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Reuters:
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.
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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.
Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Warming up in Port St. Lucie — Highlights from deadline day for Mets pitchers and catchers: — 1. Pedro Martinez finally arrived, one day after Johan Santana, and threw long toss with bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello for close to half an hour before addressing the media.
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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 …
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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Sliding Into Home
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Ben K. / River Ave. Blues:
George Steinbrenner's Bronx legacy — As the Boss' control of the Yankees has passed on to younger generations of Steinbrenner children, Yankee fans are grappling with an interesting question: How will Yankee fans remember George Steinbrenner? — When I, on Monday, wrote about George's buying the Yankees …
Yankees Blog:
Pettitte has lots to deal with — Yankees fans who adore Andy Pettitte for his competitiveness and professionalism now may view Pettitte as a cheat and not forgive him for telling the truth to Congress about Roger Clemens. — Then there will be Fenway Park.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Joba Chamberlain audio from today — Here's your boy talking about Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Las Vegas, bowling, his changeup and being a celebrity:
Discussion:
MY BASEBALL BIAS
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Pitchers and catchers start to check in
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Yanksfan vs Soxfan, Scott Proctor's Arm, River Ave. Blues, Sliding Into Home and iYankees
ccsabathia52.com:
SPRING TRAINING 2008 STATEMENT — This off-season, through my representatives at Legacy Sports Group, I have discussed the possibility of a contract extension with the Cleveland Indians. At this time, we haven't been able to reach agreement. Now that the reporting date for spring training is here …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
At long last, spring training is upon us … CLEARWATER, Fla. — Well, it's that time again ... Time to pay way more attention to those Molina brothers than those Manning brothers. Time to zone in on George Sherrill instead of George Mitchell. Time to stop focusing on Byung-Hyun Kim's exhaustive search …
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 …
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Mrs. Clemens and Mrs. Canseco apparently compared racks — Holy hoo-has, these depositions are really the gifts that keep on giving! If you believe Brian McNamee (and in this case, I think we all should), it appears that Debbie Clemens didn't have too much trouble with showing off …
New York Times:
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 …
Discussion:
The Griddle
Tom Gage / Detroit News:
Leyland: ‘Strong possibility’ Inge still will get traded — LAKELAND, Fla. — Promptly addressing the biggest unresolved issue of the Tigers' off-season, manager Jim Leyland said Thursday there's a “strong possibility” Brandon Inge still will get traded. — But Leyland is not going to let it become …
Joe Christensen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Liriano's arrival hits a snag because of his 2006 arrest — The 24-year-old lefthander could miss the first week of spring training while he satisfies immigration demands. — Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano could miss the first week of spring training because of visa problems stemming from his 2006 arrest for drunken driving.
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Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
