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  • July 2008

    • Big Texas Steroid Sweep Nets 2 Students

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      Big Texas Steroid Sweep Nets 2 Students

      (Newser) - Texas’s $6-million program to test high school athletes for steroids found two students out of 10,117 were using the drugs, the AP reports. Supporters called the testing, the country's largest, a deterrent, but critics see it as a waste of taxpayer money. About 45,000 students will be tested over two years. The two students caught were multi-sport athletes, but authorities did not say which sports they played. More »

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      Texas  • steroids  • high school sports

    • USA Track Official Urges Bush: Don't Pardon Jones

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 22, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      USA Track Official Urges Bush: Don't Pardon Jones

      (Newser) - The head of the US track and field program urged President Bush today not to pardon disgraced sprinter Marion Jones, the Daily News reports. Doing so would send a "horrible message" to young fans and to the international community getting ready to watch the Olympics, said Douglas Logan in an open letter to Bush. Jones is serving a 6-month sentence but has asked the president to spring her before her September release. More »

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      steroids  • track and field  • Marion Jones  • sports doping  • presidential pardon

    • Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      ABC News  |  Jul 22, 08 4:57 AM CDT

      Olympians Fearful of Chinese Food Chemicals

      (Newser) - In addition to concerns about air quality in Beijing this August, many Olympic athletes are worried about contaminants and chemicals in the food, ABC News reports. With many of China's agricultural products boosted by growth stimulants, or steroids, or amped by antibiotics, athletes are particularly concerned that they might unwittingly ingest a banned substance. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • steroids  • athlete  • antibiotics  • Chinese food  • growth hormones

    • Dealer Says He Sent Clemens HGH

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 16, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Dealer Says He Sent Clemens HGH

      (Newser) - Admitted drug dealer Kirk Radomski has turned over to federal authorities proof that he mailed human growth hormone to Roger Clemens, the New York Daily News reports. Sources claim Radomski has shipping receipts for HGH kits mailed to Clemens’ Texas mansion. The former Yankees and Houston Astros pitcher is under investigation for charges of perjury after denying steroid use before Congress. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Kirk Radomski  • Debbie Clemens

    • Why Is 'Supermom' Getting the Bonds Treatment?

      Kansas City Star  |  Jul 6, 08 7:29 AM CDT

      Why Is 'Supermom' Getting the Bonds Treatment?

      (Newser) - Some are calling five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres "Supermom," but Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star thinks that "Wonder Woman" might be more appropriate. Everyone's wondering how a 41-year-old new mother could come back from retirement and surgery to take first place at her fifth qualifiers. Blame the gathering cloud of skepticism on Brian McNamee. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • swimming  • Brian McNamee  • asthma  • comeback  • Olympic trials  • Dara Torres

  • June 2008

    • Big Brown's Owner Scraps Steroids

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 9:11 AM CDT

      Big Brown's Owner Scraps Steroids

      (Newser) - The owners of Big Brown say they will no longer give their horses steroids and called on others in the industry to do the same, the New York Times reports. The near Triple Crown winner drew scrutiny and some criticism when trainer Rick Dutrow admitted injecting the horse—legally—with steroids in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby.  More »

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      steroids  • horse racing  • Kentucky Derby  • Triple Crown  • Big Brown  • Richard Dutrow Jr.  • Michael Iavarone

    • Post-Saddam, Bodybuilders Let 'Er Ripple

      Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 12:21 PM CDT

      Post-Saddam, Bodybuilders Let 'Er Ripple

      (Newser) - Iraqi bodybuilders have long needed nerves of steel to pump iron. Under Saddam, only officially connected Iraqis could join gyms, and the average weightlifter was forced to use makeshift equipment. But after Saddam, a flood of Iraqis seeking lucrative security jobs hit the gyms. The result? Extremists began targeting bulging biceps for working for Americans. More »

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      Iraq  • steroids  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • Saddam Hussein  • Sylvester Stallone  • bodybuilder  • weight lifting

    • NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 7, 08 6:15 AM CDT

      NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      (Newser) - Convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs’ death has been ruled a suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities say Jacobs, 35, shot himself in the stomach and head. Officials also found some 150 containers of steroids in his Texas home. The medical examiner has not yet explained the death of Jacobs’ girlfriend, whose body was found with his, apparently shot several times. More »

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      NFL  • murder  • Texas  • steroids  • suicide  • drug dealer  • bodybuilder  • David Jacobs

    • NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 6, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      NFL Steroids Dealer, Girlfriend Shot to Death

      (Newser) - Convicted steroids dealer and bodybuilder David Jacobs and his girlfriend have been found shot to death to death in his Texas home. Jacobs, 35, who got probation after cooperating with investigators, recently met with NFL officials to discuss his client list. The couple had a volatile relationship, but police would not say whether the case was a murder-suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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      murder  • Texas  • steroids  • Dallas Cowboys  • drug dealer  • bodybuilder  • David Jacobs

  • May 2008
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