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The Real Danger: Steroids in Football…or Football Itself?

Q:  Do the lawsuits over brain injuries by NFL ex-players show football is more dangerous than we thought? A:  Hundreds of former players nationwide have sued the National Football League (NFL), alleging it ignored the consequences of repeated traumatic head injuries in order to promote the sport.  They claim the league knew as early as…

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McCain wants USADA to Test Major Sports

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined Reps. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, and the ranking Democrat, Henry Waxman (Calif.), yesterday afternoon to introduce legislation to establish uniform steroid policies for professional sports. The legislation, called the “Clean Sports Act of 2005” (S. 1114), sets minimum penalties of a two-year ban for…