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  • February 2008

    • Pettitte Sorry for Taking HGH

      Associated Press  |  Feb 18, 08 6:19 PM CST

      Pettitte Sorry for Taking HGH

      (Newser) - Andy Pettitte apologized to fans and teammates today for using human growth hormone, the AP reports. Pettitte said he had not spoken to Roger Clemens, whom he implicated in HGH use in a congressional deposition, in more than a month. “I can't even describe how uncomfortable” the Clemens situation is, said Pettitte. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Andy Pettitte  • Brian McNamee  • Mitchell steroids investigation

    • McNamee Counsel: Rocket Can Rely on Bush Pardon

      Associated Press  |  Feb 14, 08 5:50 PM CST

      McNamee Counsel: Rocket Can Rely on Bush Pardon

      (Newser) - A lawyer for trainer Brian McNamee said today if pitcher Roger Clemens is ever charged with lying to Congress about steroid use, he would be pardoned by President Bush, the AP reports. "Even if he's prosecuted, he will never have to serve jail time or face a trial,” said lawyer Richard Emery, citing Clemens’ friendship with Bush's father and Dubya’s pardoning of Scooter Libby. More »

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      baseball  • George W. Bush  • Congress  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • George H. W. Bush  • Brian McNamee  • George Mitchell

    • Cone Denies Conversation With McNamee

      New York Times  |  Feb 14, 08 12:55 PM CST

      Cone Denies Conversation With McNamee

      (Newser) - David Cone said last night he never had a conversation with Roger Clemens' former strength coach Brian McNamee about drug testing in Major League Baseball, reports the New York Times. During testimony before Congress yesterday, McNamee was asked about a conversation he said he had with Cone in 2000 that led him to hold on to syringes he said he used on Clemens. More »

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      MLB  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • anabolic steroids

    • Clemens, McNamee Both Grilled Hard

      New York Times  |  Feb 13, 08 1:50 PM CST

      Clemens, McNamee Both Grilled Hard

      (Newser) - The biggest fireworks in today's House Oversight Committee hearings on the Mitchell Report involved Brian McNamee's claims that Roger Clemens and Jose Canseco discussed steroids and HGH at a party at Canseco's house several years ago. Clemens says he was playing golf the day of the party, and has receipts to show it. At one point, Clemens' attorneys leapt up to defend him against what they described as committee chairman Henry Waxman's "innuendo" that he had interfered with a witness, a former nanny whose testimony put him at the party. More »

    • Clemens, Trainer Stories at Odds

      Associated Press  |  Feb 13, 08 10:07 AM CST

      Clemens, Trainer Stories at Odds

      (Newser) - Ex-trainer Brian McNamee today told Congress he injected Roger Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs more often than he’d already admitted, saying he'd remembered incidents since his initial statement. Andy Pettitte, meanwhile, revealed in that Clemens had admitted taking HGH years before—a charge Clemens said Pettitte misheard—and Pettitte himself remembered taking HGH once more than previously admitted. But Clemens remained steadfast, denying any HGH or steroid use, the AP reports. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Brian McNamee

    • Pettitte Will Skip Clemens Steroid Hearing

      ESPN  |  Feb 12, 08 6:37 AM CST

      Pettitte Will Skip Clemens Steroid Hearing

      (Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will not be called to testify before the congressional committee investigating the Mitchell Report and alleged steroids use by Roger Clemens, ESPN reports. Former Mets trainer Kirk Radomski and ex-player Chuck Knoblauch will also not testify, which leaves Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee. McNamee claims he injected the pitcher with performance enhancers more than a dozen times. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Brian McNamee

    • Clemens' Lawyer in Hot Water

      New York Times  |  Feb 11, 08 5:32 PM CST

      Clemens' Lawyer in Hot Water

      (Newser) - The battle rages on in the Roger Clemens steroid scandal, but this time it's his lawyer who is under fire. The chairman of the congressional committee overseeing one inquiry into steroid use in baseball criticized Rusty Hardin for comments he made about IRS agent Jeff Novitzky. “If he ever messes with Roger, Roger will eat his lunch,” Hardin said. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Brian McNamee  • Rusty Hardin

    • Source: Trainer Says Clemens' Wife Took HGH

      New York Daily News  |  Feb 8, 08 6:57 PM CST

      Source: Trainer Says Clemens' Wife Took HGH

      (Newser) - Brian McNamee told congressional investigators yesterday that Roger Clemens’ wife, Debbie, took human growth hormone, a source tells the New York Daily News . The pitcher's former trainer said Roger asked him to inject Debbie with HGH as she prepared to be photographed for Sports Illustrated 's 2003 swimsuit issue, the source said. More »

    • Evidence Could Prove Clemens Took Steroids

      New York Daily News  |  Feb 6, 08 5:15 PM CST

      Evidence Could Prove Clemens Took Steroids

      (Newser) - Lawyers for Brian McNamee say that the former strength and conditioning coach has turned over evidence that can prove pitcher Roger Clemens took steroids. A source tells the New York Daily News that the materials include vials with traces of steroids, and even syringes and pads that may contain traces of Clemens' DNA. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • sports doping

    • Clemens Testifies Under Oath on the Hill

      Associated Press  |  Feb 5, 08 9:37 PM CST

      Clemens Testifies Under Oath on the Hill

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens spent five hours testifying to congressional lawyers under oath; he said he told them he never used performance-enhancing drugs. "It was great to be able to tell them what I've been saying all along—that I've never used steroids or growth hormone,” Clemens said about his time in the offices of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, reports the Associated Press. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Congress  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Brian McNamee

    • Pettitte Sits Down With Investigators

      New York Times  |  Feb 4, 08 10:29 PM CST

      Pettitte Sits Down With Investigators

      (Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte spoke under oath with officials from a House committee for 2.5 hours today on the subject of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Pettitte's testimony has been highly anticipated since accusations in the Mitchell Report that both Pettitte and former teammate Roger Clemens used steroids, writes the Times ; the two stars shared the same trainer, Brian McNamee. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • steroids  • American League  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte