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Steroids in Sports
Many high-profile athletes admitted to, have been accused of, or have been indicted on charges of lying about using performance-enhancing drugs over the past eighteen months. Here is a collection of stories from Scholastic News Online about the scandal that is plaguing more sports than Major League Baseball.
Articles
Clemens Testifies
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | February 14,2008
Roger Clemens stood before Congress Wednesday and flatly denied that he ever used steroids or human growth hormone (HGH). Clemens' testimony came exactly two months after the release of the Mitchell Report, which linked him to performance-enhancing dr
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | February 14,2008
Roger Clemens stood before Congress Wednesday and flatly denied that he ever used steroids or human growth hormone (HGH). Clemens' testimony came exactly two months after the release of the Mitchell Report, which linked him to performance-enhancing dr
Congress Grills Baseball Bosses
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | January 17,2007
Major League Baseball was on the hot seat Tuesday, as Congress grilled top officials about the steroid scandal that has rocked the sport. The meeting came one month after release of the Mitchell Report, which had evidence that linked some of baseball'
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | January 17,2007
Major League Baseball was on the hot seat Tuesday, as Congress grilled top officials about the steroid scandal that has rocked the sport. The meeting came one month after release of the Mitchell Report, which had evidence that linked some of baseball'
Top Players Named
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | December 14,2007
The results of a 20-month investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball have been released. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens and career home run king Barry Bonds were among dozens of players identified
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | December 14,2007
The results of a 20-month investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball have been released. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens and career home run king Barry Bonds were among dozens of players identified
Breaking More Than Records?
by Sean Coffey
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 20,2007
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has been indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstructing justice. The charges relate to his 2003 denial that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. If convicted, the home run record
by Sean Coffey
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 20,2007
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has been indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstructing justice. The charges relate to his 2003 denial that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs. If convicted, the home run record
Olympic Star Disgraced
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | October 11,2007
After admitting last week in court that she had used steroids, Olympic track star Marion Jones returned her five medals from the 2000 Sydney Games on Monday.
by Karen Fanning
Scholastic News Online | October 11,2007
After admitting last week in court that she had used steroids, Olympic track star Marion Jones returned her five medals from the 2000 Sydney Games on Monday.
