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Which Sport is Toughest on Doping?

 

Read the steroid policies for professional baseball, football, and basketball. Using the sections on discipline (baseball, section 8b; football, section 6; basketball, section 9c), create a diagram comparing the punishments for players in each sport who test positive for steroids a first, second, third, and, if they can get away with it, fourth time.

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Answers

World and Geography
1. A, 2. B, 3. C, 4. B, 5. A

History
1. A, 2. A, 3. C, 4. A, 5. B

Culture and Sports
1. B, 2. A, 3. B, 4. C, 5. C

Science and Technology
1. A, 2. C, 3. C, 4. B, 5. A



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