OPINION: The late Victor Conte almost made steroids respectable, and never lived down his role at BALCO. He instead tried to reboot his rep, as a crusader. How do you feel about second chances?

Victor Conte's death at age 75 prompted a divided reaction for the mastermind of the BALCO steroids scandal who later worked with champion boxers.

Victor Conte – you may know him first as a boxer, but then, for all the wrong reasons. Once the founder of Blanco lab that was involved in the infamous doping scandals that rocked the track and field world in the 2000s,

Conte made his Bay Area-based BALCO a notorious hub that altered the sporting landscape, allowing Bonds to one-up his suspected cheating predecessors Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa while strengthening Mosley to a follow-up triumph over his southern California rival, Oscar De La Hoya.

Por AUDREY McAVOYVictor Conte, el arquitecto de un esquema para proporcionar drogas para mejorar el rendimiento de manera indetectable a atletas profesionales, incluidos las estrellas del