Feature: The Ramble

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• The Ramble: Steroids are Worse Than Gambling, Drug Free Olympics Impossible, Trevor Graham Trial Fallout, Horses on Steroids and the Dog Days of June

  Talk of steroids, human growth hormone, EPO continue to dominate in the world of sports.

  Opinion by Sal Marinello — on May 26, 2008

• The Ramble: Steroids, Steroids Everywhere and Human Growth Hormone Too

  Stories related to steroids (and other PEDs) dominate the sports pages, from the Kentucky Derby to the NFL, from baseball to the Olympics.

  News by Sal Marinello — on May 07, 2008

• The Ramble: Steroid Busts, Steroid Tests, Steroid Trials, Steroid Investigations, And Falling Production

  In the past week there have been a ton of stories dealing with steroids and human growth hormone (HGH).

  News by Sal Marinello — on Apr 27, 2008

• The Ramble: Smaller Baseball Players, an Olympic Weightlifting Drug Scandal, Drug Snitches and Drug Cheats, Hamstring Injuries and Tiger Loses the Masters

  As a recurring theme, the steroids and HGH in sports story dominates the news once again. Oh, and Tiger lost.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Apr 14, 2008

• The Ramble Is Back: Canseco, Conte, Opening Days the Final Four and Brett Favre’s Comeback

  Jose Canseco tries to stay relevant, baseball had all of its Opening Days and a whole bunch of growth hormone news.

  Opinion by Sal Marinello — on Apr 04, 2008

• The Ramble: The Super Bowl XLI Post Mortem

  Miami becomes Peyton’s Place, as the Colts thoroughly outclass the sloppy and undisciplined Bears.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Feb 05, 2007

• The Ramble: Vince Young, That Urlacher Guy, Terrell Owens and Other NFL Stuff

  Let’s talk NFL. Two sentences per entry … that’s my rule and I’m sticking to it.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Nov 16, 2006

• The Ramble: The Stupid Rules of Football Edition

  Football is such a great sport, how is it that the sport has so many horrible rules?

  Opinion by Sal Marinello — on Oct 29, 2006

• The Ramble: Instant Replay, NFL, Plummer’s 'Stache, Ryder Cup, Ryan Howard, And More

  After about a month hiatus, the Ramble is back.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Sep 23, 2006

• The Ramble: The Short And Sweet Edition

  Verbosity takes a holiday and breviloquence moves in, as there’s a two sentence limit per entry during The Ramble.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Aug 05, 2006

• The Ramble: Tiger, Tour de France, Ricky Williams, A-Rod, A Bad Wang, And Of Course, Barry Bonds

  For as good as it is to have a good putter, it’s much worse to have a bad Wang.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jul 24, 2006

• The Ramble: Michelle Wie, Cowboy Gets Shot, The Mitchell Investigation, Barry Bonds And Other Random Musings

  Nobody issues better random musings, to a smaller audience, than I.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jul 16, 2006

• Another Beachin’ Ramble: Bonds' Perjury, Greg Anderson's Lawyer, MLB’s All-Star Game, Zidane's Zidiotry And Other World Cup Silliness

  A Bonds indictment is likely, Greg Anderson is in jail and Zidane ruins it for France.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jul 12, 2006

• Ramblin’ From The Beach: The Knicks, Joe Mauer, Walk-offs, Cycling Dopes, Eddie Griffin, and Pro Wrestlers With Pot

  A governor can shut down a state, but can a governor shut down a team? Please?

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jul 06, 2006

• The Ramble: Oregon State, The Knicks, Jose Canseco, World Cup Soccer, March Madness And If You Can’t Stand The Heat Get Out Of Hell’s Kitchen

  The good, the bad, the funny, the ridiculous. Not my hairstyles over the years but the past week in sports.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jun 28, 2006

• The Ramble: The Stanley Cup, Phil Mickelson, Human Growth Hormone, The World Cup And Santonio Holmes

  Forget about the NBA being rigged, the real conspiracy involves the World Cup and Italy scoring for Team USA.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jun 20, 2006

• The Ramble: Human Growth Hormone, Players Unions, Big Ben Roethlisberger, and the World Cup...And NOT Barry Bonds

  Human growth hormone and helmetless quarterbacks are dominating the sports headlines these days. Let’s have some fun.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jun 13, 2006

• The Ramble: Jason Grimsley, Jose Canseco And The Coverage Of Major League Baseball’s Drug Problem

  The ripple effect from Balco continues to be a problem for MLB. And has Jose gotten his apology yet?

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jun 08, 2006

• The Ramble: Stanley Cup, NBA Finals, Pujols' Injury, Ricky Williams, And Of Course Barry Bonds

  It’s almost summer as the two winter sports finally play their championships, and other marginally important stuff, too.

  News by Sal Marinello — on Jun 05, 2006

• The Ramble: Indy 500, NASCAR, College Lacrosse, Ironhead, NBA Playoffs, And — Who Else? — Barry Bonds

  Two car racing mentions in the headline? Have I gone crazy? Or am I just crazy?

  News by Sal Marinello — on May 30, 2006