George Mitchell insisted naming names was the right decision and said he was prepared for Roger Clemens and others to deny they used performance-enhancing drugs. “We made every effort to establish the truthfulness of the information that we received,” baseball’s steroids investigator said Friday during a half-hour interview at his law office.
George Mitchell insisted naming names was the right decision and said he was prepared for Roger Clemens and others to deny they used performance-enhancing drugs. “We made every effort to establish the truthfulness of the information that we received,” baseball’s steroids investigator said Friday during a half-hour interview at his law office.
George Mitchell insisted naming names was the right decision and said he was prepared for Roger Clemens and others to deny they used performance-enhancing drugs. “We made every effort to establish the truthfulness of the information that we received,” baseball’s steroids investigator said Friday during a half-hour interview at his law office.
Cliff Floyd agreed Friday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, who were searching for a left-handed hitter and someone to help replace Delmon Young in right field. The 35-year-old Floyd batted .284 with nine homers and 45 RBIs in 108 games for the Chicago Cubs this season. He’s a .279…
Cliff Floyd agreed Friday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, who were searching for a left-handed hitter and someone to help replace Delmon Young in right field. The 35-year-old Floyd batted .284 with nine homers and 45 RBIs in 108 games for the Chicago Cubs this season. He’s a .279…
Barry Bonds and his supporters often pointed to the fact that the home run king never flunked a drug test administered by Major League Baseball. The Mitchell Report suggests why: it appears Bonds received advanced warning of two tests in 2003. According to the report, Bonds was tested for steroid use on May 28 and…
Barry Bonds and his supporters often pointed to the fact that the home run king never flunked a drug test administered by Major League Baseball. The Mitchell Report suggests why: it appears Bonds received advanced warning of two tests in 2003. According to the report, Bonds was tested for steroid use on May 28 and…
Alex Rodriguez couldn’t believe what was happening. He thought the New York Yankees didn’t want him. In revealing details of what led to him opting out of his contract with the Yankees, and of his subsequent phone call to Hank and Hal Steinbrenner to revive his career in pinstripes, Rodriguez criticized agent Scott Boras for…
Zappa won for the fourth time in his last five starts Friday, rallying in the stretch to beat 1-2 favorite Celtic Dreamin by a length in the $58,000 feature race at Hollywood Park. Zappa, ridden by Joel Rosario and carrying 122 pounds, covered 1 1-16 miles in 1:40.96 and paid $15.40, $4.20 and $3. The…
Dinner Break edged Runway Rosie by a nose Friday in the $78,150 Flat Fleet Feet Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct. A wet track specialist, Dinner Break got her preferred surface at the sloppy Big A. With Alan Garcia aboard for trainer Mark Hennig, Dinner Break improved to two wins and a third in three…
The Breeders’ Cup keeps getting bigger.
The Breeders’ Cup got bigger for the second straight year. Three races were added to thoroughbred racing’s world championships in 2008, increasing the two-day event to 14 races worth $25.5 million in prize money. The next Breeders’ Cup will be at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Oct. 24-25. The new races — added…
The Breeders’ Cup world thoroughbred championships will feature three new races in 2008, including two $1 million events, officials said Monday.