performance-enhancing drugs
Is It Possible to Tell From a Photo if Someone Is Using Steroids?
When photos of a new, muscle-bound physique spark rumors, bodybuilding coaches and personal trainers say a few signs are more telling than any Instagram post.
Why the Science Behind Athletic Performance Enhancement Remains So Controversial
Some pioneering researchers and athletes are working to increase human performance and longevity, but many remain skeptical of their methods.
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.
Putin Is Using Paralympics Ban for Propaganda, But Is He Also Right?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the IPC's ruling as "outside the bounds of law, morality and humanity."
NHL Bans Meldonium, Drug at Center of Russian Olympic Doping Scandal
The drug will be added to the league's list of banned substances for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
The Rise and Fall of Gerd Bonk, the World Champion of Doping
East German weightlifter Gerd Bonk took the highest documented quantity of anabolic steroids in his quest for a gold medal. He was a victim of the greatest, widest reaching, and most sociopathic scandal in sports history.
The Mountain (Running) Men in the Grassroots Fight Against Doping
Mountain, ultra, and trail running is a niche but growing sport. Now some of its most prominent athletes want to stop the rise of doping before it takes root.
Drinking, Doping, and the Cannabis Olympics: Another VICE Sports Q&A with Sports Historian David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt, author of 'The Games: A Global History of the Olympics,' talks about the storied history of cheating and doing drugs at the Olympic Games, and whether WADA has changed anything at all.
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.
NFL Determines Peyton Manning Did Not Use HGH or Any Other PEDs
The NFL "found no credible evidence" of Manning using HGH or any other PEDs.
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.
Former Minor Leaguer To Sue MLB, Manfred, Selig for Misconduct During Biogenesis Investigation
Neiman Nix, a former minor leaguer, said MLB's actions during its Biogenesis investigation ruined his anti-aging clinic.