Sun coverage: Mitchell Report

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.

McNamee's proof?

Brian McNamee's lawyers said yesterday that they gave federal prosecutors physical evidence backing the personal trainer's allegation that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.

Clemens, Cummings to meet

Roger Clemens is expected to meet one-on-one with Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, today at 10:30 a.m. to discuss performance-enhancing drugs.

Under oath, Clemens denies using steroids or growth hormone

Roger Clemens spoke under oath to congressional lawyers for about five hours yesterday. He said he told them he did not use performance-enhancing drugs.

Steroids

Tejada probe launched

On the same day that former Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada 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.

New head of WADA slams MLB drug policy

The new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency criticized Major League Baseball yesterday, saying the sport was resisting George Mitchell's recommendation to transfer drug testing to an independent organization.

Sun Exclusive

Further review on Tejada

A House committee plans to revisit statements made by former Orioles All-Star Miguel Tejada in 2005 to see whether the shortstop's story is consistent with information contained in the Mitchell Report, according to two sources with knowledge of the inquiry.

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 Brian Roberts to turn a negative into a positive.

Apology accepted, O's say

Brian Roberts 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 Brian Roberts, after a weekend of silence, chose to fall on his sword.

Congress steps to the plate

Congress announced plans yesterday to review the use of performance-enhancing drugs, with star-studded hearings scheduled next month and legislation to limit access to steroids and human growth hormone.

Roberts admits he used steroids

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts admitted last night that he used steroids "once," in 2003, but said he hasn't used them or any other performance-enhancing drugs since.

Roch Around the Clock: Do you believe him?

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 Brian Roberts 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 Brian Roberts and just-traded shortstop Miguel Tejada - 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.

Steroid timeline

Players mentioned in Mitchell Report

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