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Clemens Faces Former BFFs in Perjury Trial

Kevin Spak — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:27:51 CDT

Roger Clemens' perjury trial begins today in Washington, and it is loaded with juicy storylines—no pun intended—thanks to star witnesses Andy Pettitte and Brian McNamee. Clemens and Pettitte were as close as brothers, but of all the ex-ballplayers testifying, only Pettitte is expected to say Clemens admitted using...

Bonds' Son: The Bigger Hat Was Mine

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:39:05 CDT

Nikolai Bonds scrutinizes every nuance of dad Barry Bonds' perjury trial from afar: He winces over the ex-mistress's allegations and watches old friends turn on his dad, but for him, the trial's outcome was settled in 2003. "Did you?" he asked the Giants slugger about rumors of steroid use. The...

Ex-Mistress: Bonds Blamed 'Roids for Injury

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:20:10 CDT

Barry Bonds' ex-mistress took the stand in his perjury trial today, testifying that the ex-slugger blamed steroids for a 1999 elbow injury, and that his head got bigger—literally—and testicles got smaller over the course of their nine-year relationship. Kimberly Bell, who maintained the relationship even after he told...

Bodybuilders Warned About Kidney Damage

Rob Quinn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:41:56 CST

Kidney damage is proving to be a sometimes fatal weakness for many in the world of competitive bodybuilding. Long-term steroid use is believed to be the main cause, but doctors also blame a training regimen that can wreak havoc on the body. The increased muscle mass of bodybuilders can put...

Semenya Tests Reveal 'Triple Testosterone'

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:36:14 CDT

Pre-race World Championship blood tests on super South African runner Caster Semenya revealed testosterone levels three times typical female rates, a source tells the Telegraph . The results of the tests, carried out in South Africa, contributed to a decision by sports officials to call for "gender verification" tests on the...

Let Steroids Users Into Hall of Fame

Nick McMaster — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:33:30 CDT

The Hall of Fame has become baseball’s weapon of last resort against players who’ve used performance-enhancing drugs. Baseball writers can’t ban drug users from the sport or take away their money—but they can deny them a spot in Cooperstown. This crusade is senseless, writes Zev Chafets for the New...

Wrestler 's Steroid Dealer Busted—for Steroids

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:30:01 CST

In a case of life imitating art, the actor who plays a steroid dealer in The Wrestler was busted for dealing steroids, the New York Daily News reports. Investigators had Scott Siegel under surveillance for steroid trafficking, and arrested him Wednesday night after a car chase that ended with Siegel...

A-Rod: 'I Knew We Weren't Taking Tic-Tacs'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:16:00 CST

A-Rod faced reporters in New York today to, in his words, “take my medicine.” He said he was injected by his cousin, with a substance that was legal in the Dominican Republic. “It was very amateur hour,” he said. “We probably didn’t even take it right.” He also said he’d...

A-Rod Juiced but Fellow Players Will Pay

Kevin Spak — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:54:21 CST

A lot of people will pay for Alex Rodriguez’s admission that he used steroids—and A-Rod isn’t one of them, writes Jeremy Mullman in Advertising Age . A-Rod’s already shallow pool of endorsements isn’t likely to dry up, but by bringing steroids back into the spotlight, he’s cast a shadow over...