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Op-Extra Guest Columnist | The Throwback: Sympathy for the Slugger

While Barry Bonds may be detestable, the government’s legal case against him has turned from a prosecution into a venomous persecution.

Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 9:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Athletics and Sports, Bonds, Barry

Authorities Pressuring Family of Bonds’s Trainer

Officials are considering criminal charges in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against Barry Bonds.

Posted Friday, August 29, 2008 3:06 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Bonds, Barry, Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, Anderson, Greg

So Far, Drug Testing Has Revealed Only a Few Positives

The number of positive drug tests has been much lower than expected, suggesting either that Games are cleaner than ever or that athletes have gotten better at foiling the testers.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 11:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), International Olympic Committee, Doping

Failed Tests Are Down, With One Exception

The number of positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has gone down, except for the Dominican league, in which some players are 16 and 17.

Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 12:24 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Dominican Republic, Steroids, Tests and Testing

N.F.L. Roundup: Titan Considers Steroids Case Closed

Tennessee Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler said he that he had not heard from the N.F.L. since requesting a meeting to address steroid allegations.

Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:46 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: National Football League, Steroids, Fowler, Ryan, Tennessee Titans

Findings: Let the Games Be Doped

What if we let athletes do whatever they wanted to excel?

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:13 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games, Medicine and Health, Doping, Genetics and Heredity, Testosterone

Clemens Wants Home Field

Roger Clemens asked a United States judge to let a Texas jury decide if his former trainer slandered him with accusations that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 12:37 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Clemens, Roger, McNamee, Brian, Libel and Slander

U.S. Swimming Team Looking for Clear Skies

The cloud of controversy hovering over the team since one of its Olympians failed a drug test in July has yet to dissipate.

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 12:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, United States Olympic Committee

Trying to Avoid the Negative of a Positive Test

As the 2008 Beijing Olympics unfold on Friday, China wants to turn its reputation for performance enhancing drug use from 1990s into a distant memory.

Posted Sunday, August 03, 2008 10:24 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, China, Olympic Games (2008), Doping

Swimmer Pulls Out, Upsetting Her Rivals

Jessica Hardy withdrew from the United States swim team after a panel upheld the results of a failed drug test.

Posted Friday, August 01, 2008 11:46 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Swimming, United States Olympic Committee, Tests and Testing, Torres, Dara, Hardy, Jessica, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), American Arbitration Assn, Olympic Games (2006), Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation

Concern About a Light Suspension for Dutrow

Representative Bobby L. Rush is questioning the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority about Rick Dutrow’s 15-day suspension.

Posted Monday, July 28, 2008 11:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Horse Racing, Dutrow, Rick, Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, Rush, Bobby L, Letters

Swimmer Faces Hearing; Another Feels Betrayed

U.S.A. Swimming did not submit the names of Tara Kirk and Lara Jackson, the swimmers who finished third at the trials, behind Jessica Hardy, as alternates on its roster.

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 9:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Olympic Games (2008), Swimming, Hardy, Jessica, Kirk, Tara, Jackson, Lara

To Bolster the Clemens Case, Prosecutors Seek a Witness

Authorities have focused on Houston, Roger Clemens’s hometown, in search of someone who can directly link Clemens to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Clemens, Roger, Human Growth Hormone, Suits and Litigation

Asthma Medications: Not a Clear Advantage

Contrary to popular belief, inhaled asthma drugs do not enhance the performance of athletes who do not have asthma.

Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 11:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Steroids, Beijing (China), Olympic Games (2008), World Anti-Doping Agency, International Olympic Committee, Doping, Torres, Dara, Radcliffe, Paula, Asthma

Sports of The Times: Aaron and Mays: Closer Than You Think

On Wednesday, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays confirmed that, beyond their standing as national treasures, they are friends.

Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Mays, Willie, Costas, Bob, Discrimination, Aaron, Hank

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