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  • January 2008

    • MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push

      Associated Press  |  Jan 11, 08 10:35 PM CST

      MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push

      (Newser) - Taking its cue from the Mitchell Report's findings, Major League Baseball today announced it has established a permanent investigations unit to check allegations of drug use by players in the grand old game. An ex-NYC cop and former FBI agent will lead the department - whose goal is "protecting the integrity of our sport," said baseball commissioner Bud Selig. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Barry Bonds  • Mitchell Report  • Bud Selig  • Donald Fehr

    • Clemens: Ex-Trainer Lied in '01 Rape Case

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Jan 9, 08 12:28 PM CST

      Clemens: Ex-Trainer Lied in '01 Rape Case

      (Newser) - Roger Clemens' personal trainer was involved in a 2001 rape investigation in which police believed he lied, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Rocket, in his defamation suit filed against Brian McNamee on Sunday, points to the incident as an example of further dishonesty on the part of the trainer who accuses Clemens of steroid use. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • steroids  • rape  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Brian McNamee  • defamation  • Orlando  • date rape drugs

    • 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

    • 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 »

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      baseball  • Roger Clemens  • human growth hormone  • Mitchell Report  • Mitchell steroids investigation

  • 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

    • Players Won't Testify at Congressional Hearings

      ESPN  |  Dec 21, 07 12:13 AM CST

      Players Won't Testify at Congressional Hearings

      (Newser) - A newly released report suggests that the only MLB personnel expected at the Jan.15th congressional hearings will be Bud Selig and Donald Fehr, ESPN reported last night. The 86 players named in Senator Mitchell's investigation are likely to be under no obligation to speak before the committee, and Rep. Tom Davis warned that to do so might risk accusations of perjury. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Mitchell Report  • Bud Selig  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • Donald Fehr

    • 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

    • Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball

      Associated Press  |  Dec 14, 07 12:34 PM CST

      Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball must take the Mitchell report seriously and put the era of steroids behind it, President Bush said today. The president, a former part-owner of the Texas Rangers, cautioned against a rush to judgment of the 85 players accused of doping in the report. “We can jump to this conclusion,” he said: “That steroids have sullied the game.” More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Mitchell Report

    • 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

    • Baseball Commish: ‘I Will Act’

      MLB.com  |  Dec 13, 07 5:00 PM CST

      Baseball Commish: &lsquo;I Will Act&rsquo;

      (Newser) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig called the Mitchell Report a “call to action” today, and said he'd execute every recommendation the former senator made in his bombshell appraisal of steroid use. As to punishment for current players named in the report, Selig said Mitchell was right to defer to him—and his decisions would be made on a case-by-case basis, MLB.com reports. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Mitchell Report  • Bud Selig

    • Mitchell Steroid Report to Throw Curveball at Commissioner

      New York Times  |  Dec 13, 07 4:03 AM CST

      Mitchell Steroid Report to Throw Curveball at Commissioner

      (Newser) - George Mitchell's report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball will list more than 50 names, the New York Times reports. An insider who has read the closely guarded report revealed that it will also take swings at the commissioner's office and the players' association for putting up with drugs in the game for years. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • Mitchell Report  • Bud Selig  • George Mitchell

    • Mitchell Report Will Be Flawed, Insiders Say

      ESPN  |  Dec 12, 07 11:21 PM CST