The Best, Most Dubious Excuses of the World's All-Time Dopers
From turtle blood to contact highs, our favorite PED "explanations," ranked
A Bay Area Gym Wants You to Get Sweaty and Stoned
This May, the world's first cannabis-infused gym will open in San Francisco, where members will be encouraged to integrate the plant into their pre- and post-workout regimen
How Aaron Rice Skied 2.5 Million Feet—Uphill—in One Year
Utah Skier Aaron Rice set out to break a world record for skiing uphill. In December, 2.5 million vertical feet later, he broke it. Along the way, he learned a few things about setting an ambitious goal and staying motivated.
Mark Johnson on the Secret History of Doping
An inside look at America's history with doping and double standards related to performance enhancement
Drug Test
Everybody knows that many athletes cheat by using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids, testosterone, and EPO. But what is it like to take these banned substances? Do they really help you win? To find out, we sent an amateur cyclist into the back rooms of sports medicine, where he just said yes to the most controversial chemicals in sports.
