Wall Street Journal (August 10)
“If the International Olympic Committee won’t call out systematic Russian doping, at least some of the athletes at the summer games in Rio de Janiero can. So kudos to those—especially the competitors in women’s swimming—who are boldly going where the IOC feared to tread.”
Tags: Athletes, Competitors, Doping, IOC, Olympics, Rio de Janiero, Russia, Women’s swimming
USA Today (January 15, 2014)
Alex Rodriguez, the current home-run king and highest paid baseball player of all time, “has now made history of another sort as the recipient of the longest suspension ever for a doping violation.” If the arbitrator’s decision proves binding, he’ll be out a full season (162 games). “It’s clear that baseball’s steroid era isn’t over. But with a tough investigation and tough penalties, the sport appears finally to be turning the corner.”
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Arbitrator, Baseball, Doping, History, Home runs, Investigation, Penalties, Season, Sport, Steroids, Suspension, Violation
Time (October 11)
The “USADA’s case against Lance Armstrong is compelling.” Time only has one more question for the Tour de France winner. “Why lie about it all these years? In a grueling competition like the Tour de France, in a sport filled with dopers, using stuff like testosterone and EPO is almost understandable. And America forgives users who come clean. Armstrong’s failure to see that is a mystery.”
Tags: Cycling, Doping, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France, U.S., USADA
