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SI.com: David Epstein: No positive tests for human growth hormone yet

BEIJING -- Over the course of the 2008 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee carried out the most extensive testing program for human-growth hormone to date. In the final days of competition, the IOC was on pace for more than 500 blood tests for HGH.

SI.com: Michael McCann: Graham trial could expose previously untainted athletes

Trevor Graham, who rose to fame from coaching U.S. track and field stars -- none more notable than former Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones -- will be tried this week on felony charges. Federal prosecutors claim that he knowingly lied to government officials about the use, sale and distribution of steroids from the infamous Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO).

SI.com: Michael McCann: Changes to Bonds indictment have been expected for some time

The new indictment against Barry Bonds was expected and does not represent a major turning point in the government's case against him.

CNN Student News Learning Activity: Steroid Use in Sports

Students will learn about the risks associated with taking anabolic steroids and human growth hormone to improve athletic performance.

SI.com: Michael McCann: Tammy Thomas' trial may be a precursor to Bonds'

The trial of former U.S. Olympic cyclist Tammy Thomas, convicted last Friday on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, lends insight on what to expect from a likely trial of Barry Bonds.

SI.com: A timeline of performance-enhancing drugs in sports

1886 Twenty-four-year-old Welsh cyclist Arthur Linton dies during a race from Bordeaux to Paris; though the cause of death is reported as typhoid fever, he is believed to have taken trimethyl, a stimulant.

SI.com: Steroids In America: The Real Dope

Athletes who take performance-improving drugs make all the headlines. But the culture of personal physical enhancement has pushed the use of steroids and HGH everywhere -- from Hollywood to the music industry to your next-door neighbor who doesn't want to grow old. Don't blame only the jocks.

SI.com: Steroids In America: The ABC's of HGH

Testosterone: Like other hormones, testosterone is produced by both men (primarily in the testes) and women (in the ovaries) -- though the average man produces 10 times more than the average woman. Testosterone is classified as an androgen, or male sex hormone, because it promotes the development of masculine characteristics, such as body hair and a deep voice. It also has anabolic, or building, effects that can increase bone density and muscle mass.

Time.com: Baseball Union Could OK HGH Test

Players' union leader Donald Fehr would consider approving blood testing for the human growth hormone if there was a valid, efficient procedure for determining its use over an extended period

CNNMoney: Baseball's real steroids problem

This is typically the most hopeful time of the year for baseball fans.

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