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Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Elena Della Donne, one of the finest female basketball players in the county, shocked everyone by announcing that she would be giving up the game befo...

Blog | August 28, 2008

Mark Madsen: Performance Enhancing Drugs Not an NBA Problem

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...he has talked to lots of athletes. He has his suspicions about high school football and professional cycling. But the NBA, he's convinced, is not in trouble here: I've made a very long...

Blog | February 27, 2008

Is the League in Jeopardy?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I have heard worries that the Tim Donaghy scandal could actually put the existence of the NBA in a certain jeopardy. Really? This morning I emailed a ...

Blog | July 25, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Murphy wrote an amazing story in the Houston Chronicle about Sam Anderson, the starting power forward at the University of Houston: "... every...

Blog | June 25, 2007

The Myth of Amateurism

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

I love the NCAA tournament. It's great basketball, and it's so fun to watch. I mean, of course. I'm watching right now, as a matter of fact. But t...

Blog | March 16, 2007

A New Stance on Steroids

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...in numerous sports in which flexibility and lean muscle mass are at a premium, from swimming to cycling to gymnastics to distance running. Hmm, that'll get you thinking. If performance enhancing drugs help everyone...

Blog | May 18, 2005

The Morning According to Us

Brian Hill

...The proven, professional cyclist is a narcoleptic whose drug of necessity, modafinil, is banned by the International Cycling Union, listed as a performance-enhancer. Without it, Mr. Bouyer would be held helpless in the stranglehold...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008

STEROID NATION: TRACKING THE REVIVAL OF REPUTATIONS

Shaun Assael

We don't really need a college professor to explain this fact: the reputations of the major league players linked to the BALCO scandals have suffered ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2008

Barnes builds Longhorns brick by brick

Andy Katz

Get used to Rick Barnes being associated with the top college basketball coaches of the past 30 years. The numbers are hard to argue against. B...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008

THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US

Chris Sprow

...probably not Welsh. Wimp. The IHT introduces "Doping Notes", your pipeline to all the top stories in cycling. Really. Cubs fans erect shrine to futility. Sooo cute! Despair truly is inspiring. You can't beat...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE: THIS JUST IN

Mag.com Staff

By now, you've heard Lance Armstrong is making a comeback. But after announcing his return to cycling earlier this month, the doping rumors surrounding the seven-time Tour de France winner were back in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2008

THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US

Paul Kix and Brian Hill

...Armstrong will never be able to keep his name away from doping rumors completely. Hey, this is cycling. Edward F. Coyle, a respected human-performance expert with the University of Texas in Austin, acknowledged making...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008

FROM THIS ISSUE ... TREADING WATER

Mag.com

After watching the Olympics, the question arises more and more often, especially for parents of young athletes: What if we lived in China, or Norway, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

Three Strikes: Cyclebabble edition

STRIKE ONE -- CYCLICALITY DEPT.: There's nothing Three Strikes loves more than a big day of cycling (not to be confused with a long day at the Tour de France). So let's reflect...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008