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And he’s out! Alex Rodriguez cops to steroid use

With so many other athletes admitting to taking performance enhancing substances, are we really shocked anymore? Takeaway Sports Contributor David Zirin, the author of ‘A People’s History of Sports in the United States,’ joins us for a rundown.

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Used to be that stolen bases were the bad behavior of baseball, but America’s pastime balked as Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking performance enhancing substances while playing for the Texas Rangers from 2001 to 2003. Condemnation was swift. Even the President weighed in to express his disappointment. But with so many other athletes admitting to the same, are we really shocked anymore? Takeaway Sports Contributor David Zirin, the author of ?A People’s History of Sports in the United States,? joins us for a rundown.