Clemens files defamation suit against his ex-trainer

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  A clip from the interview which shows the reason for the lawsuit (described above) now posted on BallHype, here -

  http://ballhype.com/story/video_roger_clemens_on_60_minutes/

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Rocket Launches Defamation Suit Against Trainer
Published 1/7/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Guess that “emotional” Friday phone call didn’t patch things up, after all. The HOUSTON CHRONICLE reports that Roger Clemens is suing the ex-trainer who accused the pitcher of past steroid use. The Rocket filed the lawsuit against Brian McNamee on Sunday night, saying that the accusations McNamee gave the Mitchell Report about Clemens’ drug injections are untrue. (more…) Share This

Rocket Goes To Court
Published 1/7/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... last night, Roger Clemens went on the offensive against Brian McNamee's threats to file a lawsuit against Roger... and Clemens filed a lawsuit of his own. Roger is suing McNamee for defamation - seeking an unspecified amount of damages- and a finding by the court that he did not defame McNamee. A 1-2 punch, in other words. Roger's filing alleges that McNamee only implicated Clemens after a federal prosecutor threatened McNamee. Quoting from the lawsuit: ...

Your Monday McNamee/Clemens Update
Published 1/7/2008 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
Clemens sues McNamee! For defamation! Why? Quoth Clemens' mouthpiece: "We don't know what McNamee told (Mitchell). We don't know what vetting he did," Hardin said." Well, my read of the Mitchell report reveals that McNamee told Mitchell he shot steroids into Clemens' bare ass. Is Hardin's copy different from everyone else's?

Roundup - PEDs, Tobacco and Alcohol
Published 1/7/2008 by Dave Rouleau at Baseball Digest Daily
... group ! Later this morning, I will publish another 'Prospect View' (Robinson Diaz). ________________________________________________ All Baseball Transactions This Weekend - Here are few reactions to the '60 Minutes ' interview by Roger Clemens (interview with Houston Chronicle also included): Friends (from Baseball analysts, before the interview) Complete transcript of the Mike Wallace conversation and full video segement Clemens filed a defamation suit against his ex-trainer on Sunday. Steroid Nation , NY Times . - ...

Houston Chronicle: Clemens files defamation suit against his ex-trainer
Published 1/7/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Houston Chronicle: Clemens files defamation suit against his ex-trainer Clemens’ lawsuit also asks a Texas court to declare that he has not defamed McNamee. McNamee’s New York lawyers have threatened to sue Clemens for defamation, depending what Clemens said on 60 Minutes. He’s covering all his bases. But I thought in the 60 Minutes interview, he said he was going to look at all his options, then decide what to do. By filing minutes before the airing, that sounds premeditated. Why not just say “I just sued him”?

Clemens Fires the First Shot, Sues McNamee
Published 1/7/2008 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East, MLB Police Blotter, Breaking News, The WordRoger Clemens has officially taken to the courts to clear his name. From the Houston Chronicle: In a defamation lawsuit filed Sunday night, Roger Clemens claims Brian McNamee, his longtime trainer and chief accuser of steroid abuse, was threatened with jail if he didn't connect the pitcher to steroids. The lawsuit was filed electronically with the Harris County civil courts Sunday evening just before CBS ...

Clemens Situation Officially a Mess
Published 1/7/2008 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
Following the Roger Clemens saga? I’ve lost interest — silly me, I’d rather focus on baseball — but for those of you still wondering what’s going on, here are a few links that you may find useful: News: Transcript: Clemens on ‘60 Minutes’ (Boston Globe) Clemens files defamation suit against his ex-trainer (Houston Chronicle) Clemens, Pettitte asked to testify before Congress (USA Today) Commentary: McNamee’s ...

Published 1/7/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... Houston Chronicle: Clemens Files Lawsuit Against McNamee Clemens is suing for defamation of character.

Rocket’s Last Stand: Take the Poor Trainer to Court
Published 1/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Refused to watch the Clemens Interview on 60 Minutes because we already have our opinion about the man who allegedly cheated by getting steroids shot into his ass. Apparently, many people feel the same way. Once news of the interview was handed to media outlets this week, and public sentiment didn’t change, the Rocket was left with one last option - sue. Sunday night, the bully pitcher filed a defamation of character lawsuit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee. Our first thought: since the scare tactics haven’t worked over the last three weeks, Roger’s going to try to muscle ...

Clemens Sues McNamee
Published 1/7/2008 by Eric Haskell at The Bronx Block
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Roger Clemens has officially filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee.  The suit claims that McNamee knew that his allegations were false and made them with “actual malice.”  It goes on to say, “According to McNamee, he originally made his allegations to federal authorities after being threatened with criminal prosecution if he didn’t implicate Clemens.”  Clemens’ lawyer said that they may attempt to bring the case as high as federal court. In addition, Clemens has agreed to testify before ...

Clemens: The wrap-up
Published 1/8/2008 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Well, was that was a crazy 24-hour news cycle as it pertained to Clemens or what? In case you missed anything, here’s the timeline: Sunday night: 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace Monday morning: Word breaks that Clemens has filed a defamation suit against McNamee Monday afternoon: Clemens press conference Brian McNamee hasn’t exactly sat on the sidelines while Clemens has lambasted him in the media. John Heyman of SI.com landed an exclusive interview with McNamee while he watched the Wallace/Clemens interview ...