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Ex-Yankee Charged With Manslaughter in DUI Death

Woman killed after Leyritz runs red light

(Newser) - Former New York Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz was charged with DUI manslaughter after an accident early this morning in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that claimed the life of another driver, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Leyritz ran a red light around 3:30am and collided with another vehicle, police said, causing...

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...

Slugger Hopes for Shortened Prison Term

Retroactive cuts in crack sentences may aid Willie Mays Aikens

(Newser) - Now that the US Sentencing Commission has agreed to retroactively reduce prison terms for crack cocaine offenses, one of baseball's record-holders stands to benefit. Willie Mays Aikens, the only player to hit multiple homers in multiple games in the same World Series (playing for Kansas City in 1980), may have...

Kids Should Ease Into Baseball Season

Playing catch now can limit rotator cuff injuries

(Newser) - Tossing a baseball around in the off-season might help young pitchers stave off rotator cuff injuries, reports HealthDay. "Most high school athletes go from football to basketball and then start throwing a baseball at full speed," says the Houston Astros' team doc, adding that their arms aren't yet...

Luxury Tax Levied on Yanks, BoSox
Luxury Tax Levied on Yanks, BoSox
Dec 26, 2007 6:12 AM CST

Luxury Tax Levied on Yanks, BoSox

Bronx Bombers owe a good chunk of change, but less than last year

(Newser) - The Yankees owe Major League Baseball $24 million of competitive-balance "luxury" tax on contracts that pushed the team's payroll over the $148 million limit, AP reports. The might seem like a lot to shell out for the privilege of paying Roger Clemens to go 6-6, but it's actually less...

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....

Closer's Canine Eats Historic Baseball

Papelbon admits ball from World Series' final out is in pieces

(Newser) - The mystery location of the ball that served the final out of the 2007 World Series has been solved—it's all over Jonathan Papelbon's house, ESPN reports. "My dog ate it," said the Red Sox closer of the ball used to strike out Colorado's Seth Smith. "He...

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...

Pettitte Admits Using HGH
Pettitte Admits Using HGH
Dec 15, 2007 5:26 PM CST

Pettitte Admits Using HGH

Yanks pitcher says he used it twice to heal from injury

(Newser) - Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, one of the bigger names cited in the Mitchell report on doping in baseball, admitted today that he used human growth hormone, the AP reports. Pettitte says he used HGH twice in 2002 to speed his recovery from an elbow injury. "I accept responsibility for...

A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona
Dec 14, 2007 10:47 PM CST

A's Deal Their Ace to Arizona

Oakland gets six prospects in return

(Newser) - Athletics GM Billy Beane, never one to shy away from an aggressive deal, today traded his team's top pitcher, Dan Haren, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a slew of prospects, reports the Chronicle. Beane made the move with an eye on long-term building - apparently not convinced about his club's...

Active Player Proved He Was Clean, Escaped Mitchell Report

Provided evidence he'd disposed of drugs

(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...

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 Report Delivers Bonds, Clemens, Tejada

Ex-senators faults players, management; urges independent tests

(Newser) - George Mitchell’s long-awaited report on steroids in baseball dropped today, and it blamed both players and management for what it said 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....

Clemens, Pettitte Said to Be Named in Mitchell Report

Source says trainer got steroids for both Yanks

(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...

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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