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...Shaquille O'Neal was sworn in as an honorary deputy U.S. marshal as part of his work with the Safe Surfin' Foundation, a group that works on protecting kids from meeting potential sexual predators online. Next week could also be star-studded: As part of a hearing on steroids, the House Government Reform Committee has invited baseball players Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, as well as Commissioner Bud Selig. So far, only Canseco, who has a new book out fingering dozens of players as steroid users, has said he will come...
...what will probably go down as some of the worst teenage film acting of this year. Let’s just say that Bobby’s pals - sounding more like Van Halen than Hanson - should stay put playing in the garage (lest their man-boy voices betray their steroid use). Joe Mantegna, having grown tired of the caustic straight talk from his David Mamet days, instead opts for the sappy rubbish of what is effectively Joan of Arcadia Redux...
...this asymmetry is only exacerbated by the under-diagnosis evident in the male population and the feminization of these health concerns. At the hands of cruel irony, it is the men most likely concerned with the “masculine” routine of weight lifting and anabolic steroid popping who frequently succumb to distorted bodily perceptions most often associated with female anorexic or bulimic patient...
...October when the Yankees and Red Sox hooked up in one of the best battles in postseason history, and it has maintained a virtual lock on the back pages of papers across the country ever since. From the continuing drama of The People vs. Barry Bonds in the BALCO steroid scandal, to Pedro Martinez’s ugly departure from the Red Sox to New York, to the Randy Johnson blockbuster, baseball has provided enough controversial, argument-inducing material to make the NFL playoffs seem as compelling as a bocce tournament...
...Pumped Up Is Baseball?" noted that steroid use in major league baseball is prompting calls for federal legislative reform [Dec. 13]. While anabolic steroids may temporarily enhance athletic performance, their use can cause athletes detrimental--and often irreversible--damage. Steroids can cause a variety of adverse side effects, including risk of disease in the cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems as well as increased tendencies toward antisocial or psychotic behavior. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons believes it is unethical to prescribe controlled substances without a medical need. Prescribing substances for the sole purpose of enhancing athletic performance directly interferes with...