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10:00 PM ET, December 13, 2007

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ESPN:
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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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.
Discussion: Eephus Pitch
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 …
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 …
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Baseball holds its breath for The List to be released  —  The reactions will range from shock to anger, to threats and counter-threats.  Then again, maybe George Mitchell's 20-month steroids investigation will be stopped dead cold by a wall of cynicism.  Already there are enough detractors …
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?
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Clemens turns out to be just another cheat  —  You can now put asterisk next to greatest right-hander of all-time  —  Yesterday, Roger Clemens was maybe the greatest right-handed pitcher of all time.  Today, according to the Mitchell report, he could be just another cheat …
WNBC:
Mitchell's Steroid List Leaked, Disputed By MLB Official  —  NEW YORK — WNBC.com's Jonathan Dienst has obtained names expected to be on George Mitchell's list of baseball players linked to performance-enhancing drugs.  Baseball officials are refuting some names on the list.
Leitch / Deadspin:
The Complete List Of Players Mentioned In The Mitchell Report [The Official List]  —  Below, a complete list of players mentioned in the Mitchell Report.  —  All the players listed in the section VIII.  B.: "Information Regarding Purchases or Use of Performance Enhancing Substances by Players …
Discussion: FanHouse and DRaysBay
Dan Wetzel / Yahoo! Sports:   Clemens is no different than Bonds
NY Daily News:
Source: Yankees' Clemens, Pettitte named in Mitchell steroid investigation
Discussion: FanHouse, NJ.com and Hot Stove New York
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
Report: Clemens to be named in Mitchell report
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and The Heater
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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Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
Big schism in A-Rod/Boras camp  —  Alex Rodriguez's resigning (10-years, $275 million plus $30 million in incentives) was made official this morning.  Very interesting comments by Alex on the way the whole thing went down.  It sounds as if Scott Boras made him believe the Yankees didn't want to resign him.
Discussion: Scott Proctor's Arm
ESPN.com:
A-Rod wraps $275M deal; opting out a 'debacle'  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseball's highest contract, finalizing his $275 million, 10-year agreement with the New York Yankees on Thursday.  —  A-Rod set the previous mark with his $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas in December 2000.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:   Rodriguez returns to Yankees (officially)
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Jays close to deal with shortstop Eckstein  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Blue Jays have been mostly quiet this off-season, waiting for the right player to become available at a reasonable price.  —  That player finally has emerged — free-agent shortstop David Eckstein.
RELATED:
Associated Press:   Blue Jays, Eckstein agree on 1-year deal
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:   Twins, ex-Astros SS Everett agree to 1-year deal
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.
 
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