Mark McGwire

Big-Headed, Tight-Lipped: Barry Bonds' Hall of Fame Defense

The Legal Perspective on Baseball Hall of Fame Voting and Steroids

In each of his six years of Hall of Fame eligibility, Mark McGwire received less than 24 percent of the vote. With McGwire's case, the baseball writers who cast the ballots indicated that players who took steroids should not have a Cooperstown bust. This year's eligible class will test that stance ... More >>

Melky Cabrera: Shattering Narratives Like It's 2008

The alleged revaluation, first reported by the New York Daily News over the weekend, that Melky Cabrera's associates attempted to create a fake website for a fake supplement to help him maneuver around a 50-game steroid suspension has jolted San Francisco's sports media into anger. The Chronicle's ... More >>

Toby Keith at Shoreline Ampitheatre: The Sound of America Hulking Out

​Toby Keith Eric Church Shoreline Ampitheatre August 5, 2011 "Never apologize for being patriotic!" Toby Keith calls as he gladhands soldiers in full desert camo, as his pyrotechnicians light up the sky, as tens of thousands stomp and holler, hoisting their beers and waving teensy American flags ... More >>

Steroids Confidential

Greg Anderson has given up his freedom rather than testify about Barry Bonds. But one man has learned the deepest secrets of the trainer behind baseball's new home run king.

Giant Fake

Is baseball star Barry Bonds a juiced-up deceiver or just the greatest and most maligned player in baseball history? Find out where you stand!

Tour de Farce

Lance Armstrong, Thom Weisel, and questions about anti-doping efforts in American cycling

Needing More Juice

The first account of baseball's steroid scandal leaves too many questions unanswered

Ball Busters

The battle over Bonds' record-setting homer looks quaint four seasons later

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 31, 2004

This Is Your Sport, on Dope

State Sen. Don Perata's bill on drug testing for pro athletes isn't nearly tough enough on doped-up athletes or their enablers

A Little Fine Tuning

How on earth will KRON fill airtime without NBC? A sneak peek.

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