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Department Of Justice May Be Coming After Roger Clemens
Published 2/25/2008 by PostmanR at FanHouse
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East, PEDsNow that the dust has settled a bit regarding the tête-à-tête between Roger Clemens and Brain McNamee up on the Hill about two weeks ago, everyone involved in advancing the litigation has had time to digest just what was said and just how to proceed. (Or not proceed at all.) Well, according to three lawyers familiar with the situation speaking to the New York Times, the first step in the Department of Justice launching a criminal perjury investigation against Roger Clemens has begun. A draft letter referring Clemens, but not his accuser, Brian McNamee, had been drawn up by staff ...

Congress May Claim Clemens Committed Perjury
Published 2/25/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS tips us off to a NEW YORK TIMES report that Congress may go after Roger Clemens for lying about steroid use . The House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform has drafted a letter to the Justice Department, asking that Clemens be investigated for possibly committing perjury during his Feb. 13 appearance on Capitol Hill . Not mentioned in the current drafting is Brian McNamee , but lawyers close to the matter say the ex-trainer could be in the final letter by the time it gets officially sent to the DoJ. If not, McNamee may be vindicated for telling the truth (at least in the eyes of Congress), while Clemens digs an even deeper hole for himself. Hope the Rocket has fun at his ...

Clemens May Face Perjury Charges
Published 2/26/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From The New York Times: A Congressional committee has taken the first steps toward asking the Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation into whether Roger Clemens committed perjury during testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to three lawyers familiar with the matter. A draft letter referring Clemens, but not his accuser, Brian McNamee, had been drawn up by staff members for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by the end of last week, according to two of the lawyers. However, all three lawyers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not ...

Roundup - The Power of Blogs
Published 2/26/2008 by Dave Rouleau at Baseball Digest Daily
BDD OFFERS New Article : Beyond the Diamond: February 26th, 2008 , by Pete Toms New Series : The Baseball Research Project - Baseball Historians and HRs , by Dave Rouleau The Cliches of Spring Training , by Eric SanInocencio Facts: Not So Fast Seattle , by Craig Brown Now Leading Off for the Chicago Cubs! , by Rob McQuown Throwing Smoke (and Mirrors) , by Jonathan Hale Beyond the Diamond: February 17, 2008 , by Pete Toms Under the Radar: Morgan Ensberg and the Yankees First Base Situation , by Brandon Heikoop What Did We Learn Today? Not a Whole Lot... , by Eric SanInocencio "Harry Frazee, Ban Johnson and ...

Tuesday morning highlights
Published 2/26/2008 by Sean Leahy at Sports Scope
-- The (don't call us Devil) Rays are interested in Barry Bonds. So is Tony La Russa. But bringing him in would be a bad move , says FoxSports's Ken Rosenthal. -- Is a perjury charge inevitable for Roger Clemens? Don't count on it yet. The New York Times says a recommendation to investigate the pitcher is forthcoming, but a House lawyer contradicted that to USA TODAY. -- Trouble brewing for Isiah Thomas? Earl the Pearl has some very critical words of the Knicks coach. -- LeBron James in Brooklyn? Could happen with the Nets, Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski tells us because of the player's relationship with rapper and Nets ...

Spotes Notes, 2.26.08: Keeping Up with Clemens
Published 2/26/2008 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
Ku-seli-as, not Ka-seli-us; Ku-seli-as, not Ka-seli…. sorry, you caught me talking to myself - getting Eric Kuselias’ name correct (I misspelled it in yesterday’s Spotes Notes and had to go back and correct it)…. Anyway, the “big” news of yesterday-today (actually, I ...

The Daily Yankeeland
Published 2/26/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
There was a good feature by Tyler Kepner in today's NY Times on how Phil Hughes is interacting with fans via his blog. Other players have official websites, but rarely ever update them. Dr. Phil Good on the other hand, usually updates his on a daily basis, holds contests, and takes fan's questions. So far, so good. That could describes how things have been going for Andy Pettitte since he arrived in Yankees camp. "Everything has been normal," Pettitte said after throwing his first and final round of batting practice yesterday. "It was nice to come in here and get into a routine. What I needed was a ...

BOB:  Marlins Stadium Approved
Published 2/27/2008 by Brian Borawski at The Hardball Times
BOB: Marlins Stadium Approved by Brian Borawski February 27, 2008 Marlins' stadium deal approved, Rays' deal making progress The Florida Marlins got the two approvals they needed last Thursday and after years of setbacks, they finally have funding for a new stadium. Both the city of Miami and the Miami-Dade County Commission approved the stadium deal that would make the site of the Orange Bowl the Marlins' new home. The stadium is expected to be ready for the 2011 opening day, which is just in time because the team’s current lease expires after the 2010 season. The estimated cost of building the stadium will be $525 million. The county is putting in $347 million, which will mostly consist of money from a tourist tax. The ...

Of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds and Falls From Grace
Published 2/28/2008 by dwil at Sports On My Mind
On February 13 Roger Clemens walked out of the Capitol in trouble. In one key moment of that day, he testified that he was never at Jose Canseco’s home on June 9 1998 and even produced a receipt from a public golf course from that date. Clemens’ attendance at this party was an important point of contention between the pitcher and his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee. One of ...

Of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds and Falls from Grace
Published 2/28/2008 at Chicago Sports Review
On Feb. 13 Roger Clemens walked out of the Capitol in trouble. In one key moment that day, he testified that he was never at Jose Canseco's home on June 9, 1998 and even produced a receipt from a public golf course from that date. Clemens' attendance at this party was an important point of contention between the pitcher and his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee. Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, used the golf course receipt to debunk McNamee's story and attempt to destroy his credibility, a tactic Hardin hoped to hammer home in front of Congress through his famous client. ...