http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Drugs_in_SportsFind stories, videos, and photos about Drugs in Sports from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:52:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Drugs_in_Sports14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Drugs in Sports from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/02/11/union.steroids/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/02/11/union.steroids/index.htmlEvery year during spring training, Donald Fehr, the executive director of Major League Baseball's Players Association, travels across the country. He starts in Arizona and ends in Florida, stopping along the way to brief every team on the key issues for the year.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:29:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/12/16/verducci.mitchell/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/12/16/verducci.mitchell/index.htmlBy March 30, 2006, baseball commissioner Bud Selig, against the advice of many of his closest advisers, knew he had to take the risk of springing open the lid to the Pandora's box of the sport. It had been eight years since an Associated Press reporter saw andro in Mark McGwire's locker (the moment Selig described as his epiphany when it came to performance-enhancing drugs in baseball), five years since Selig pushed through a drug-testing program for minor leaguers, and three years since the major leagues adopted such tests. But when SI published an excerpt from Game of Shadows that March, yet another signal that the story and the discovery of steroids in baseball were not going to stop, Selig knew baseball could not keep running from its past.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:01:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/25/doping/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/david_epstein/08/25/doping/index.htmlBEIJING -- 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.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/05/19/graham/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/05/19/graham/index.htmlTrevor 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).Mon, 19 May 2008 16:39:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/05/14/mccann.bondscharges/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/05/14/mccann.bondscharges/index.htmlThe new indictment against Barry Bonds was expected and does not represent a major turning point in the government's case against him.Wed, 14 May 2008 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/13/activity.baseball.steroids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/02/13/activity.baseball.steroids/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about the risks associated with taking anabolic steroids and human growth hormone to improve athletic performance. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/04/07/tammy.thomas.balco/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/michael_mccann/04/07/tammy.thomas.balco/index.htmlThe 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.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroid.timeline/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroid.timeline/index.html1886 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.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:14:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids1/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/steroids1/index.htmlAthletes 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.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:47:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/hgh/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/03/11/hgh/index.htmlTestosterone: 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.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/08/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/08/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmThis is typically the most hopeful time of the year for baseball fans.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:44:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/01/07/clemens.questions/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/david_epstein/01/07/clemens.questions/index.htmlHOUSTON -- Roger Clemens' Monday news conference -- his first since the Mitchell Report revealed former trainer Brian McNamee's allegations that Clemens used steroids -- left reporters with as many questions as answers. Let's look at them.Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:47:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/12/20/bp.rogerclemens/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/12/20/bp.rogerclemens/index.htmlTen years have passed since I first held a Hall of Fame ballot in my hands, and it still ranks as one of the more awe-inspiring moments of my life. To realize that you have a say in who will be immortalized in Cooperstown -- and also who won't -- is a huge responsibility.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:06:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/12/19/steroid.accountability/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_layden/12/19/steroid.accountability/index.htmlThis is great news, really. It turns out baseball doesn't really have a steroid problem at all. Never did.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:41:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tom_verducci/12/18/now.what1224/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tom_verducci/12/18/now.what1224/index.htmlOnly through a tiny keyhole could George Mitchell view the dimly lit room of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, his scope constricted by a stiff code of silence among union members and a drug policy crafted and administered by the commissioner's office and the union to be opaque where convenient rather than fully transparent. Even thus blinkered, the former U.S. senator got as roguishly ugly a glimpse of baseball as ever has been seen.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/14/steroid.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/14/steroid.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextA lawyer for Roger Clemens strongly denies the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids to pump up his body and his pitching statistics.Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/13/steroid.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/13/steroid.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextReleasing a report that links some of baseball's best to the use of performance-enhancing substances, former Sen. George Mitchell said Thursday it is critical that Major League Baseball restore the integrity of the game.Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:58:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/12/13/wertheimllosa.mitchellreport/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/12/13/wertheimllosa.mitchellreport/index.htmlSince last summer, Sports Illustrated reporters Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim have been investigating an alleged illegal steroid distribution network that has implicated pro athletes. Earlier this year the reporters accompanied federal and state drug enforcement agents on a coordinated raid of an Orlando compound pharmacy and a Jupiter, Fla., "anti-aging" clinic that investigators allege conspired to fraudulently prescribe steroids, human growth hormone and other performance enhancing drugs over the Internet.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/13/balco.founder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/13/balco.founder/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man whose lab distributed performance-enhancing drugs to athletes says the policies of American professional baseball and football leagues encourage their use. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:54:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/13/flashback_juiced/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/12/13/flashback_juiced/index.htmlArizona Diamondbacks righthander Curt Schilling thinks twice before giving a teammate the traditional slap on the butt for a job well-done. "I'll pat guys on the ass, and they'll look at me and go, 'Don't hit me there, man. It hurts,'" Schilling says. "That's because that's where they shoot the steroid needles."Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:02:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1693740,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheatWed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/12/10/mitchell.recap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/john_donovan/12/10/mitchell.recap/index.htmlGeorge Mitchell's report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has been hanging over the game for more than a year and a half now. So it's probably not surprising that, as the former U.S. Senator readies to make his findings public -- reportedly later this week, or certainly sometime before Christmas -- the overwhelming emotion around baseball is not one of fear or apprehension, but of impending relief.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/05/jones.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/05/jones.doping/index.html#cnnSTCTextTrack star Marion Jones pleaded guilty Friday to lying to a federal investigator about taking banned substances.Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/07/25/arnold.report/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/07/25/arnold.report/index.htmlNEW YORK (SI.com) -- The man credited with creating the performance-enhancing drug known as "the clear" said in an HBO Sports interview that Barry Bonds and Gary Sheffield took the drugs provided to them by BALCO, reports the New York Times.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:45:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/07/18/steroids0424/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/07/18/steroids0424/index.htmlFrom his parked car, Jack, the special agent from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, had a clear view of the entrance to the Empress Hotel in La Jolla, Calif. It was Dec. 14, an overcast day, and Jack's men were all in place. They were hoping to arrest a key figure in Mexico's steroid industry, a pharmaceuticals executive and trained veterinarian named Alberto Saltiel-Cohen, who, according to a tip, was staying at the Empress. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:35:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/tour.de.france0702/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/tour.de.france0702/index.htmlWhat a grand spectacle it will be! On July 7 the first rider will roll down the ramp for the prologue of the Tour de France. This year's Grand Boucle, or Big Loop, begins in London. Cycling fans are advised to focus on the pageantry of the brightly costumed athletes or on the Gothic grandeur of the Palace of Westminster, not far from the starting line. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/16/lance/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/16/lance/index.htmlAlready battered by doping allegations, cycling stands to absorb another big blow next week with the publication of the latest book by Irish investigative journalist David Walsh. Two weeks before the start of the 2007 Tour de France, Random House will release From Lance To Landis, a follow-up of Walsh's 2004 book L.A. Confidentiel: Les Secrets de Lance Armstrong, which contained allegations that the seven-time Tour winner doped, but was never published in English. This latest book will be widely released in the U.S., and could further undermine Armstrong's contention that he was a clean champion.Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:18:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/04/27/steroid.bust/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/04/27/steroid.bust/index.htmlSince last summer, Sports Illustrated reporters Luis Fernando Llosa and L. Jon Wertheim have been investigating an alleged illegal steroid distribution network that has implicated pro athletes.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/28/landis.lkl/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/28/landis.lkl/index.htmlTour de France champion Floyd Landis told CNN that his victory in the world's most-famous bike race had nothing to do with cheating.Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/14/bonds.steroid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/14/bonds.steroid/index.htmlA federal grand jury is considering whether to indict San Francisco Giants baseball star Barry Bonds for perjury because of testimony he gave to another grand jury in 2003, CNN has learned.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/13/bonds.steroid.2257/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/13/bonds.steroid.2257/index.htmlFederal prosecutors may be pursuing a perjury case against San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury appearance in 2003, multiple sources have told CNN.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/steroids.baseball/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/steroids.baseball/index.htmlFormer St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire refused to answer questions about steroid use during his playing career at a congressional hearing Thursday, repeatedly telling a House committee he was "not here to talk about the past."Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:45:00 EST