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Take Me Out to the BALCO

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 18, 2007 On April 2, 2002, the Los Angeles Dodgers played a home game against the San Francisco Giants, raising the question: If both pitcher and batter are artificially enhanced, does that level the playing field? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Money for Medals

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2007 Canada has won its share of Olympic medals over the years, but apparently not enough. Whether to reward or recognize its athletes, Canada will now pay them $20,000 per gold medal. That's not so extraordinary -- a number of countries, including the U.S., already shell out, and Italian gold medalists in the Turin Games took home a cool $150,000 per gold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retired NBA Player Comes Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2007 John Amaechi has become the first current or former NBA player to come out of the closet, and only the sixth such professional athlete from the four major American sports to do so. The former center for Orlando, Utah and Cleveland has written a memoir in which he describes life in the NBA as he started to open up about his sexuality, including mixed reactions from his team's owner, coach and players. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Athletes Killed for Wearing Shorts

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2006 Militants had issued a warning forbidding shorts a few days before. It's sounding more like life under the Taliban every day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baseball? That Ain’t Hood

James Harris / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 African Americans are abandoning baseball in droves. But should we care? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )