What separates illicit performance-enhancing drugs and gene manipulation techniques from acceptable training practices for athletes?

What separates illicit performance-enhancing drugs and gene manipulation techniques from acceptable training practices for athletes?

What do many NFL players do when they realize that their physical strength does not give them enough protection from violent crime? The same as other would-be victims--they get guns.

It is said to be sports' doomsday scenario: a new generation of chemically enhanced or bioengineered athletes transformed from also-rans into world champions. We are entering an age often referred to as posthumanist, and sport is its leading edge. Elite athletes regularly remake their bodies in an effort to stretch...

It’s easy to muster a cynical response to Tuesday’s announcement that the world’s largest health products company, J&J, is replacing their current CEO William Weldon (athletic white male and former sales rep who rose through the commercial organization) with Alex Gorsky (athletic ...

The college athletes who entertain us receive a very small percentage of what they would have earned if they sold their services in a competitive market.

To make prudent recommendations for improving the use of cost-benefit analysis in policy settings, some measures of how well it is actually done are essential.

The greatest risk to athletes may be the prohibition of steroids. Getting the drugs secretly and not having the proper supervision may result in complications that could otherwise be avoided.