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Shaun Assael is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine.

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Genetic Property

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

A new law protecting genetic information could threaten to override MLB policy.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Cheating is so 1999

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Cheating is so 1999, which is why ESPN The Magazine spent a year searching for the athletic holy grail: a sports gene.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Four states reevaluating steroid testing

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

In 2007, Texas voted to spend millions on a steroid testing program for high school sports. After finding little evidence of abuse, Texas like other states, is re-evaluating its policy.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

The Dummy's Guide to PEDs

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

News of performance enhancing drugs pops up all too often these days. But to yap about them is to not understand them. Here's a quick (and dirty) cheat sheet for navigating tomorrow's headlines. And, please don't try these at home.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

WWE and steroids: still a tough target

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Vince McMahon and the WWE have faced it before, so the latest scrutiny of their drug-testing policies is a familiar refrain for them. As Shaun Assael writes, they'll likely weather this storm, too.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Eat at the pro's

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Chances are, your favorite athlete has just the place for you to show him some love. And it doesn't require a ticket. Shaun Assael examines the phenomenon of the athlete-owned restaurant.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009

Man claims Harrison shot him

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

A second man has filed suit against Marvin Harrison over a 2008 shooting.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

Punch line

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

John Odom didn't ask to be traded for 10 maple bats. But that didn't stop us from laughing at him all the same.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009

Lee Murray back in police custody

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

"Lightning" Lee Murray is back in Moroccan police custody.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

The story of "Lightning" Lee Murray

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

ESPN The Magazine presents the incredible story of MMA fighter "Lightning" Lee Murray, who may have masterminded the biggest bank heist in history.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Murray's release surprised him, lawyers

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Lee Murray, the MMA star accused of masterminding the biggest cash robbery in history, has been released from a Moroccan prison cell to freedom, his lawyers in Morocco and London said Wednesday.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Officials downplay doping test flaw

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

Anti-doping officials are downplaying the ramifications of a study released this week that found a flaw in a widely-used drug test.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009

High school testing loses momentum

Shaun Assael, ESPN The Magazine

How did an idea with so much initial public momentum suddenly lose so much support? Because the concept was flawed from the start. ESPN The Magazine writer Shaun Assael explains.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009

Steroid Nation: Adjusting A-Rod

Shaun Assael

Alex Rodriguez's positive test for steroids in 2003 may not put him in legal jeopardy. In fact, unlike Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens, he never technica...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Steroid Nation: Wait and Switch

Shaun Assael

Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the lab of former BALCO chemist Patrick Arnold last week, looking for documents that will tell them whet...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 22, 2009