Climbing's Little Helper
How dexamethasone corrupted mountaineering.
How dexamethasone corrupted mountaineering.
Devon O'Neil Outside Mar 2013 30min Permalink
The true tale of a bodybuilder turned social media influencer who built an illicit empire.
John H. Tucker Boston Magazine Oct 2019 25min Permalink
An East German weightlifter ingested more anabolic steroids than any other athlete in recorded history. It didn’t end well.
Brian Blickenstaff Vice Aug 2016 15min Permalink
Rafael Palmeiro was a surefire Hall of Famer before a positive steroids test derailed everything. He retired a few months later, quietly sent home early by the team that had been planning to celebrate him. Next came depression and a $53 million business deal gone bust.
Flinder Boyd Fox Sports Apr 2016 20min Permalink
What baseball writers did during the steroid era.
Bryan Curtis Grantland Jan 2014 25min Permalink
The war between Major League Baseball and Alex Rodriguez, “fought with six-figure payoffs in the tanning salons and strip malls of South Florida.”
Steve Fishman New York Dec 2013 30min Permalink
An investigation into the Dr. Anthony Bosch and his “East Coast version of BALCO,” which allegedly supplied baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera and others with performance-enhancing drugs.
Tim Elfrink The Miami New Times Jan 2013 20min Permalink
The untold story of steroids in baseball.
Tom Verducci Sports Illustrated May 2012 40min Permalink
How the U.S. government used a serial con who was caught running a mail-order steroid pharmacy in Mexico to prove that Google was knowingly placing ads for illegal drugs.
Thomas Catan The Wall Street Journal Jan 2012 Permalink
A profile of Barry Bonds published as the steroid talk intensified.
David Grann New York Times Magazine Sep 2002 30min Permalink
What one learns about Jose Canseco while trying, unsuccessfully, to interview Jose Canseco.
Pat Jordan Deadspin Mar 2008 Permalink