseball heroes for illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs. Nico Savidge, a 16-year-old high school senior, says baseball is forever changed.

'We Don't Get to Be Fans Anymore'

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