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The Mitchell Report

"I did not use steroids, or human growth hormone and I've never done so." -Roger Clemens

George Mitchell's long-awaited report on steroids in baseball 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.

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February 2008
- Pettitte Will Skip Clemens Steroid Hearing
  
  ESPN | Feb 12, 08 6:37 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens' Lawyer in Hot Water
  
  New York Times | Feb 11, 08 5:32 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Source: Trainer Says Clemens' Wife Took HGH
  
  New York Daily News | Feb 8, 08 6:57 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- 'Roids Dealer in Mitchell Report Gets Probation
  
  Associated Press | Feb 8, 08 5:44 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kirk Radomski was sentenced to five years probation today for selling speed, steroids and HGH to baseball's top tier from 1995 to 2005, the AP reports. The former Mets clubhouse employee avoided a possible 6 months of jail time because of his extensive cooperation with George Mitchell’s report on steroid abuse in Major League Baseball. He will also have to pay a $18,575 fine. More »
- Evidence Could Prove Clemens Took Steroids
  
  New York Daily News | Feb 6, 08 5:15 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens Testifies Under Oath on the Hill
  
  Associated Press | Feb 5, 08 9:37 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Pettitte Sits Down With Investigators
  
  New York Times | Feb 4, 08 10:29 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Knoblauch Testifies on HGH
  
  Associated Press | Feb 2, 08 7:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Leaving his closed-door session with the House oversight committee yesterday, Chuck Knoblauch offered only enigmatic answers about his use of human growth hormone, the AP reports. With wife and toddler in tow, the former Yankee smiled and said, "It is what it is." Though he didn't respond to the committee's invitation to testify until he was subpoenaed, he lauded the investigation yesterday, saying he wanted to teach his son, "If you do something in life, be prepared to talk about it open and honestly." More »
January 2008
- Jose Canseco: Tell-All Author, Extortionist?
  
  New York Times | Jan 24, 08 12:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Jose Canseco offered Tigers' outfielder Magglio Ordonez an offer he could refuse, say sources within baseball: invest millions in a film project, and be kept clear of allegations of steroid use in Canseco's follow up to tell-all biography, Juiced . MLB referred the case to the FBI, but Ordonez declined to press charges, the New York Times reports. More »
- Bonds Wants Perjury Charges Dismissed
  
  Associated Press | Jan 23, 08 10:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barry Bonds' attorneys have filed a motion in federal court to have the perjury charges against him dismissed. The charges stem from Bonds allegedly lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs in December 2003. Bonds claims that the indictment was “scattershot” and that questions poised to him by prosecutors were ambiguous and confusing, the AP reports. More »
- Clemens Headed for the Hill
  
  New York Times | Jan 19, 08 12:52 AM CST
  
  (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 looks forward to telling the truth," said his attorney, Rusty Hardin. More »
- Selig Endures Another Grilling on Doping
  
  Associated Press | Jan 15, 08 3:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Commissioner Bud Selig and union leader Donald Fehr were back in front of a congressional committee today, joined by ex-senator George Mitchell, to answer questions about Mitchell's report on steroids in the sport. Selig in particular was grilled over his own role. "This scandal happened under your watch. I want that to sink in. It did. Do you accept responsibility for this scandal?" demanded Elijah Cummings. More »
- Selig Wants to Avoid Repeat of 2005 Hearings
  
  ESPN | Jan 15, 08 8:33 AM CST
  
  (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 commissioner may still come under fire during today's congressional hearings, reports ESPN. More »
- Rocket Refused to Address 'Roids Allegations: Mitchell
  
  USA Today | Jan 14, 08 3:10 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- MLB Expanding Anti-Drug Push
  
  Associated Press | Jan 11, 08 10:35 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens: Ex-Trainer Lied in '01 Rape Case
  
  Orlando Sentinel | Jan 9, 08 12:28 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Hall Announcements Loom
  
  New York Times | Jan 8, 08 10:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) -