steroids

Joe Posnanski: Thome's greatness overshadowed by steroids era

SI.com  Tue, 08/16/2011 - 00:27

People have missed a lot about Jim Thome. The newest member of the 600 HR club should be seen as one of the greats, says Joe Posnanski, but he simply hit his homers in the wrong era.


 

Tom Verducci: MLB trying to curtail use of deer antler spray as ...

SI.com  Fri, 08/05/2011 - 12:39

It may sound like an odd joke, writes Tom Verducci, but MLB isn't laughing about its latest warning to players in the fight against alternatives to steroids: Stop ingesting deer antler spray.


 

Pitching to dominate All-Star game? (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Tue, 07/12/2011 - 01:34

Scoring in the first half of the season dropped to its lowest level in 19 years and the major league batting average shrunk to its smallest midseason figure since 1985, confirmation that the Steroids Era has ended and that a new Age of the Pitcher is taking hold.

There were 8.4 runs per game prior to the All-Star break, according to STATS LLC, down 6 percent from last year's 8.9 at the...


 

Bell: Bonds blamed steroids for injury

Topix - Sports News  Mon, 03/28/2011 - 16:45

Barry Bonds' former mistress testified Monday that the slugger blamed a 1999 elbow injury on steroid use.


 

Bonds wants recording thrown out

FOXSports.com News  Fri, 02/11/2011 - 14:57

Barry Bonds is seeking to exclude from his perjury trial next month a secret recording made by a former business partner that allegedly discusses his steroids use.


 

Clemens pleads not guilty to perjury

FOXSports.com News  Mon, 08/30/2010 - 12:17

Baseball great Roger Clemens has entered a not guilty plea to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone.


 

McGwire admits steroid use

SI.com  Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:10

Mark McGwire admitted he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998. In a statement, McGwire said that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade.


 

20 athletes on steroids, and sports' biggest news

Topix - Sports News  Fri, 01/01/2010 - 21:19

Few athletes have fallen from grace as hard as U.S. Olympic sprinter Marion Jones .


 

Leyland finally discusses steroid issue (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Sun, 08/09/2009 - 10:22

Tigers manager Jim Leyland says people who care about the steroids issue probably don't like baseball. Leyland answered questions about drugs in the sport on Sunday before Detroit's series finale against Minnesota.

In the past, he has refused to discuss the topic. He says it has become a no-win situation and doesn't blame the media for uncovering names of players, such Boston's David...


 

Red Sox star Ortiz: I never bought or used steroids

Topix - Sports News  Sat, 08/08/2009 - 20:50

Major League Baseball and the players' union said just because a player's name was on the list didn't mean he used steroids.