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Drugs
Players, owners agree on more player testing
Baseball players and owners agreed yesterday to more frequent drug testing and increased - but not total - authority for the program's outside administrator.
On The Steroid Scandal
Peter Schmuck: New drug policy puts Mitchell Report in rearview
It would be great if we could say that Major League Baseball put a big punctuation mark on the sport's long-running steroid scandal, but I'll settle for the right decision at the right time for the right reasons.
Clemens denies drug use
Before a packed congressional hearing room, Roger Clemens, one of the best pitchers in baseball history, fought to save his reputation yesterday as he angrily denied using steroids.
On The Congressional Steroid Hearing
Peter Schmuck: Hear lyin' roar
OK, it's all becoming clear now.
On Roger Clemens Vs. Brian Mcnamee
Truth or consequences
When pitching great Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, answered questions from a congressional committee yesterday about Clemens' alleged steroid use, one of them wasn't telling the truth.
Attorney says Clemens not at Canseco's party
An attorney for Roger Clemens said yesterday the pitcher can prove he didn't attend a June 1998 party at Jose Canseco's home described by Brian McNamee in the Mitchell Report.
Pointed accusation
Brian McNamee told congressional investigators he injected Roger Clemens' wife with human growth hormone as she prepared for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition photo session five years ago, the New York Daily News reported yesterday.
Clemens 'evidence' shown
Attorneys for Roger Clemens' former personal trainer yesterday showed a House committee photos of vials, gauze and a needle that they allege was used to inject the seven-time Cy Young Award-winner with steroids.
Steroids
Tejada probe launched
On the same day that former Orioles shortstop attended his brother's funeral in the Dominican Republic, the FBI said yesterday that it has opened a preliminary investigation into whether he lied to federal authorities when he told them he never took performance-enhancing drugs.
Peter Schmuck: Clemens' denials get boost from Grimsley affidavit
If the original release of the infamous Jason Grimsley affidavit - with the names of the alleged steroid and amphetamine users blacked out for public nonconsumption - helped pull the cover off baseball's performance-enhancement scandal, the release of the unredacted version Thursday might have been an even bigger blow to the integrity of the sport.
On Performance-Enhancers
No quit in cheaters thanks to continuous medical advances
Major League Baseball officials have spoken of former Sen. George Mitchell's report on steroids as a way to put a stamp of understanding on the past and move toward a cleaner future.
Initial report proves wrong
3 '07 O's not users in Grimsley affidavit
Three prominent 2007 Orioles who were named as steroid users last year in a Los Angeles Times report on the infamous Jason Grimsley affidavit were never mentioned as using performance-enhancing drugs in that document, which was unsealed by federal prosecutors yesterday.
Rep. Cummings asks Roberts to join awareness effort
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings wants Orioles second baseman to turn a negative into a positive.
Apology accepted, O's say
tried to stick to his routine. He woke up early, surfed the Internet and worked out. When he returned to his Arizona home, he had hoped to relax.
'Fess up or fight? Accused confront difficult decision
Orioles second baseman , after a weekend of silence, chose to fall on his sword.
Roberts admits he used steroids
Orioles second baseman admitted last night that he used steroids "once," in 2003, but said he hasn't used them or any other performance-enhancing drugs since.
On Baseball
Dan Connolly: Latest O's blow hardest to accept
Orioles fans can seemingly take anything and keep coming back for more.
On Brian Roberts' steroid admission
Rick Maese: Hard to believe Roberts
Just how do we know? How do we ever know?
Same old story
Peter Schmuck: More O's woes
The great hope that blossomed around the Orioles organization with the arrival of new president Andy MacPhail was that - finally - it appeared there was a real sign owner Peter Angelos recognized that the revitalization of the franchise would require a totally new way of doing business.
A. Rodriguez denies using steroids
Alex Rodriguez denied using performance-enhancing drugs, telling CBS' 60 Minutes in an interview aired last night that he has never felt as if he needed them to compete.
David Steele: Throw out the lead runners
After everything the Mitchell Report laid out about the depth and breadth of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, after all the suggestions and recommendations, after all the names were named and blame was assigned ... the same two foxes were left to guard the henhouse.
Pettitte says he used hGH to recover from injury
Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher admitted two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report.
Rick Maese: Clemens belongs next to Bonds in hall of shame
Their names should be forever linked. Bonds and Clemens. Baseball's Bonnie and Clyde. Barnstorming American cities, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens robbed fans, plundered our pastime and cheated their fellow ballplayers, both past and present.
The Mitchell Report
Segui makes Roberts' case
Former Oriole David Segui is mentioned continually throughout baseball's newly released Mitchell Report on steroids, but what irks him most is that his ex-teammate also is implicated as a performance-enhancing drug user based on what Segui believes is a combination of hearsay and inaccuracies from a trusted mutual friend.
History shows baseball will bounce back
Baseball is no stranger to scandal and unsavory history.
The Mitchell Report How Sports Differ
Peter Schmuck: Elusive football lets baseball take steroid hit
During the news conference Thursday in which former Sen. George Mitchell unveiled his 409-page report on baseball's performance-enhancement scandal, I kept waiting for him to announce that he had been hired by the NFL to perform a similar investigation to root out the cheaters in America's most popular television sport.
The Mitchell Report
President Bush 'troubled' by Mitchell Report
President Bush said yesterday that baseball players and owners must take seriously the Mitchell Report on steroid use, but he cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the players named.
O's prominent in Mitchell Report
Yesterday's Mitchell Report thrust the Orioles back into the steroid scandal spotlight, with two of their All-Stars - second baseman and just-traded shortstop - linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
On Brian Roberts And The Mitchell Report
Rick Maese: On scant evidence, Roberts tangled in controversy
At 5 feet 9 and 175 pounds, he is among the smallest players linked to performance-enhancing drugs by the Mitchell Report. Small in stature, but not in significance.
The Mitchell Report Fan Reaction
Fan reaction: 'It's about time'
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball was the hot topic of discussion among local sports fans yesterday, with reactions to the information contained in the Mitchell Report ranging from surprise at the names involved to empathy for the accused.
Difficult Road Ahead
Legal challenge, more inquiries could unfold
Former Sen. George J. Mitchell called it the closing of a chapter.
Testing policies and penalties for performance-enhancing drugs
Testing policies and penalties for performance-enhancing drugs:
The Mitchell Report Washington Reaction
Report riles up Congress
Congress recoiled from the Mitchell Report with indignation and outrage yesterday, then promised to cleanse baseball of performance-enhancing drugs in so many carefully crafted statements.
The Report
Steroids report includes an All-Star list
Former Sen. George J. Mitchell unveiled his 409-page report on steroid use in baseball yesterday, naming two current and 17 former Orioles among dozens of players and delivering a stinging assessment of the league and team officials who allowed a drug culture to take over the game in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Mitchell Report: List of names
Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report.
The Mitchell Report Clemens And Pettitte
Trainer: Clemens used
New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte are the most prominent players identified as users of performance-enhancing drugs in the Mitchell Report, which was released yesterday.
The Mitchell Report Closure Issue
Peter Schmuck: Baseball will long be haunted by steroid era
Not to get all biblical on you, but if the just-released Mitchell Report is any indication, the truth will not necessarily set you free.
Jack, you've spoken my thoughts exactly, why is congress spending all this money on sports/drugging-?Yes, the boys are cheating, the drugging should be dealt with by the each sport, not the taxpayer and it should be taken out of the salaries of the players and the pocketbooks of the owners.
Cynthia @ 8:00 AM EST, Feb 20, 2008
Where's wonder boy with his beautiful body-Brady Anderson-another one of Angelo's pets
florida connection @ 12:45 PM EST, Feb 19, 2008
What if, as Raffy told it, his steroid involvement IS a result of him receiving a "tainted" B-12 shot from Miggy? As this story unfolds it occurs to me that this scenario is quite possible. Miggy has been named as being involved with PED's, and is currently allegedly under investigation. What if?
Hoosier Oriole @ 12:45 PM EST, Feb 19, 2008
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