Players give OK to steroid-test talks
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PHOENIX - Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
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A majority of fans say players who test positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from baseball and think such players should be barred from the Hall of Fame, a poll found.
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SALINAS, Calif. -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in meetings Monday that he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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PHOENIX -- Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead yesterday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
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As of mid-August, baseballâs investigators looking into the use of performance-enhancing drugs still wanted to speak with at least 45 current and former major league players, most of them still active.
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NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Monday he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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Major league baseball players agreed to a stricter policy for steroids and other drugs that will include more tests and tougher penalties.
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Players applaud baseball's new steroid agreement that calls for harsher penalties and mandates frequent and offseason testing.
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NFL players will consent to a urine test for Human Growth Hormone once such a test is developed.
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An official involved with negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players association said yesterday that the leaders of the two sides had outlined a new drug-testing program that
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Baseball Jason Giambi got two messages yesterday. One was from commissioner Bud Selig telling him to talk steroids with George Mitchell . The other was from the players' union telling him to hold off. In the wake of Giambi's recent apology for "doing that stuff," Selig asked the New York Yankees star to cooperate with baseball's steroids investigator within two ...
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Bee Staff Writer. Which might be why Major League Baseball and the players&#39; union are moving to address the issue of reported steroid use by stars such Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield, sports marketing experts say.
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All those players who have griped about how little progress has been made toward reaching a settlement to end the NHL lockout will have the opportunity to have their voices heard today.
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Tough steroid testing is on the way, apparently. It&#39;s too bad that it took ugly BALCO testimony and Senate threats to force Don Fehr and Gene Orza, the leaders of the union, to pull their heads out of the sand.
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Baseball players and other athletes use steroids for one reason -- they work.
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IT&#39;S TIME for Major League Baseball -- and its players union -- to agree to get tough on steroids by adopting a zero-tolerance policy that requires more frequent testing and ever-harsher penalties for those who use -- and continue to abuse -- such
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PHOENIX, United States  - Major League Baseball Players Association chief Don Fehr said that discussions have started with owners upon the framework for a tougher anti-doping policy that could be ready next season.