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Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'

Posted Dec 23, 07 9:29 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Roger Clemens shot back against steroid allegations today, posting a video online in which he says,  "I did not use steroids, or human growth hormone and I've never done so." In the less than two minute video, the Rocket refutes information provided in George Mitchell's report by former trainer Brian McNamee, saying it "is simply not true," reports the Times.

Clemens has been under the gun to respond publicly since the release of the report that rattled baseball, particularly after good friend Andy Pettitte, also implicated by McNamee, admitted to taking HGH. Accused in an L.A. Times story last year of the same offense, based on the purported contents of a deposition by former teammate Jason Grimsley, Clemens was vindicated last week. He will tell his story on 60 minutes on Jan. 6.

Sources New York Times, MLB.com

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Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Clemens made a point to learn...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws against Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus in the first inning of a baseball game in this July 23, 2007 file photo, in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens posted...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling pitches against the Colorado Rockies in Game 2 of the baseball World Series on Oct. 25, 2007. at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the...   (Associated Press)
Former Senator George Mitchell delivers remarks at his New York news conference, Thursday Dec. 13, 2007, about his report on the illegal use of steroids in baseball. Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and...   (Associated Press)
Houston Astros pitchers Roger Clemens, left, and Andy Pettitte watch from the dugout in the second inning during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Houston,...   (Associated Press)
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