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Baseball chief invites stiffer online-pharmacy laws

In the lingering fallout from a damning report on steroid use by Major League Baseball players, the sport's top executive is calling on Congress to help in leading a crackdown on Internet pharmacies.

"Sen. Mitchell's report identified the difficulties inherent in any attempt, whether by baseball, by other professional sports, or by the Olympics, to stop by itself the use of illegal performance-enhancing substances," MLB Commissioner Bud Selig told members of a U.S. House of Representatives panel at a hearing on the topic on Tuesday afternoon, according to prepared remarks (PDF). "We welcome your … Read more

Baseball scandal generates 2 million downloads

Correction: Major League Baseball saw 2 million downloads not page views.

A steroid scandal may have irreparably tarnished baseball's image but it sure generated plenty of page views.

Major League Baseball released a report Thursday on the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs in the game and a copy of the report was downloaded from the league's Web site more than 2 million times.

The number would have likely been higher had popular sports sites operated by Sports Illustrated, ESPN and others, not posted copies as well.

An investigation by former Senator George Mitchell implicated more than 80 past … Read more

Baseball's steroid report available online

For those interested in checking whether their favorite professional baseball player is a cheat, Major League Baseball has posted a report on steroid use among current and former players.

The 304-page report can be found at mlb.com/mitchrpt.pdf (PDF). The document is the result of an investigation conducted by former Senator George Mitchell, who is scheduled to hold a press conference this morning.

MLB executives hired Mitchell in 2006.

Mitchell rounded up the usual suspects in his report, such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, and the brothers, Jason and Jeremy Giambi. But among the surprise players … Read more