McGwire strikes out; Gwynn, Ripken in (AP via Yahoo! News) Mark McGwire's Hall of Fame bid was met with a rejection as emphatic as his upper-deck home runs. While the door to Cooperstown swung open for Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn on Tuesday, McGwire was picked by less than a quarter of voters ? a result that raises doubts about whether Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa or other sluggers from baseball's steroids Era will ever gain entry.
Merriman's Positive Outlook (Washington Post) Shawne Merriman could have gone into seclusion after being suspended by the NFL for testing positive for steroids, but the Chargers linebacker decided to maximize every moment away from football.
Chronicle lawyers argue for federal shield law (Sports Illustrated) Lawyers for the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to toss out a jail sentence imposed on two reporters refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from a steroids investigation.
Court: Investigators can use steroids data (Sun-Sentinel) SAN FRANCISCO · With Barry Bonds still in their sights, federal investigators can now use the names and urine samples of about 100 Major League Baseball players in their steroids probe, following a ruling Wednesday from a federal appeals court.