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  • May 2008

    • Players OK More Drug Tests

      Associated Press  |  May 24, 08 9:44 AM CDT

      Players OK More Drug Tests

      (Newser) - Baseball players agreed to more frequent drug tests yesterday and gave more clout to the drug program's independent administrator, the AP reports. The tougher guidelines follow recommendations made in the Mitchell Report and mark the third time the league has toughened its doping policy since 2002—each time under the threat of congressional action, the Calgary Herald notes. Owners approved the changes last week. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Mitchell Report  • Bud Selig  • George Mitchell  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • Jose Guillen  • MLBPA  • Jay Gibbons

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Rocket Refused to Address 'Roids Allegations: Mitchell

      USA Today  |  Jan 14, 08 3:10 PM CST

      Rocket Refused to Address 'Roids Allegations: Mitchell

      (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 said. More »

    • Hall Announcements Loom

      New York Times  |  Jan 8, 08 10:15 AM CST

      Hall Announcements Loom

      (Newser) - Hours before baseball's Hall of Fame voting announcements, Mark McGwire can only hope that early polling is inaccurate. It seems the eighth leading home run hitter will receive nowhere near the 75% necessary to be enshrined in Cooperstown, the New York Times reports. The genial redhead's widely presumed steroid use is believed to have doomed his chances. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • George Mitchell  • Mark McGwire  • Goose Gossage

  • December 2007

    • 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

    • Active Player Proved He Was Clean, Escaped Mitchell Report

      New York Times  |  Dec 14, 07 5:10 PM CST

      Active Player Proved He Was Clean, Escaped Mitchell Report

      (Newser) - An unnamed player who was found to have purchased anabolic steroids managed to keep his name out of George Mitchell's scathing 400-page report on drug abuse in baseball, the New York Times reports after interviewing the former senator. Contacted by Mitchell's investigative team, the player and his lawyer provided evidence that, though he'd purchased the drugs, he never used them. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • human growth hormone  • George Mitchell  • Henry Waxman  • anabolic steroids

    • 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" prominent Yankees will be named, reports the Bergen Record, citing a baseball official. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Roger Clemens  • Andy Pettitte  • George Mitchell

    • 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

      Mitchell Report Will Be Flawed, Insiders Say

      (Newser) - George Mitchell is poised to release his long-awaited report on steroid use in baseball—but many of those interviewed by his investigators have serious doubts it will solve anything, reports ESPN's Howard Bryant. Players, trainers and managers say the 20-month investigation has been hamstrung by tension between owners and the players' union, Mitchell's lack of understanding of baseball culture, and his professional ties to MLB. More »

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

    • MLB Now in Possession of Mitchell Report

      New York Daily News  |  Dec 11, 07 11:05 PM CST

      MLB Now in Possession of Mitchell Report

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball is finally in possession of the much-anticipated steroid report produced by George Mitchell, 21 months after the former senator was commissioned to investigate the use of performing-enhancing drugs in the pro game. Baseball officials are expected to review the document for 48 hours before it is released on Thursday, reports the New York Daily News . More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Mitchell Report  • George Mitchell  • MLBPA

    • Segui Admits to Steroid Use

      Baltimore Sun  |  Dec 11, 07 7:40 AM CST

      Segui Admits to Steroid Use

      (Newser) - Ex-first baseman David Segui preempted the Mitchell Report yesterday by announcing that he had dabbled in steroids during his playing days, reports the Baltimore Sun . Segui, whose 15-year MLB career began and ended with the Baltimore Orioles, refused to rat out the other users he knew of through contacts with his supplier, former Mets employee Kirk Radomski. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • Baltimore Orioles  • human growth hormone  • George Mitchell  • Kirk Radomski

    • Common Supplements Have 'Roids

      USA Today  |  Dec 7, 07 4:01 AM CST

      Common Supplements Have 'Roids

      (Newser) - An English lab, commissioned by an American consumer advocacy group, found small amounts of steroids in 13 of 52 athletic supplements. The study tested supplements that are legal, widely available, and commonly taken by high school athletes and workout junkies. Six of 52 also had the illegal steroid precursor androstenedione, made infamous by Mark McGwire. More »

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      MLB  • steroids  • George Mitchell  • Mark McGwire

    • Two Players Suspended for PED Buys

      New York Times  |  Dec 7, 07 4:00 AM CST

      Two Players Suspended for PED Buys

      (Newser) - Baltimore's Jay Gibbons and Kansas City's recently signed José Guillén were publicly given 15-day suspensions for having acquired HGH and steroids; Commissioner Bud Selig passed the sentences despite any positive drug tests from either player. Instead, documentary evidence indicates they received shipments after baseball's drug rules went into effect, in Guillén's case over $19,000 worth. More »

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      MLB  • steroids  • human growth hormone  • Bud Selig  • George Mitchell  • Jose Guillen  • MLBPA  • Jay Gibbons

  • October 2007

    • Byrd's HGH Use Was News to Mitchell

      Associated Press  |  Oct 23, 07 12:13 AM CDT

      Byrd's HGH Use Was News to Mitchell

      (Newser) - Baseball investigator George Mitchell denied a report that he leaked information on Cleveland pitcher Paul Byrd’s use of human growth hormone. News broke before Cleveland lost Game 7 to Boston that Byrd had bought HGH online; he said it was used to treat a pituitary tumor. Mitchell said he learned of the allegations at the same time as the public, the AP reports. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • human growth hormone  • George Mitchell  • Mitchell steroids investigation  • Paul Byrd  • AL playoffs

    • Probe Gets New Baseball Steroid Evidence

      Associated Press  |  Oct 17, 07 4:38 AM CDT

      Probe Gets New Baseball Steroid Evidence

      (Newser) - A former Mets clubhouse attendant has turned over documentation allegedly detailing players' use of performance-enhancers to George Mitchell’s investigation of steroids in baseball. In April the attendant pleaded guilty to providing major leaguers with performance-enhancing drugs from 1995-2005. Now Mitchell has received the paperwork linking players to the drugs, reports AP. More »

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      baseball  • steroids  • George Mitchell

    • Baseball Steroid Report Will Be 'Salacious'

      ESPN  |  Oct 12, 07 11:33 PM CDT

      Baseball Steroid Report Will Be 'Salacious'

      (Newser) - Following an internal MLB conference call, rumors abound that the long-awaited report by George Mitchell on steroids in baseball will name names, including those of well known players, ESPN reports. The network says an MLB lawyer on the call labelled the report "salacious," and quotes an unnamed source saying, "This is going to be enormous...it's going to be a huge story when these names come out." More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • George Mitchell

  • August 2007

    • Major League Steroid Pusher Names Names

      Sports Illustrated  |  Aug 21, 07 11:59 PM CDT

      Major League Steroid Pusher Names Names

      (Newser) - A former assistant to the Mets who sold steroids to "dozens" of major league baseball players has provided investigators with a list of users, including some shocking names, reports SI.com. The list "is going to blow your mind," promised a source. The information, provided at a meeting with chief investigator George Mitchell, is expected to break the stalled steroid probe wide open. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • steroids  • New York Mets  • Bud Selig  • George Mitchell  • Kirk Radomski

    • Giambi Dodges Penalty for Steroid Use

      Associated Press  |  Aug 17, 07 2:39 AM CDT

      Giambi Dodges Penalty for Steroid Use

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has decided not to suspend or otherwise punish Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi for his past steroid use. "It's over and done with. I'm thrilled," said Giambi. The slugger, who has confessed to using performance enhancers, earned the pardon through his cooperation with an ongoing probe into baseball drug use. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • New York Yankees  • steroids  • Barry Bonds  • Joe Torre  • Bud Selig  • George Mitchell  • Jason Giambi  • Bronx Bombers

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

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