Steroid Use Taints a Generation of Athletes ; Evidence of Widespread Abuse of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Pro Sports Is Right Before Our Eyes.

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We've more, though not always better, choices for entertainment these days. That's good for channel surfing, but probably bad for enlightenment. Still, a half hour of chill time with the remote can yield an occasional insight, a moment of stark understanding.

I had such a moment a few weeks ago. It wasn't necessarily new information - the gathering scandal about steroid use in sports has shown few signs of being contained, after all - but it was one of those moments that served to underscore the issue.

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Steroid Use Taints a Generation of Athletes ; Evidence of Widespread Abuse of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Pro Sports Is Right Before Our Eyes.

I was surfing along when I stumbled upon ESPN Classic, a sports channel dedicated to reliving those thrilling days gone by in sports. In this case, I was watching a critical baseball playoff from the 1970s.

I didn't linger l...

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