Martinez, McGriff also among candidates

Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.

Montgomery: Obsessed with Greene

Tim Montgomery says he started taking performance-enhancing drugs because he wanted to beat American sprint rival Maurice Greene and become the fastest man in the world.

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

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Mike and Mike in the Morning

...career in perspective after Pujols picks up another MVP award. Costas also addresses the impact of the steroids era on any great players moving forward and the new statistics in baseball

Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!

UEFA's Gianni Infantino has plenty on his mind these days, like trying to keep a European soccer match-fixing investigation from becoming the worst sports scandal ever. Here's the Courtside Seat view.

No timetable for McGwire intro

The Cardinals still haven't set a date to introduce Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach.

Freshman Michael developing into Aggies' breakaway threat

...had a unique description of Michael's running style. He's like a 210-pound rabbit on steroids, with the speed of a cheetah, Miller told reporters. He's like a hybrid, mutant running back...

Feds want all justices to hear case

Federal officials are asking for a rehearing of an appeals court decision that said the government illegally seized drug-testing samples and records of baseball players who allegedly tested positive for steroids.

When did Vick become a nonstory?

Michael Vick forever changed how the country views dogfighting.

Pacquiao's power? All natural

...demeaning, but Floyd never finished high school and I'm not sure he knows the difference between steroids and supplements, which can be confusing. Nouns, subjects and verbs can also be confusing if you don...

In from the cold? Not Rocket

Will Roger Clemens ever learn? Apparently, not even the Mark McGwire lesson has penetrated the Rocket's consciousness.

ESPN welcomes Gordon Edes

We talk with Gordon Edes about baseball, Boston and the movies.

...testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, March 17, 2005, on the use of steroids in professional baseball. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, pool

Selig: Some teams lost money in '09

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.