Drugs in Sports

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Harmon Killebrew Dead at 74; 1960s Home Run King Loses Battle With Cancer

Harmon Killebrew: 1936-2011​Legendary Minnesota Twins third baseman Harmon Killebrew, who hit more home runs than any other player during the 1960s, died in his Scottsdale home this morning, ending his battle with esophageal cancer.Killebrew played 22 seasons in the Majors with the ... More >>

Jose Canseco's Latest Attempt to Stay Relevant: Managing/Playing for Yuma Scorpions

www.duelingcuches.com​So far, Jose Canseco's life after baseball has included the following: spilling the beans on the droves of other professional baseball players who used steroids, appearing on several reality TV shows like The Apprentice, The Surreal Life, and Stripper's Ball with porn l ... More >>

Diana Taurasi Cleared of Turkish Doping Charges

Diana Taurasi: not a doper.​Remember last year when Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi tested positive for doping agents while playing for a team in the Turkish Basketball Federation? You probably don't -- it is women's basketball. In any event, about that...The lab that claimed Taurasi was doping ... More >>

Hall of Fame Vote Comes and Goes With Nary a Word From Arizona Republic Sports Desk -- Even Though Best Second Baseman in Diamondbacks' History Heading to Hall

sportsillustrated.com If a Hall of Fame election is held and the Republic doesn't cover it, do the players get their plaques?​You might not know it, but the Arizona Diamondbacks will soon have their first Hall of Famer. No, not Randy Johnson. He isn't eligible for election yet. It's not Cur ... More >>

Diana Taurasi Booted From Turkish Team for Doping

Diana Taurasi got the boot from her Turkish team for doping.​Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi's contract with the Turkish women's basketball team Fenerbahce was terminated this morning after she tested positive -- again -- for using a doping agent.Taurasi, who inked a new deal with the Mercury i ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching Prospect Joel Matos Busted For Steroids; Suspended 50 Games

dailyspeculations.com​A pitching prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks has been busted for using performance-enhancing drugs. Joel Matos, a right-handed pitcher in the Dominican Summer League, tested positive for metabolites of the drug Stanozolol, which is also known as Winstrol.In other words, ... More >>

Curt Schilling Says Steroid Cheats Have No Place in Hall of Fame

www.deadspin.com Curt Schilling and his "bloody sock"​Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling says professional baseball players, who have admitted to using steroids, should be barred from the Baseball Hall of Fame.New York Yankees fans would say: So should a dirty sock with some ... More >>

John McCain Pro-Asterisk for Roid-Head Baseball Players

www.icanhazcheezburger.com​If it were up to John McCain, professional baseball players like Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, and Jose Canseco, should have an asterisk next to their names in baseball record books because they admitted to, or were busted for, taking steroids.The comments cam ... More >>

This just in: Musicians also use performance-enhancing drugs

Snow Patrol

A K.O. from the U.K.

'Roid Warrior

Bob Clapp believes those who hate anabolic steroids are a bunch of scrawny puritanical dimwits

Drum & Drummer

Valley jazz musician Rob Schuh pounded skins, pumped iron, shot steroids, went to prison and almost died. Now the feisty trapsman has added an organ to his repertoire -- a transplanted kidney.