Anti-Doping Testing at the Summer Olympics

The Summer Olympics in London will not only provide world-class sporting contests, but also a massive, non-stop anti-doping testing operation with over 1000 staff members including 150 scientists to check the existence of some 240 banned substances ("London 2012: Half of All Olympic Athletes to Be Tested for Drugs," Guardian (UK), July 16, 2012). Any athlete who earns a medal will be subject to testing.

Review selected library titles related to the Olympics or steroids at LSC-CyFair Branch Library. Click the title of a library item, select the "Request" button in the listing, and enter your library card number and PIN for each title you want to reserve for pick up at the library.

Use these subject words and phrases to find more in the library catalog:

• anabolic steroids
• doping in sports
• Olympics
• performance-enhancing substances

Athletes and Steroids from the Films on Demand video database - Cambridge Educational, 2011.
Note: Login with your Lone Star College ID/library card barcode number to view the video off campus.
"Russia, East Germany, and other Eastern bloc countries introduced steroids to their athletes in the 1970s. Today, it is more difficult to detect the presence of anabolic steroids in the body. Many athletes use HGH in conjunction with steroids." - publishers summary

Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs by Rob Beamish - Praeger, 2011
call number: 362.299 Bea
"Clearly written and highly accessible for all readers, this book addresses a pressing issue in professional and high-performance sport--the use of steroids--by placing it within the historical context of the ongoing desire to achieve the pinnacle of human sport." - publishers summary excerpt

The Complete Book of the Olympics by David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky - Aurum Sport, 2012.
call number: 796.48 Wal
"With its mix of sport records, trivia, and colorful anecdotes, the text offers an encyclopedic guide to the event. The 27 modern Olympics have seen their share of political scandals, cheating, drugs, and other issues; an introductory overview provides a balanced discussion of these ups and downs." - Library Journal review excerpt


The Olympics: The Basics by Andy Miah and Beatriz Garcia - Routledge, 2012.
call number: 796.48 Mia
"This book explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics. This engaging, lively, and often challenging book is essential reading for newcomers to Olympic studies and offers new insights for Olympic scholars." - publishers summary excerpt

Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Baseball

Add two more Major League Baseball players, Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, to the 2003 performance-enhancing drugs positive test list based on word from attorneys who disclosed the information anonymously ("Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List" - New York Times, July 30, 2009). The latest report chronicles baseball's first steroid test in 2003, where the results eventually became part of a federal investigation against the wishes of the baseball players union. Ramirez recently concluded a "50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy." Other players including Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez have been mentioned as testing positive in 2003 as well.

Review selected library titles related to performance-enhancing drugs and baseball at LSC-CyFair Branch Library. Click the title of a book, select the "Request" button in the listing, and enter your library card number and PIN for each title you want to reserve for pick up at the library. Call the library at 281-290-3219 to check your PIN if you do not remember it. Use these subject words and phrases to find more in the library catalog:

• baseball players drug use
• steroids
  
• doping in sports
• athletes drug use

American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids America's Pastime by the New York Daily News Sports Investigative Team - Knopf, 2009.
call number: 796.357 Ame
"Relying on hundreds of on- and off-the-record interviews and access to public and private documents, this is an intricate and compelling case in which there are no heroes, but a notable villain-the League itself-whose lax approach to the issue ensures baseball's steroids era isn't over." - Publishers Weekly review excerpt

Bases Loaded: The Inside Story of the Steroid Era in Baseball by the Central Figure in the Mitchell Report by Kirk Radomski - Hudson Street Press, 2009.
call number: 796.357 Rad
"Radomski, a former New York Mets employee, pleaded guilty to distributing anabolic steroids to dozens of major league players between 1995 and 2005." - publisher's summary excerpt

Performance Enhancing Drugs edited by Louise Gerdes - Greenhaven Press, 2008.
call number: 362.29 Per
Includes chapters on antidoping policies, drug testing programs, and teen athlete use of performance enhancing drugs - publisher's table of contents excerpt

Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball by Jose Canseco - Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008.
call number: B Cansec
"He talks candidly about what the Mitchell Report did -- and didn't -- get right, why steroid use became so rampant, and how his life has changed since he tore the lid off Pandora's box." - publisher's summary excerpt