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14 Feb 2009 08:23

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Sports: A-Rod couldn’t reschedule the park dedication, it seems

  • I want to welcome my friends in the back. We travel together just like a family. A dysfunctional family. As you know, it’s been a really quiet week for me, so it’s nice to get out on a Friday night.
  • Alex Rodriguez • Referring to the press, who followed him to the University of Miami, where Alex Rodriguez Park was dedicated to him last night – just days after admitting to using steroids between 2001 and 2003. The Yankees slugger never went there, but he almost did and has since donated a lot of money to the school. • source
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11 Feb 2009 22:04

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Sports: Another MLB player gets in trouble over steriods

  • I apologize. I know it was a mistake. I take responsibility. I am very sorry this happened. I’m sorry to my family, to Congress, to the Houston Astros and to the Major Leagues.
  • Miguel Tejada • a Houston Astros star who plead guilty today on charges of lying to congressional staffers about the steroid use of one of his teammates. Tejada did not admit to using steroids himself, however. He could be sentenced to as much as a year in prison but his sentence will likely be much slimmer. • source
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09 Feb 2009 22:35

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Sports: Compare and contrast: How three MLB stars handled steroid allegations

  • Barry Bonds He continued his major league career, ignored the allegations, set a home run record many fans consider invalid while the rest of his team struggled, and has spent much of the last year in court. source
  • Barry Bonds He continued his major league career, ignored the allegations, set a home run record many fans consider invalid while the rest of his team struggled, and has spent much of the last year in court.
  • Roger Clemens He stopped his many-year trend of showing up to training camp somewhere and possibly playing in June if he felt like it. But he didn’t admit anything, despite a massive report that mentions his name more than anyone else’s. source
  • Barry Bonds He continued his major league career, ignored the allegations, set a home run record many fans consider invalid while the rest of his team struggled, and has spent much of the last year in court.
  • Roger Clemens He stopped his many-year trend of showing up to training camp somewhere and possibly playing in June if he felt like it. But he didn’t admit anything, despite a massive report that mentions his name more than anyone else’s.
  • Alex Rodriguez He admitted almost immediately after the news came out. He’s going to have a career after this. Good on him. source
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09 Feb 2009 22:25

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Sports: A-Rod & steroids: The man knows his PR crisis management

  • I’m finally beginning to grow up. I’m pretty tired of being stupid and selfish, you know, about myself. The truth needed to come out a long time ago. I’m glad it’s coming out today.
  • Alex Rodriguez • In an interview on ESPN where the slugger admitted his steroid use and apologized for it. He said that he used performance-enhancing drugs between 2001 and 2003 while a player for the Texas Rangers • source
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08 Feb 2009 11:01

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Sports: A-Rod: The Yankees’ problem for nine more years

  • Is that a good thing? Alex Rodriguez, an amazingly-gifted baseball player, has also been a thorn in the New York Yankees’ side for a while already due to off-field drama. And he’s going to be there until at least 2018, when he’s old and (possibly) fat. The slugger, who was recently pinpointed as testing positive for steroids during his 2003 MVP season, will cost the Yankees as much as $300 million. And that contract’s so big that he’s basically untradeable. Good for him! source
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07 Feb 2009 13:56

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Sports: Was Alex Rodriguez using steroids during his MVP season?

  • 104 MLB players, including A-Rod, tested positive in ’03 source
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04 Feb 2009 22:18

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Sports: Barry Bonds is in “the clear,” but not the good kind

  • Unsealed docs say he used steroids in ’03. The documents claim he used a type of steroid called “the clear” (also known as THG), along with a female fertility drug designed to help him beat steroid tests. Bonds, the all-time home run leader, is on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about his steroid usage. source
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15 Jan 2009 12:43

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Sports: Astros to Roger Clemens: Stay away from our training camp

  • He kind of came on his own last year and I thought that presented too much confusion, with all the media around these 19- to 25-year-olds.
  • Drayton McLane • Owner of the Astros. The 46-year-old pitcher is seen as damaged goods after the Mitchell Report tied him to the steroids saga. Despite his age, Clemens has yet to retire. • source
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05 Jan 2009 23:06

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Sports: “50-game suspension? But what did I do?”

  • What happened? Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero bought a supplement at a GNC store in July. The 33-year-old Romero, who closed out two key World Series games for the defending champs, tested positive for a banned substance under the league’s drug policy. source
  • What happened? Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero bought a supplement at a GNC store in July. The 33-year-old Romero, who closed out two key World Series games for the defending champs, tested positive for a banned substance under the league’s drug policy.
  • The punishment Months after the positive test, the league concluded that there are over-the-counter substances that could result in a positive test under the league’s drug policy. While Romero did not do anything wrong according to the league, he was still suspended for 50 games next season due to “negligence.” Romero stands to lose $1.25 million. source
  • What happened? Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero bought a supplement at a GNC store in July. The 33-year-old Romero, who closed out two key World Series games for the defending champs, tested positive for a banned substance under the league’s drug policy.
  • The punishment Months after the positive test, the league concluded that there are over-the-counter substances that could result in a positive test under the league’s drug policy. While Romero did not do anything wrong according to the league, he was still suspended for 50 games next season due to “negligence.” Romero stands to lose $1.25 million.
  • Romero’s reaction Romero, who will not reveal the over-the-counter substance he bought for fear of younger copycats, doesn’t understand what he did wrong. “There is nothing that should take away from the rings of my teammates,” he said. “I didn’t cheat. I tried to follow the rules.” source
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