Steroid users accept risk to perform better
From fitness fanatics to teenage athletes, the attraction to run faster, jump higher and look bigger and stronger is fueling an illicit steroid market with the substances often showing up unannounced in so-called dietary supplements.
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Perez to have ankle surgery Wednesday
BOSTON -- Reliever Chris Perez will finally be relieved of some discomfort in his left ankle.
Perez will have surgery Wednesday to remove an extra bone that has formed in the back of his left ankle and affected his conditioning this season. The bone,
Your ultimate brainpower workout
The road to a fit mind isn't paved in crossword puzzles alone. In fact, walking that road can also give your gray matter a boost, according to top researchers. "Exercise is as close to a magic bullet as brain fitness gets," says John Medina, PhD,
New Flip camera to the rescue
I?m heading home from Americans for Prosperity Foundation?s Defending the American Dream Summit, held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel this weekend. I spoke to the general audience about tax reform, but spent most of my time on Bloggers Row,
Nowhere to hide in Woman's Day
FIRST it was controversial paparazzi photos of the Prime Minister's wife working out, then an expose on a popular soap star, and last week thinly veiled allegations about a beloved Wiggle.
In the five months since Fiona Connolly took over as editor of
CFB: Inspired by injured Stafon Johnson, USC beats Cal, 30-3
BERKELEY, Calif. It was written all over their faces, the toll and also the inspiration of an emotional week spelled out in white or gold letters on their eye-black.
Some of the patches read "Stafon." Others "SJ."
Most, however, just featured a number:
Cavs keep West out of public scrimmage
As they try to analyze what happened with Delonte West last week, without going into details the Cavaliers have concluded West wasn't ready to begin training camp when the rest of his teammates were.
That sounds vague, and that is the point. The team
Notre Dame women's basketball: Muffet finds leaper for future
Tribune Staff Writer
Westlake (Ohio) girls basketball player Kalpana Beach backed up behind the half-court line at a recent workout, and then broke into a sprint toward the basket.
Beach blasted off on her right leg, soared to the rim and slam dunked
Cavs' West held out of scrimmage
AKRON -- LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal made their first public appearance together as Cleveland teammates.
Delonte West stayed out of sight.
The Cavaliers' troubled guard, who is dealing with personal problems as well as legal issues pending from a
Questions college coaches may ask potential athletes
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on how to talk with a potential college coach. This week's column offers advice on how to answer a coach's questions. Next week athletes will learn what type of questions they should ask in
