Roger Clemens isn’t out of the woods yet. Today, a federal judge ruled that prosecutors can retry “The Rocket” on perjury charges, even though their previous mistake led to a mistrial. In that trial, prosecutors accidentally introduced evidence before the jury that had previously been barred by a judge’s order, thereby creating a mistrial. The [...]

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Barry Bonds‘ conviction on obstruction of justice charges will stand, according to a federal judge who also rejected the former Giants slugger’s request for a new trial on that count. Bonds “repeatedly provided nonresponsive answers” while being questioned before a grand jury about the use of performance-enhancing drugs, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said in a [...]

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Shawne Merriman took to social media sites today to deny a report claiming he was in possession of steroids at the U.S./Canada border just before training camp. Merriman acknowledged he was stopped at the border coming from Canada before training camp but said there was no problem with the crossing. “No problem,” Merriman said. “They [...]

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For years, baseball fans have suspected that slugger Mark Mcgwire used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record back in 1998. The former slugger finally admitted it this afternoon. McGwire said in a statement on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade. “I wish I had never touched steroids.  [...]

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