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Waxman Regrets Hearing Was Held — WASHINGTON — A day after a dramatic, nationally televised hearing that pitted Roger Clemens against his former personal trainer and Democrats against Republicans, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Thursday …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Lawyer Says McNamee Lied in a Recording — The day before the Mitchell report was released, Brian McNamee lied to investigators for Roger Clemens when he told them that federal authorities had additional evidence about Clemens's use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Roger, the Unartful Dodger — As spring training begins, baseball arrives with two black eyes of blinding proportions. The game's best all-around player, Barry Bonds, and best pitcher, Roger Clemens, are closer to jail than the Hall of Fame. — Bonds already is under siege for perjury …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
GENERATION TREY IS HERE TO STAY — Phil Hughes has been relocated from the outer edges of the Legends Field home clubhouse to the main pitchers row, stationed between Andy Pettitte and Carl Pavano. So Hughes is now sandwiched by HGH and HMO. — The new address bespeaks the importance of not just Hughes …
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Mark Feinsand / NY Daily News:
Joba springs into action — TAMPA - Joba Chamberlain took New York by storm late last summer, bringing his 100-mph fastball and amped up personality to the Bronx for a memorable two-month run as Mariano Rivera's setup man. — The rookie officially reported to his first big-league camp on Thursday …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Joba Chamberlain audio from today
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Pitchers and catchers start to check in
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Notes: Schoeneweis clears the air — Reliever met with Commissioner's Office to dispel steroid report — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Scott Schoeneweis cleared the air on Thursday about his misidentified involvement with steroids. — Schoeneweis had met with people from the Commissioner's Office …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Scott Schoeneweis feels vindicated — PORT ST. LUCIE - Reliever Scott Schoeneweis appears on pages 254 and 255 of the Mitchell Report. And he never expects to get his reputation fully back, even though he said he has been vindicated by Major League Baseball.
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ESPN.com:
Feds' typo spurs erroneous report on Bonds test — SAN FRANCISCO — Federal prosecutors mistakenly filed court papers Thursday that incorrectly stated that Barry Bonds failed a steroids test in November of 2001 — one month after breaking the single-season home run mark.
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U.S. says Bonds failed steroids test after homer mark — U.S. Prosecutors: Bonds Failed Steroid Test in 2001 — SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November 2001, just a month after hitting his record 73rd home run of the season, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.
Kobrien / On the Yankees beat:
More from Legends, err, George M. Steinbrenner Field — Legends Field has been renamed George M. Steinbrenner Field, it was announced today. The Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa City Council each passed unanimous resolutions supporting such a change earlier this month …
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Hal McCoy / Dayton Daily News:
Long-term deal for Phillips — Brandon Phillips and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed in principle to a long-term deal, a source close to the negotiations told The Dayton Daily News Thursday night. — Terms and length of the deal were not available, but the long-term deal is done …
Tom M. Tango / Hardball Times:
Changes in home run rates during the Retrosheet years — I make no bones about it. Retrosheet is a monumental achievement, and equally effective in diminishing worker productivity in corporate America. — The Colorado Rockies did two things in 1993: They were part of the expansion of the league …
NY Daily News:
Madden: Pedro proud he's clean — PORT ST. LUCIE - One can only imagine Pedro Martinez's bemusement, watching the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing as he did on Wednesday, and listening Andy Pettitte being hailed by the congressmen as some sort of hero for owning …
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