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Clemens Headed for the Hill
Clemens Headed for the Hill
Jan 19, 2008 12:52 AM CST

Clemens Headed for the Hill

He, others to speak with officials prior to House committee appearance

(Newser) - Roger Clemens, fighting back hard against being named in the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, will continue that strategy on Jan. 26, when he answers questions from Congressional committee staff about the topic under oath, in advance of planned public hearings, reports the New York Times. "Roger...

Number of Baseball Players Taking ADD Drugs Spikes

Ban on amphetamines seen as obvious factor

(Newser) - Since baseball's 2006 ban on amphetamines, the number of players claiming to have Attention Deficit Disorder and obtaining prescriptions for stimulant drugs has nearly quadrupled from 28 to 103, reports the Associated Press. The MLB anti-performance enhancing policy gives the players exemptions on certain drugs, including Ritalin and Adderall, if...

Selig Wants to Avoid Repeat of 2005 Hearings

Commish hopes Congress sees Mitchell Report as progress

(Newser) - It has been nearly three years since MLB commissioner Bud Selig was taken to task by members of Congress for allowing steroids to permeate the nation’s pastime. But while Selig has toughened the league’s stance on PEDs and commissioned George Mitchell to investigate baseball’s steroids era, the...

Rocket Refused to Address 'Roids Allegations: Mitchell

Players were notified of accusations in advance

(Newser) - Roger Clemens twice declined entreaties by George Mitchell to respond to allegations that he had used steroids, USA Today reports. Mitchell said that last summer and fall, as his investigation developed, he sent the players union requests to interview players who faced accusations of drug use. Clemens never responded, Mitchell...

Steroids Probe Entangles 50 Cent, Blige

Anti-aging claims lure entertainers to illegally prescribed HGH

(Newser) - To the list of celebs implicated in steroids investigations, add 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige. The Albany-based probe that has already fingered major pro athletes also involves entertainers, the Albany Times Union reports, indicating steroid use has grown far beyond the realm of sports. Other stars who received the...

MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push
MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push
Jan 11, 2008 10:35 PM CST

MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push

Selig announces creation of investigative unit for illegal substances

(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...

Clemens: Ex-Trainer Lied in '01 Rape Case

Rocket's lawsuit goes after McNamee's character

(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...

Clemens Sues for Defamation
Clemens Sues for Defamation
Jan 7, 2008 7:10 AM CST

Clemens Sues for Defamation

Says trainer caved when threatened with jail time

(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’...

Congress Calls Up Clemens
Congress Calls Up Clemens
Jan 5, 2008 6:09 AM CST

Congress Calls Up Clemens

Pitcher and ex-trainer invited to tell their stories to committee; showdown expected

(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...

Clemens Swears He's Innocent
Clemens Swears He's Innocent
Jan 3, 2008 5:33 PM CST

Clemens Swears He's Innocent

He says he took injections of vitamin, painkiller

(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?"...

Clemens Opens Own Probe, Plans to Talk

Rocket will face media on same night as 60 Minutes interview

(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...

Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'
Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'
Dec 23, 2007 9:29 PM CST

Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'

Future Hall of Famer says former trainer's accusations are not true

(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...

Players Won't Testify at Congressional Hearings

Not expected on Jan. 15th, according to new report

(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....

Schilling: Take Back Clemens' Cy Youngs

If Rocket doesn't clear his name, he's guilty, pitcher opines

(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...

Clemens Denies Taking Steroids
Clemens Denies Taking Steroids
Dec 18, 2007 7:34 PM CST

Clemens Denies Taking Steroids

Pitcher responds to accusations in Mitchell Report

(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,...

'Roids Cloud May Cancel Clemens Speech

Texas group no longer eager to hear 'How I Played So Long'

(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...

Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball
Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball
Dec 14, 2007 12:34 PM CST

Bush: Drugs 'Sullied' Baseball

President says he's confident league will put steroid era in the past

(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...

Clemens Says It Ain't So
 Clemens Says It Ain't So
Dec 14, 2007 2:49 AM CST

Clemens Says It Ain't So

Pitcher angrily denies steroid use outlined in Mitchell report

(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,"...

Baseball Commish: &lsquo;I Will Act&rsquo;
Baseball Commish: ‘I Will Act’
Dec 13, 2007 5:00 PM CST

Baseball Commish: ‘I Will Act’

Selig says he'll implement all of Mitchell's recommendations

(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—...

Mitchell Steroid Report to Throw Curveball at Commissioner

Investigation to list more than 50 names

(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...

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