Skier Lindsey Vonn took time out from training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to attend the the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDAs) in NYC Monday night. Vonn, a guest of fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, was looking glamorous in a custom-made gown from the … [Read more...]
DON’T GET JACK3D: BEWARE OF THE “NATURAL” SUPPLEMENT
Want an extra boost so you can power through that last mile of your run or lift that extra ten pounds? Want to feel energized throughout your entire workout? Unfortunately, this article won’t tell you how to do any of those things, but it will warn of the dangers of a product that … [Read more...]
Not Just for the Pros: Steroid Usage Among Girls
Sports fans know that many sports, at varying times and frequencies, are plagued by the use of steroids. Steroid scandal has hit professional athletes in track and field, baseball, cycling and gymnastics (to name a few). While the use of steroids in professional sports is … [Read more...]
A Letter to Lance Armstrong: A Fellow Pro Athlete’s Plea
Dear Lance Armstrong, I’ve been in quite a state this week, ever since you announced you were going on Oprah and word got out about your impending confession. I’ve been pacing around the house, my insides at a continuous low boil, and pretty soon I’m going to lose all my friends … [Read more...]
As the rage over ‘roids continues to be the rage
Tweet Andy Hutchins asks the essential question about the AP’s examination of PED use in college football: “So the point of this ‘BOO THERE ARE STEROIDS IN SPORTS’ report is what?” That is the point, and Tim Keown is happy to pile on: “High school kids are … [Read more...]
Steroids, moralizing and the Baseball Hall of Fame
Tweet My objections to the War on Steroids are not subtle, nor are they conflicted, as I have written here and here and here. The caveat has always been that I’m more concerned about the public unaccountability of the taxpayer-funded USADA than athletes who are presumed guilty merely by being … [Read more...]
Armstrong Aftermath: To ‘cleanse’ cycling, but at what cost?
It’s official: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and has been banned for life — even though he’s retired. UCI, the international cycling union, will not challenge the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s punishment, and the event will have no official … [Read more...]
Lance Armstrong: Hero and Villain
Photo from The Guardian.The other shoe has essentially dropped. Armstrong has stepped down as the chairman of the Livestrong Foundation while sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch, Trek bicycles and Nike have dropped him like a sack of potatoes. Nike stated "Due to the seemingly … [Read more...]
The Saturday Sports Reader: Convicting Lance Armstrong
My previously expressed views (here and here) on the “investigation” of Lance Armstrong by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency haven’t changed with this week’s release of its “Reasoned Decision,” a lengthy accumulation of its case against him. Neither has the … [Read more...]
What should the discussion be on performance-enhancing drugs?
After reading about how the Twitter-verse was all abuzz Thursday regarding the rumors surrounding New York Yankees star Robinson Cano and performance-enhancing drugs, it would seem appropriate to discuss doping in sport. (USA Today reported that Cano has not failed any drug test. A discussion … [Read more...]