Mark McGwire makes sad confession to steroid use

The World

Mark McGwire finally acknowledged what most people have been speculating for years – that he used steroids. Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin looks at McGwire’s future as the St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach after this revelation.

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