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WITNESS: The open secret of doping in sport – Yahoo News

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

WITNESS: The open secret of doping in sport – Yahoo News
Can’t wait to hear the steady drumbeat of people that come out and try and discredit him…  They’ll say things like:
“He didn’t have that access” or “Here’s his record of the number of times he was tested” or even better, someone will call him a [...]

Are pain pills performance enhancing?

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Tiger Woods sets up playoff with dramatic birdie – Yahoo! News
As for his knee pain during the round, Woods said: “Did it get better? No. I took some things to relieve that so I feel a bit better now.”
Care to explain that remark, Tiger? Are pain pills performance enhancing when the alternative is to [...]

Baseball tells Congress it’s nearing steroids accord – Yahoo! News

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Baseball tells Congress it’s nearing steroids accord – Yahoo! News
I am (tongue in cheek, of course) thinking of forming an association of a bunch of really good computer programmers:
We’ll pay dues, have some professional programming events where we compete to see who can complete certain security tasks (setup by the association.) We probably [...]

Mitchell testifies on steroids in baseball – Yahoo! News

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Mitchell testifies on steroids in baseball – Yahoo! News
But Major League Players Association president Don Fehr said his group needs time to examine the recommendations before reopening the players’ contract to allow expanded testing.
In other words, they need more time to cover their tracks…
I don’t understand how something that is a felony to do [...]

Clemens says was injected with B-12, not steroids – Yahoo! News

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Clemens says was injected with B-12, not steroids – Yahoo! News
So that’s what they call it now, B-12.  Before it was a “cream”, now it’s a vitamin.   I can’t wait for the next excuse:  “I thought it was water” or “Gee, my trainer told me it was broccoli”  Whatever.  And people thought the cycling was [...]

Grimsley: Palmeiro, Dykstra did steroids – Yahoo! News

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Grimsley: Palmeiro, Dykstra did steroids – Yahoo! News
And so the outing of baseball’s dopers picks up steam.  I wonder if the baseball doping scandal is going to make cycling’s doping scandal look like a bunch of 13 year-olds sneaking behind the school to try a cigarette for the first time.
Is their a pro sport out [...]