WASHINGTON Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee kept a tight grip on their contradictory accounts of illegal drug use in a dramatic showdown Wednesday before a congressional panel whose 40 Democrats and Republicans seemed to line up and take sides on a partisan basis. ...more

February 14, 2008

Brian McNamee gave federal prosecutors syringes and other physical evidence his lawyers say back the personal trainer's allegations of drug use by Roger Clemens, who returns to Capitol Hill today in hopes of rebutting the accusations. ...more

February 7, 2008

Roger Clemens spoke under oath for about five hours to congressional lawyers Tuesday, then said he told them he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

February 6, 2008

New Rays infielder Willy Aybar has been jailed in the Dominican Republic since late last week and reportedly is facing domestic violence charges. ...more

February 5, 2008

A lawyer for Andy Pettitte's former personal trainer said Tuesday he believes the pitcher will tell Congress he discussed human growth hormone with Roger Clemens between the 2001 and 2002 seasons. ...more

January 31, 2008

Former Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch agreed Monday to talk to a House committee investigating drug use in baseball, and the session was postponed until later this week. ...more

January 29, 2008

The School Board of Highlands County will vote this week on developing a policy for testing student athletes for anabolic steroids. We endorse this policy but want to see it include all sports and student athletes. The board is following the directions of the Florida High School Athletic Association's mandate from the state to implement this policy. It would require the testing of a percentage of student athletes in grades nine through 12. Only about 1 percent of athletes – boys and girls – participating in football, baseball, softball and weightlifting would be tested. Terry Quarles, athletic director for Sebring High School, supports the policy, but wonders why sports such as wrestling are not included. We agree, and what about golf, tennis, volleyball and any other sanctioned sport? Steroid abuse isn't limited to just three or four sports. ...more

January 20, 2008

Congress wants to be prepared when Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, head to Capitol Hill. ...more

January 10, 2008

Roger Clemens unleashed a furious attack on Monday on his former trainer, Brian McNamee, with a news conference featuring a tape of a secretly recorded phone call and a lawsuit accusing McNamee of lying about injecting him with performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

January 8, 2008

Saying he hopes to send a message to parents of athletes who want to excel, a federal judge on Monday gave a six-year sentence to a father who gave his son steroids. ...more

January 8, 2008