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  • January 2008

    • Clemens Sues for Defamation

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jan 7, 08 7:10 AM CST

      Clemens Sues for Defamation

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee last night, just before his "60 Minutes" interview aired, the Houston Chronicle reports. McNamee falsely claimed he had injected Clemens with steroids, the lawsuit alleges, when federal agents threatened him with jail time. McNamee’s lawyers say that’s nonsense, since the trainer could only have landed in jail by lying. More »

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      lawsuit  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • performance-enhancing drugs  • Brian McNamee

    • Clemens' Denial Enough to Choke On

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 6, 08 6:58 AM CST

      Clemens' Denial Enough to Choke On

      (Newser) - Pitcher Roger Clemens' claim that he took injections of B-12 vitamins—not steroids—is a page right out of the book of lame stories by Orioles player Rafael Palmeiro, who was laughed into obscurity after a similar tale, writes a skeptical Chicago Tribune columnist. Clemens will insist on "60 Minutes" tonight that he thought what his trainer says were steroids were vitamins—inviting the question: Wouldn't taking a pill have been easier?   More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • 60 Minutes  • Rafael Palmeiro

    • Congress Calls Up Clemens

      Washington Post  |  Jan 5, 08 6:09 AM CST

      Congress Calls Up Clemens

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens, who has vehemently denied the allegations of steroid use made in the Mitchell report, has now been asked to make that pitch under oath in front of a congressional committee, the Washington Post reports. The committee also wants to hear from his former strength trainer, Brian McNamee, along with Yanks Andy Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch, and Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomoski. More »

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      steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte  • Congressional hearings  • Kirk Radomski

    • Clemens Swears He's Innocent

      New York Post  |  Jan 3, 08 5:33 PM CST

      Clemens Swears He's Innocent

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens says he received injections of vitamin B-12 and the painkiller lidocaine—but not steroids—from trainer Brian McNamee. In a 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace set to air Sunday, Clemens again denied ever taking banned substances, including human growth hormone, the New York Post reports. "Swear?" asked Wallace. "Swear," replied Clemens. More »

  • December 2007

    • Clemens Opens Own Probe, Plans to Talk

      New York Times  |  Dec 26, 07 7:05 PM CST

      Clemens Opens Own Probe, Plans to Talk

      (Newser) - Calling the Mitchell Report "wrong," Roger Clemens' lawyers have begun their own investigation into claims that Clemens used steroids and HGH, the New York Times reports. The Rocket will field questions in an open session with the media on January 6—the night his 60 Minutes interview is set to air. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Andy Pettitte

    • Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'

      New York Times  |  Dec 23, 07 9:29 PM CST

      Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'

      (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 . More »

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

    • Schilling: Take Back Clemens' Cy Youngs

      Boston Globe  |  Dec 20, 07 8:40 AM CST

      Schilling: Take Back Clemens' Cy Youngs

      (Newser) - If Roger Clemens doesn’t fight to clear his name, then he’s guilty in Curt Schilling’s book, and his post-1997 stats should be cleared from the record books. “There aren’t many options as a fan other than to believe his career 192 wins and 3 Cy Youngs he won prior to 1997 were the end,” Schilling wrote on his blog. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • George Mitchell  • Curt Schilling

    • Clemens Denies Taking Steroids

      Newsday  |  Dec 18, 07 7:34 PM CST

      Clemens Denies Taking Steroids

      (Newser) - Responding to accusations in the Mitchell report, Roger Clemens today denied using steroids, Newsday reports. “I want to state clearly and without qualification: I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned substances at any time in my baseball career or, in fact, my entire life," the Yankees pitcher said in a statement. "Those substances represent a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take.” More »

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

    • 'Roids Cloud May Cancel Clemens Speech

      Houston Chronicle  |  Dec 17, 07 7:58 PM CST

      'Roids Cloud May Cancel Clemens Speech

      (Newser) - Steroid accusations may cost Roger Clemens the chance to speak at a Texas convention next month, the Houston Chronicle reports. "I don't want to rush to judgment," but the report "casts a dark cloud above him," said the head of a state coaches group that had invited him. Execs will talk to Clemens before making a decision tomorrow, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report

    • Pettitte Admits Using HGH

      Associated Press  |  Dec 15, 07 5:26 PM CST

      Pettitte Admits Using HGH

      (Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, one of the bigger names cited in the Mitchell report on doping in baseball, admitted today that he used human growth hormone, the AP reports. Pettitte says he used HGH twice in 2002 to speed his recovery from an elbow injury. "I accept responsibility for those two days," he said. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Andy Pettitte  • Mitchell steroids investigation

    • Clemens Says It Ain't So

      Houston Chronicle  |  Dec 14, 07 2:49 AM CST

      Clemens Says It Ain't So

      (Newser) - The attorney for Roger Clemens says the Hall-of-Famer is outraged that he was named in yesterday's report on steroid use in baseball, the Houston Chronicle reports. "There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances, and yet he is being slandered today," said the lawyer. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Mitchell Report  • Mitchell steroids investigation

    • Mitchell Report Delivers Bonds, Clemens, Tejada

      ESPN  |  Dec 13, 07 1:55 PM CST

      Mitchell Report Delivers Bonds, Clemens, Tejada

      (Newser) - George Mitchell’s long-awaited report on steroids in baseball dropped today, and it blamed both players and management for what it said could be the sport's biggest challenge since the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Every club had a player involved; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada were among inclusions. The ex-senator's report found some players had warning from higher-ups about tests. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Barry Bonds  • Andy Pettitte  • Miguel Tejada

    • Clemens, Pettitte Said to Be Named in Mitchell Report

      ESPN  |  Dec 13, 07 9:40 AM CST

      Clemens, Pettitte Said to Be Named in Mitchell Report

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte are among the 50 or so baseball players named in George Mitchell's much-anticipated report on steroids in Major League Baseball, ESPN reports. A Yankees strength trainer told investigators, whose report is due today, that the two pitchers were among players he supplied with steroids, a source tells ESPN . "Several" promin