Mark McGwire

Once Mark McGwire was a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame, but a steroids backlash, and his refusal to "talk about the past," have turned him into an outcast

FROM THE MAN TO EL HOMBRE, THE CARDINALS HAVE BEEN WELL-COVERED IN THE PAGES OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR 50 YEARS

Not all the reminders of the Steroid Era are gone yet, but the good news is that the new generation of hitters has a natural athleticism and a tough drug policy to help keep them--and their statistics--free of...

ON MAY 22, 1998, the San Francisco Giants arrived in St. Louis for a three-game series with the Cardinals. That weekend, Giants All-Star leftfielder Barry Bonds got a firsthand look at the frenzied excitement...

Now Barry Bonds could wind up alongside Pete Rose in baseball purgatory