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Strength Records Continue to Fall, But How Much Stronger Can Humans Get?
Strongmen like Game of Thrones’ Hafpor Bjornsson have pushed their bodies to the limit, but can other strength athletes go even further?
Cows in Switzerland Could Be Given Acupuncture Instead of Antibiotics
Following the World Health Organisation’s warning that the overuse of antibiotics in meat causes antimicrobial resistance in humans, Swiss vets are trialling alternative medicine.
Strength Records Continue to Fall, But How Much Stronger Can Humans Get?
Strongmen like Game of Thrones’ Hafpor Bjornsson have pushed their bodies to the limit, but can other strength athletes go even further?
Hall of Fame Voters Shift on Steroids, But That Won't Help Sammy Sosa
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens seem well-positioned to receive Hall of Fame voters' pardon over the next few years. Sammy Sosa has made no such progress.
Manny Ramirez, Steroids, and Having It Both Ways in the Hall of Fame
The question of how to handle known steroid users in Hall of Fame voting is a thorny one, but many voters have settled on a chronological distinction. It doesn't hold up.
Mark Hunt Now Says He'll Sue Any Fighter Who Fights Him Under the Influence of PEDs
The Samoan heavyweight legend kicks his war against steroids up yet another notch.
The Invincible, Vulnerable Lex Luger Belongs In The WWE Hall of Fame
Lex Luger looked like a classic pro wrestling beefcake, but the ways in which he was weird, honest, and different were what made him great. He deserves recognition.
It's Time For the NHL to Make the Goal Nets Bigger
Scoring in hockey is down. A simple solution? Make the nets bigger.
How Taking Testosterone Illegally Helped Manage My Depression
I have borderline low testosterone and severe depression. After my mental health hit an all time low, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
There's A Good Movie To Be Made About College Football, But "The Program" Wasn't It
In 1993, "The Program" set out to address the corruption and compromises of college sports. It didn't do a very good job then, and looks even worse now.
The Drugs Won: The Case for Ending the Sports War on Doping
The fight against performance-enhancing drugs has long been framed as a moral crusade. But some heretics like retired investigator Don Catlin and former USATF exec Doug Logan now contend that the battle is a quagmire, and doing more harm than good.
Steroids, Strychnine and a Dash of Skullduggery: A Potted History of Doping in Sport
While doping is at the forefront of the sporting consciousness at the moment, it’s hardly a recent phenomenon. Athletes have doped since ancient times, and often in very peculiar ways.