PEDs, Sports, and American Culture: SI’s Jack McCallum attempts to tackle the thesis that steroids and HGH aren’t just a sports issue. It’s not a bad first attempt (and features Gary Gaffney of Steroid Nation), but I’ve got objections — and I’ll write more on it probably tomorrow after work and can read it a [...]
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The Rockets have been on an absolutely impeccable run — and the Nets certainly weren’t going to stop them. Houston beat them by 18 to win its 19th straight game, and now sits one game away from tying the Association’s second longest winning streak. Tracy McGrady led with 19 points as the defense held the [...]
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In an otherwise throwaway gossip column by Jo Piazza in the NY Daily News, we have a tidbit that’s sure to make the majority of us retch in response, not solely because the idea of Giants QB Eli Manning pitching any sort of product seemed improbable nine months ago (and those Citizen EcoDrive ads at [...]
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