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Author Sommers, Annie Leah, 1968-

Title College athletics : steroids and supplement abuse / Annie Leah Sommers.

Publication Info. New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 2010.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Young Adult  YA362.29 SO55    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Disgraced! the dirty history of performance-enhancing drugs in sports
Disgraced! the dirty history of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-46) and index.
Summary Discusses efforts to enhance performance in sports, the use of steroids and supplements by college athletes, including the case of football player Tommy Chaikin, college players as role models, and the influence of the NCAA.
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 School for Scandal -- Getting Stronger: A Short History -- Chapter 2 The Tommy Chaikin Story -- The Cat Was Out of the Bag -- The Results of 'Roids -- The Details -- Chapter 3 Winning Ugly -- Lyle Alzado: "It Wasn't Worth It" -- The Numbers Game: Tony Mandarich -- Testing Troubles -- Chapter 4 Some Kind of Role Models -- Adults Leading the Wrong Way -- A Web of Suspects -- The Candy Man -- Chapter 5 Trying to Make the Grade -- What About the NCAA? -- Fighting Back -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Web Sites -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Photo Credits
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Subject College sports -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Athletes -- Corrupt practices -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Doping in sports -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781435853034 library binding
1435853032 library binding
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