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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Sports supplement has dangerous ingredient, lawsuit claims

February 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
A substance originally created as an over-the-counter decongestant has been illegally and unsafely sold in widely marketed sports supplements, according to a class-action lawsuit filed this month in Los Angeles federal court.  The compound, 1,3-dimethylamylamine, also known as DMAA, is... + read more
Brent Musburger
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Legalize sports steroids, Brent Musburger tells students

October 11, 2010, 12:18 AM
Who knew that sportscaster Brent Musburger’s views on sports steroids are nearly as permissive as those of Victor Conte, the mastermind of the BALCO drug scandal? Musburger, whom ESPN calls “one of the most recognized and prominent voices in the history of sports television,... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Feds' perjury case against Clemens is 'stronger' than Bonds' case

August 20, 2010, 12:05 AM
Federal prosecutors are moving a little more quickly against sports stars suspected of using banned drugs. In 2003, Barry Bonds, baseball’s home run king, told a San Francisco grand jury he had never used banned drugs supplied by the BALCO steroids lab. Four years went by before the... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Renegade track coach's epitaph: 'Cheat or Lose'

May 17, 2010, 12:06 AM
Charlie Francis, who died last week, was a renegade track coach. He was implicated in the Olympic movement’s two worst doping scandals – the steroid bust of Canadian sprint champion Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Games and BALCO in 2003. As a young man, Francis was a sprinter at... + read more
"Sugar" Shane Mosley
Daily Report: General Assignment

Mosely story highlights difficulty of covering the steroids beat

April 23, 2010, 12:04 AM
After the BALCO steroids scandal broke in California, the New York Daily News threw its sports I-team at doping in sports. (I is for investigative, of course.) Screencap from TheBringer2009 on YouTube"Sugar" Shane Mosley The team has broken some big stories: An insiders' account... + read more
UCSD's football future?
Daily Report: Higher Ed

While other schools cut sports, UCSD explores adding football team

April 20, 2010, 12:06 AM
Some collegiate sports teams in California are up against tough times. Student athletes at UC Davis learned last week that the university would cut four sports teams in an effort to plug a $1.4 million deficit. The women's rowing, men's wrestling, men's indoor track, and men's swimming and... + read more
Barry Bonds
Daily Report: General Assignment

San Francisco Giants host BALCO steroids reunion at AT&T park

April 9, 2010, 12:04 AM
Barry Bonds has lost 30 or 40 pounds, Vegas Confidential says. Norm Clarke, who writes the nightlife column for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, ran into baseball’s home run king in a Vegas steakhouse last weekend. By Clarke’s estimate, Bonds is down to 200 or 210 pounds –... + read more
Marion Jones admitted in 2007 to taking steroids supplied by BALCO.
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Higher Ed

Experts doubt test for human growth hormone in athletes

March 29, 2010, 12:06 AM
Steroids found their way into elite sports years before effective steroid tests were developed. Then, as the science of steroid detection geared up, drug-cheating athletes and their pharmaceutical advisers switched to new performance-enhancing substances. Always the quest was for a... + read more
California Watch, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, sports, cuts
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Budget cuts may cost UC Davis up to nine sports teams

March 12, 2010, 12:05 AM
UC Davis could cut up to nine sports programs because of university budget cuts, the Daily Aggie reports.  Athletics Director Greg Warzecka told the Aggie that a $1.79 million budget cut to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department will inevitably force the department to get rid of between... + read more
NFL, player salaries
Daily Report: General Assignment

Chargers quarterback tops list of highest paid NFL players

March 11, 2010, 12:03 AM
What kind of money do professional athletes make? Check out USA Today's searchable pro-sports databases to find out. The 2009 numbers for the National Football League are in, and San Diego quarterback Phillip Rivers came in as the top earner at $25,556,630, thanks to a hefty $19.5 million... + read more
School sports, public school
Daily Report: K–12

Show me the money: Schools making students pay to play

February 18, 2010, 12:02 AM
Making this year's cheerleading or basketball squad at the your high school may cost you more than blood, sweat and tears: You're gonna need some cash, player.  At least that's what some say is happening at several middle schools and high schools in the state's Central Valley. ... + read more
UC Berkeley, stadium, football
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Amid fiscal crisis, UC Berkeley commits $320 million to football

February 17, 2010, 12:03 AM
UC Berkeley, the nation’s pre-eminent public university, faces a $150 million budget deficit because of cuts in state aid. Witter Rugby Field Its renowned faculty has been hit with furloughs and pay cuts. Meanwhile, the athletic department is running an operating deficit of... + read more
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