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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 »
- 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 »
January 2008
- 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 »
- 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 »
- 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 »
- Clemens Sues for Defamation
  
  Houston Chronicle | Jan 7, 08 7:10 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens' Denial Enough to Choke On
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 6, 08 6:58 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Congress Calls Up Clemens
  
  Washington Post | Jan 5, 08 6:09 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens Swears He's Innocent
  
  New York Post | Jan 3, 08 5:33 PM CST
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
- Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'
  
  New York Times | Dec 23, 07 9:29 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- 'Roids Cloud May Cancel Clemens Speech
  
  Houston Chronicle | Dec 17, 07 7:58 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens Says It Ain't So
  
  Houston Chronicle | Dec 14, 07 2:49 AM CST
  
  (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 »
- Clemens, Pettitte Said to Be Named in Mitchell Report
  
  ESPN | Dec 13, 07 9:40 AM CST
  
  (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 »
August 2007
- Clemens, Yanks Down Sox, 4-3
  
  Hartford Courant (Conn.) | Aug 30, 07 4:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Yankees grabbed a share of the AL wild-card lead last night with a 4-3 win over Boston in the Bronx. Roger Clemens took a no-hitter into the sixth and surrendered only two hits in six innings for New York, while Boston's Josh Beckett gave up 13 hits en route to his sixth loss. More »
- Clemens, Torre Hit With Suspensions
  
  New York Post | Aug 10, 07 3:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Roger Clemens was suspended five games and Joe Torre one for their part in Tuesday's contentious Yankees/Blue Jays game. The combative three-game series saw a number of incidents, culminating with Roger Clemens beaning Alex Rios in the back as payback for pitches thrown at A-Rod. More »
- Benches Clear in Yanks Win Over Jays
  
  New York Daily News | Aug 8, 07 5:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Roger Clemens was ejected and the benches cleared twice yesterday in the Yankees tension-filled 9-2 win over the Blue Jays. The Jays made it clear they were still incensed over A-Rod's "Ha!" play when pitcher Josh Towers hurled his first pitch of the third inning directly right at A-rod's left knee. More »