Chemist: Bonds took steroids (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The chemist who developed the performance-enhancing drug known as "the clear" said he thinks baseball sluggers Barry Bonds and Gary Sheffield took steroids. Patrick Arnold, who created the then-undetectable steroid that was distributed by the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative, said on HBO Sports' "Costas Now" program that he believes both players used the drug.
Most states keep prep steroids a local issue (Albany Democrat-Herald) They were thinking big in New Mexico. Encouraged by the Drug Enforcement Administration, state officials staged a national summit to discuss solutions for the growing problem of steroids in high school sports.
Schilling Calls Out Bonds, McGwire On Steroids (WBZ Boston) Curt Schilling says that Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire's refusals to address accusations of steroids use are tantamount to admissions. The Red Sox righthander also said "this will be the steroids era forever" and proposed that Jose Canseco and Rafael Palmeiro should be punished for steroids use. Dan Roche's Red Sox Blog More Sports
State may test for steroids in high schools (The Adobe Press) The California Assembly is considering legislation that will allow random steroid testing among high school athletes. Assembly Bill 1319 would require athletes competing in California Interscholastic Federation events to consent in writing to testing for steroids.