News Sources: Baseball's Steroid Report

Former Senator George Mitchell is set to release his 304-page report on the use of steroids in Major League Baseball, covering 20 months of investigation. More than 50 players are named in the report, according to individuals who saw the report. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges, including the following (click on names for contact information):

Julio Rodriguez - Visiting Scholar of American Culture, Randolph College - A lifelong baseball fan, Julio Rodriguez earned his Ph.D. in American Studies from Bowling Green State University where his studies focused on the intersection of race, masculinity and sport at various key moments in American history. He recently co-taught an intensive summer seminar dealing with sport and American culture.

Nicholas Dixon - Associate Professor of Philosophy, Alma College - Dixon specializes in applied ethics, and in sports-related national and international forums, he has shared sportsmanship views on running up scores ok, losing by wide margins no disgrace and boxing banning blows to the head do it. He has been published in the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport and Philosophical Inquiry in Sport.

John Charles Bradbury - Assistant Professor of Economics, Sewanee: The University of the South - Bradbury’s most recent research focuses on microeconomic behavior within the game of baseball. This work has been featured in major media outlets.