The United States' House of Representatives' Oversight and Government Reform Committee will have several of their attorneys ask Roger Clemens questions concerning his involvement in the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs during his stellar career in Major League Baseball. Clemens and two of his attorneys are currently in attendance answering questions while this report is being written. The Mitchell Report, which became public last December, mentioned Mr. Clemens 82 different times leading people to conclude that Roger Clemens was indeed using illegal PHD's. Clemens then, in no uncertain terms, denied any involvement as he slammed his former personal trainer Brian McNamee who gave very damaging testamony to Senator Mitchell's investigators concerning both Roger Clemens and Clemens' former teammate on both the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, Andy Pettite.
McNamee is scheduled to meet with these same House Oversight and Government Reform Committee attorneys this Thursday to also answer questions concerning the Mitchell Report and his involvement with Clemens, Pettite and another former Yankee, Chuck Knoblauch, who spoke to the committee's attorneys last Friday. McNamee claimed to have injected Knoblauch with Human Growth Hormones in the Mitchell Report. He also admitted to obtaining Human Growth Hormones and anabolic steroids from former New York Mets clubhouse employee Kirk Radomski. Radomski pleaded guilty in April to federal felony charges of distributing steroids and laundering money and awaits sentencing.
"Brian's position is, 'Let's deal with the truth,'" said Earl Ward, McNamee's attorney. "That's his position." McNamee will tell Congress more about his knowledge of Clemens' use of performance-enhancing drugs, says Ward, including his belief that Clemens was treated for an abscess on his buttocks in 1998, around the time McNamee says he began injecting Clemens. According to a source, McNamee didn't initially tell federal investigators about the abscess but says he is now "willing to talk about it with Congress."
Pettite, who answered the committee attorney's questions for two and a half hours yesterday, added credence to McNamee's Mitchell Report indicments as he admitted to the use of human growth hormones on two separate occasions. Mr. Pettite, who stated he was injected with this PHD by Brian McNamee in an effort to speed his recovery from an injury, made his public admission two days after the Mitchell Report came out.
Andy Pettite seen in a different striped suit yesterday...
Former Senator George Mitchell, who oversaw baseball's investigation into the use of PHD's in the sport, and Major League Baseball Commissioner, Bud Selig, both gave public testamony in mid-January to this same committee. One pertinent question Senator Mitchell responded to concerned his thoughts on the reliability of Brian McNamee's answers to his investigator's questions. Mitchell told the committee that he felt confident McNamee had been forthright.
In addition, Jim Murray, an employee of the sports agency that represents Clemens and Pettitte, answered the committee's questions last Thurday.
Concerning Roger Clemens, this will mark the first time he has made his pitch answering PHD questions under oath.
In every case, all the parties have and will meet with the committee's attorneys voluntarily.
All of this questioning is in preparation for a public hearing that will take place February 13th. California Representative Henry Waxman will chair the Oversight and Government Reform Committee as they attempt to get to the bottom of this phase of disclosure into America's use of performance enhancing drugs. It should be very interesting...
Here are some of the stories found around the country's sports pages today.
Tom Osborne Accepts the Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award
University of Nebraska Athletic Director, former State of Nebraska Representative to the United States Congress and former Head Football Coach with the Cornhuskers, Tom Osborne was given the Bear Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award last Friday evening at a banquet in Houston, Texas. Cathy Schembechler, the widow of former Michigan Head Coach Bo Schembechler, who was awarded the honor posthumously last year, made the presentation while being aided by twelve of Osborne’s former players at Nebraska.
Norm Chow a Bruin!
Norm Chow has accepted the position of offensive coordinator with UCLA. Now both sides of the ball for the Bruins will be coached up by former USC coordinators as Chow will be joining DeWayne Walker, UCLA's defensive coordinator, who decided to stay on with new Head Coach Rick Neuheisel. UCLA seems to be following the USC blue print to success.
Bills DE Hargrove Suspended for a Full Year!
The Buffalo Bills defensive end, Anthony Hargrove has been suspended for the entire 2008 NFL football season after violating the leagues substance abuse policy for a third time which triggers the automatic one year suspension without pay. Here's hoping this young man can get his life back on track.
There’s a lesson here MLB…
Seahawks Assistant Head Coach Jim Mora to Stay On
New Seahawk Head Coach?
Jim Mora, fresh from being interviewed for the open Washington Redskins head coaching position, has announced he has decided to stay on with the Seattle Seahawks citing the importance of his family living in their home area. With Head Coach Mike Holmgren currently vacationing in Arizona where he is said to be contemplating whether to fulfill the remaining year of his contract with the Seahawks, this could possibly be a sign of Holmgren’s decision.
Star Quarterback Recruit Terrelle Pryor Remains on Fence
Jeannette, Pennsylvania’s nationally rated number one high school football prospect, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, remains firmly entrenched in indecision concerning which school to attend. Big Ten powers Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State all claim to be in the running while Oregon, Florida and new-comer LSU also are vying for the young man’s attention. Pryor’s high school quarterback coach described him as flustered and not sure which recruiter to trust… Maybe he should Duck the issue and go to Oregon!
Selig Considers Punishing S.F. Giants’ Owner?
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle claims that MLB Commissioner is contemplating punishing the Giants owner Peter Magonwan for his allegedly willful refusal to deal with Barry Bonds’ former trainer Greg Anderson. What exactly Mr. Selig might do about this is up to discussion but some believe the punishment may come in the form of awarding the San Jose south bay area, what has always been considered Giants territory to the Oakland Athletics as they continue to look for a new stadium site. I guess there's more than one way to skin an owner!
Paula Abdul to Perform at Super Bowl XLII!
American Idol judge and singer Paula Abdul will perform a new song produced by fellow judge Randy Jackson at some currently unknown point during the Fox telecast of Super Bowl XLII, February 3rd. Paula will be joining American Idol’s most recent winner Jordon Sparks who will sing the National Anthem as well as the rock groups Counting Crows and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Here’s hoping Paula doesn’t pull a Janet Jackson stunt…
NFL Announces the Finalists for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
Jason Taylor Hines Ward
The only NFL award that recognizes a players off the field contributions to society, The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, will be awarded to one of the following four finalists announced Sunday, January 20th: Jason Taylor, DE, Miami Dolphins, Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers, Brian Waters, OG, Kansas City Chiefs, and Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys. The winner will be announced during the Super Bowl Pregame show on February 3rd.
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his involvement in the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs during his stellar career in Major League Baseball. Clemens and two of his attorneys are currently in attendance answering questions while this report is being written. The Mitchell Report, which became public last December, mentioned Mr. Clemens 82 different times leading people to conclude that Roger Clemens was indeed using illegal PHD's. Clemens then, in no uncertain terms, denied any involvement as he slammed his former personal trainer Brian McNamee who gave very damaging testamony to Senator Mitchell's investigators concerning both Roger Clemens and Clemens' former teammate on both the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, Andy Pettite. 
Mitchell Report and his involvement with Clemens, Pettite and another former Yankee, Chuck Knoblauch, who spoke to the committee's attorneys last Friday. McNamee claimed to have injected Knoblauch with Human Growth Hormones in the Mitchell Report. He also admitted to obtaining Human Growth Hormones and anabolic steroids from former New York Mets clubhouse employee Kirk Radomski. Radomski pleaded guilty in April to federal felony charges of distributing steroids and laundering money and awaits sentencing. 
yesterday, added credence to McNamee's Mitchell Report indicments as he admitted to the use of human growth hormones on two separate occasions. Mr. Pettite, who stated he was injected with this PHD by Brian McNamee in an effort to speed his recovery from an injury, made his public admission two days after the Mitchell Report came out. 
prospect, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, remains firmly entrenched in indecision concerning which school to attend. Big Ten powers Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State all claim to be in the running while Oregon, Florida and new-comer LSU also are vying for the young man’s attention. Pryor’s high school quarterback coach described him as flustered and not sure which recruiter to trust… Maybe he should Duck the issue and go to Oregon! 
