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Armando Rios / ESPN:
Players listed in the Mitchell Commission report … Here are players mentioned in the Mitchell Commission report and how it links them to performance-enhancing substances: — Information Learned During this Investigation Concerning BALCO and Major League Baseball (9 players/3 active in MLB in 2007)
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Source says information on Clemens will be in Mitchell's report — Clemens May Be Named in Mitchell Report — A former New York Yankee strength trainer says information he supplied to the George Mitchell investigation regarding supplying Roger Clemens with steroids is included …
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ESPN.com:
Mitchell report: Baseball slow to react to steroids — NEW YORK — Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were among 75 players named in the long-awaited Mitchell report on Thursday, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs that put a question mark …
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Mitchell Report will take time to digest — No current Cubs are listed on former Senator's document — CHICAGO — No current Cubs players — but some former Cubs, including Matt Karchner, Todd Hundley, Kent Mercker, and Jerry Hairston Jr. — were among the players cited …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Clemens denies alleged ties to drugs — Veteran right-hander 'outraged' by claims in Mitchell Report — NEW YORK — With quite possibly the final pitch of his storied career, Roger Clemens buzzed a 94-mph fastball past the Indians' Victor Martinez and walked off the mound at Yankee Stadium.
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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News Blogs:
Mitchell Report doesn't tarnish Yankee dynasty — The Mitchell Report is out, and by my count, 77 different players — both current and former — are named in some capacity in the report. Among them are stars such as Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Miguel Tejada, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte …
Sports Illustrated:
Tejada named in Mitchell Report — Roberts, Knoblauch, Clemens, Justice also implicated — Former American League MVP Miguel Tejada is mentioned in the Mitchell Report, due to be released by 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, SI.com has learned. — Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens …
Leitch / Deadspin:
Is This The List Of Players Mentioned? [Is This The List?] — OK, let's do a little test of the Internets today: In the last hour, we have been forwarded a list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report by about 25 different people. Is this list substantiated? No. Is it from an MLB official?
Leitch / Deadspin:The Complete List Of Players Mentioned In The Mitchell Report [The Official List]
WNBC:Mitchell's Steroid List Leaked, Disputed By MLB Official
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:Baseball holds its breath for The List to be released
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
A-Rod: "It was a huge debacle" — Alex Rodriguez didn't mince words on his conference call today, saying that Scott Boras misled him into opting out of his contract. — Listen for yourself: — Rodriguez said that he didn't fire Boras because this will be his last contract.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves open 2008 in Washington — Special Sunday night game starts major league season from Washington's new Nationals Park — It hasn't been announced yet, but the Braves and Nationals are scheduled to open the 2008 major league season with a special Sunday night game March 30 at Washington's new Nationals Park.
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Capitol Punishment
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Sources: Twins, Everett reach deal — LIKE THIS STORY? — One day after losing his job with the Houston Astros to Miguel Tejada, shortstop Adam Everett has agreed to a one-year, contract with the Minnesota Twins, according to major-league sources. — The Astros declined to offer Everett …
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Associated Press:
Blue Jays, Eckstein agree on 1-year deal — TORONTO (AP) — Shortstop David Eckstein agreed to terms with the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $4.5 million contract on Thursday. — Eckstein had a career-high .309 batting average for the St. Louis Cardinals last season with three homers, 31 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
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Jacob Goldstein / Health Blog:
Health Blog Q&A: Straight Dope on Baseball's Drug Problem — If you're ever going to talk to the guy who wrote a book called Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sports and Exercise, today's the day. As the clock ticked on the release of the big Mitchell report on doping in baseball …
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Purple Row
ESPN:
Ex-Mets employee pleads guilty, agrees to help MLB — SAN FRANCISCO — A former employee of the New York Mets has pleaded guilty to distributing performance-enhancing drugs to dozens of major league players between 1995 and 2005, and is cooperating with baseball's steroids investigation.
