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DON'T GET JACK3D: BEWARE OF THE "NATURAL" SUPPLEMENT
by SportyEsquire
posted April 15, 2013 at 9:15am

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...more

Not Just for the Pros: Steroid Usage Among Girls
by SportyEsquire
posted March 24, 2013 at 9:05pm

By Cecelia T. Greaves...more

A Letter to Lance Armstrong: A Fellow Pro Athlete’s Plea
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted January 18, 2013 at 1:04am

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 ...more

As the rage over ‘roids continues to be the rage
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 31, 2012 at 8:05am

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 hap...more

Steroids, moralizing and the Baseball Hall of Fame
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted December 13, 2012 at 2:23pm

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 at...more

The Leper Colony: Why women's cycling can (and should) go it alone
by Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley
posted October 27, 2012 at 9:32am

I've been avoiding writing about Lance Armstrong for some time. Partly because my legal brain is engaged in a battle with my common sense. “He never tested properly, properly positive” whispers the lawyer in me. But there is such ...more

Armstrong Aftermath: To ‘cleanse’ cycling, but at what cost?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted October 22, 2012 at 2:05pm

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 pun...more

Lance Armstrong: Hero and Villain
by The Rabbit Hole
posted October 18, 2012 at 7:52am

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...more

The Saturday Sports Reader: Convicting Lance Armstrong
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted October 13, 2012 at 6:18pm

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 ...more

What should the discussion be on performance-enhancing drugs?
by Sports, Media & Society
posted September 21, 2012 at 5:29pm

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...more

The triumph of American anti-doping zealotry
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted August 27, 2012 at 2:05pm

Isn’t anyone in the establishment sports media the least bit uncomfortable that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that has brought Lance Armstrong to his knees gets a good bit of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Po...more

CSAC Upholds Cyborg Santos’s Suspension; But Cyborg Still with Strikeforce
by Wombat Sports
posted April 10, 2012 at 11:32am

It looks like January for Strikeforce’s Cris "Cyborg" Santos to return to the cage. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission denied unanimously a request by the former featherweight champ to shorten her sent...more

Video – Cris "Cyborg" Santos Issue Public Apology; Gives Her Side of the Story
by Wombat Sports
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:20am

Cyborg Santos is back in the states and is starting to get back to her normal life. After was has been a harrowing beginning of the year with her break-up with her husband and a positive steroids test, Santos went to Brazil to seek some time away from ...more

Performance over Wellness - Is it taking a toll on our athletes?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted August 17, 2011 at 1:09am

Rick Rypien. Photo by ME. Former Vancouver Canuck tough-guy, Rick Rypien, was found dead in his Alberta home this week. We do not yet know the circumstances of his unexpected death but it was known that Rypien was "fighting some personal demons". He ...more

Not Your Average Track Fan: Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs
by shonnese
posted August 14, 2011 at 11:34am

(say it with me) INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!...more

Bioethics, Doping & Technology in Sport: Where do we draw the line?
by The Rabbit Hole
posted July 11, 2011 at 4:11pm

Bioethics is not something that I have done much research on but I find it an extremely intriguing subject. I was first introduced to the topic at a sociological level in a graduate course taught by Dr. Michael Atkinson. Our class was discussing techn...more

Are Doping Accusations Hurting Contador in the Tour de France?
by Loren Fogelman
posted July 10, 2011 at 12:10am

Sports doping has now crossed over into Hollywood as Charlie Sheen admits steroid use for his movie role in Major League. Baseball, football, cycling, track and field and MMA to name a few are plagued with steroid use. Those are just the newsworthy sports...more

Brianna Glenn bids farewell...to her fave shorts
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted June 21, 2011 at 6:59pm

Every good thing must come to an end. This will now hold true for my infamous gold shorts. Honestly, I really love these shorts. I remember the day I found them… I walked in to American Apparel and they literally spoke to me. I was hesitant at first...more

More Than Words: Diana Taurasi Had Friends & Facts on Her Side
by Swish Appeal
posted February 19, 2011 at 6:23pm

Diana Taurasi has always had a flair for the dramatic. Whether it’s a behind the back pass or a 3 so far behind the arc that she might as well have made it from China or a buzzer beating half court shot that the Harlem Globetrotters would have a har...more

Fenerbahce to sue Turkish lab after Taurasi false positive
by Swish Appeal
posted February 18, 2011 at 12:25pm

Fenerbahce to sue Turkish lab after Taurasi false positive Interesting partial quote from Sekip Mostruoglu who serves on Fenerbahce's executive board - "this is the greatest scandal in world sports". Among demands from Fenerbahce: 1. that some lab of...more

Why Diana Taurasi's clearance was so important to Connecticut
by Swish Appeal
posted February 17, 2011 at 6:38pm

Diana Taurasi's meaning to Connecticut basketball fans might be a bit deeper than we think. View full size photo » Let’s face facts, there’s not a whole lot to be excited about living in Connecticut right now. We have sn...more

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