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Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig recounted his tenure and offered his thoughts on how baseball can change to remain relevant in the future. He was joined in conversation b…

Sports executives testified about the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids and human growth hormone which compromise the health of athletes and undermine the integrity of comp…

A hearing was held on the Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Maj…

A hearing was held on two steroids legislations, the Clean Sports Act as well as the Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act. Witnesses in two panels discussed measures that wou…

Major League Baseball executives testified about charges of steroid use among professional athletes and recent contract negotiations over testing rules in the sport. Among the issues they ad…

The Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on steroid testing for athletes in professional sports. The hearing focused…

Witnesses testified about drug testing and steroid use in professional sports. Among the topics they addressed were differing standards of drug testing in different sports leagues, negotiati…

Witnesses testified about the economic state of Major League Baseball, plans to reduce the size of the league by two teams, and proposals in Congress to limit baseball’s antitrust exemption.

Mr. Selig spoke about the state of Major League Baseball and about a revenue gap between various teams that threatened competitiveness within the sport. He also talked about sportsmanship an…

Witnesses testified about revenue and payroll disparities among several Major League Baseball teams and the state of competition in the league. At issue was a blue ribbon panel report that f…

Committee members heard testimony on baseball’s antitrust exemption and its relation to the player’s strike. In 1922 the Supreme Court ruled that baseball was a sport and not a business, the…

Secretary Robert Reich announced that former Labor Secretary William Usery has agreed to mediate the labor dispute between Major League Baseball players and owners. He said that players and …

The House Judiciary subcommittee held hearings on professional baseball’s antitrust exemption. Testifying were Bud Selig, acting baseball commissioner, and Orel Hershiser, pitcher for the Lo…

Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig spoke about the state of the game of professional baseball, including the threat of a strike by the players' union for later in the summer. He also re…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Anti-Trust heard testimony on Major League Baseball’s exemption from federal antitrust laws, which it received in a court ruling in 1922 based on the ide…