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House Probes Clemens Denial

Legend & accuser to testify about steroids

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2008 8:06 AM CST
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(Newser) – Congress will investigate baseball legend Roger Clemens' vehement denials that he used steroids. Both Clemens and his accuser, personal trainer Brian McNamee, were scheduled to testify next week before the House committee that exposed drug abuse in baseball. But their testimony has been postponed a month for a wider and more aggressive probe by investigators, reports the New York Times.

McNamee claims he injected Clemens with steroids 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001. Clemens denied that in a "60 Minutes" interview and elsewhere. "Postponing the hearing will provide additional time to coordinate the committee’s investigation with the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts,” said the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

In this image captured from video and released by CBS News on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2008, baseball player Roger Clemens is seen at his Katy, Texas home, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, while giving his first interview since being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs by his former trainer in the...
In this image captured from video and released by CBS News on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2008, baseball player Roger Clemens is seen at his Katy, Texas home, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, while giving his first interview...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens delivers against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning during Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens delivers against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning during Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at Yankee Stadium...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens fires to the plate against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston in this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo. Congress is to investigate Clemens' denials that he used steroids for three seasons. (AP Photo/Elise...
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens fires to the plate against the Boston Red Sox in the first inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston in this Sept. 16, 2007 file photo. Congress is...   (Associated Press)
Roger Clemens, below, exercises with strength coach Brian McNamee after pitching in a Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Roger Clemens, below, exercises with strength coach Brian McNamee after pitching in a Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)   (Associated Press)
Roger Clemens answers a question during a news conference about alleged steroid use Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 in Houston. Clemens has filed a defamation suit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee, who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Roger Clemens answers a question during a news conference about alleged steroid use Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 in Houston. Clemens has filed a defamation suit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee, who...   (Associated Press)
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