41.  Long-term steroid use, and possibly the residual effect of sickle cell disease, are cited as reasons.

42.  Looks like the day of the four-year ban for steroid use is over.

43.  Liver failure, heart trouble and cancer all lurk as potential consequences of heavy, sustained steroid use.

44.  McCaffrey also said that steroid use is up, particularly among high school athletes who want to improve their sports performance.

45.  No American Olympian has ever been so strongly suspected of steroid use.

46.  On Tuesday, a Senate panel examines steroid use in professional baseball.

47.  Onetime Oakland Raider Lyle Alzado acknowledged that steroid use contributed to his poor health and yet years after his death, athletes continue to use the stuff.

48.  Other players told Sports Illustrated that steroid use is so common in the game it is a joking matter in clubhouses from New York to Los Angeles.

49.  Players who use steroids often exhibit violent behavior, and the belief in the NFL is that Nebraska has a long history of steroid use.

50.  Pittsburgh nose tackle Joel Steed was suspended for the next four games Monday after testing positive for steroid use.