Mariano Rivera is backing Andy Pettitte. After completing his $45 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees on Monday, Rivera said he was impressed with Pettitte for admitting that he used human growth hormone after his name was included in the Mitchell Report. “The thing that I admire is that he came out and said he did it,” Rivera said on a conference call.
Mariano Rivera is backing Andy Pettitte. After completing his $45 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees on Monday, Rivera said he was impressed with Pettitte for admitting that he used human growth hormone after his name was included in the Mitchell Report. “The thing that I admire is that he came out and…
Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd met with baseball officials Monday to discuss his use of human growth hormone. It’s uncertain whether Byrd will face any discipline from the commissioner’s office or when a potential punishment might be handed down. Among those at the meeting were Rob Manfred, baseball’s executive vice president for labor relations, and…
Mariano Rivera is backing Andy Pettitte. After completing his $45 million, three-year contract with the New York Yankees on Monday, Rivera said he was impressed with Pettitte for admitting that he used human growth hormone after his name was included in the Mitchell Report. “The thing that I admire is that he came out and…
Roger Clemens might not be welcome as a speaker at a convention of Texas high school baseball coaches. The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association is having second thoughts about inviting Clemens to its annual session next month following allegations in the Mitchell Report that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids.
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Dylan Thomas’s racing career comes to a disappointing end as he finishes well behind Doctor Dino in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase.
Breaking his silence on the inclusion of his name in the Mitchell Report, Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts admitted that he used steroids once in 2003. In an interview in Tuesday’s editions of The (Baltimore) Sun, Roberts acknowledged that he used steroids “once” in 2003. However, he said he hadn’t used steroids or other…
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Chris Simon stepped away from the New York Islanders before the NHL had a chance to toss him out. That might be next for the troubled forward. Simon and the Islanders agreed Monday he should take a paid break from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent. He had already missed…
A quick two-goal lead enabled the Colorado Avalanche to concentrate on defense the rest of the game. Ryan Smyth and Jaroslav Hlinka scored 62 seconds apart early in the first period against Jason LaBarbera in the goalie’s first game off the injured list, and the Avalanche went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2…
Chris Simon took a paid leave from the New York Islanders on Monday, agreeing with the team that he needed time away from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent. Simon missed the first five games of this season while completing a 25-game ban — his sixth NHL suspension — meted…
There was plenty of offense to go around for Southern California in its first game since returning to the Top 25. Dwight Lewis tied his career high with 18 points, Davon Jefferson added 17 and the 25th-ranked Trojans overwhelmed Delaware State in an 83-54 victory Monday night. “Obviously, we didn’t play a Pac-10 team,” USC…