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The Dugout: Reduced Charges Through Pairing

By Brandon StroudFeb 11th 2011 – 4:02PM

Just look at that face. How could you put that face in prison? If you've ever watched baseball, you know how good he was. If you don't watch baseball, nothing he did wrong matters. Barry Bonds had his 11 charges reduced to five, and that seems like a good thing for him, but he still faces the same punishment because...

Roger Clemens Subpoenas Congressional Committee

By A.J. PerezFeb 11th 2011 – 12:43PM

Roger Clemens has subpoenaed the Congressional subcommittee where he denied using steroids and human growth hormone three years ago, according to documents obtained by FanHouse. Clemens' legal team is seeking "interview summaries, notes and memoranda" related to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's...

Roger Clemens Gets Key Parts of Brian McNamee's Defamation Case Tossed

By A.J. PerezFeb 3rd 2011 – 5:11PM

Roger Clemens' bid to get a defamation case brought by his former friend and personal trainer Brian McNamee dismissed failed, although a federal judge in Brooklyn severely weakened the lawsuit in a ruling on Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. ruled that Clemens had enough ties to the state to...

Roger Clemens' Lawyer, Rusty Hardin, Cleared to Remain on Perjury Case

By A.J. PerezFeb 2nd 2011 – 3:41PM

WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens' lead attorney was allowed remain at his side, although the federal judge hearing the perjury and obstruction case against the seven-time Cy Young Award winner wanted to pass along a conversation that may have presented its own conflict of interest issue. "I played ball with Ken Griffey Sr.,"...

The Dugout: Don't Be Brett Favre

By Brandon StroudJan 22nd 2011 – 11:30PM

Pictured to the immediate right (or left, depending on where you're reading this) is television celebrity Brett Favre, the lead singer of the 90s rock group "Spin Doctors" and apparently some kind of football player. Favre is recently famous for sending pictures of his junk to people, which is something anyone with junk...

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Jose Canseco Pool Party: Roger Clemens' Account Refuted By Witness In Perjury Trial

May 22nd 2012 - 10:57AM

Star-struck at 11 when he saw pitching great Roger Clemens, a 25-year-old man became a witness for prosecutors seeking to convict the former baseball player of lying to Congress.

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Roger Clemens Trial: Key Accuser Brian McNamee Testifies 'I Misspoke' About Evidence

May 18th 2012 - 07:48PM

Roger Clemens' lawyer jabbed his left index finger and hammered away, relentlessly attacking Brian McNamee over his personal life and accusing the government's chief witness of "making up this stuff on the fly."

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How Much Is a 'Million Dollar Arm, But a 10 Cent Head' Worth Now?

By Ben Berkon May 11th 2012 - 04:08PM

For those who didn't know, it's the 22 year anniversary of the film Bull Durham.

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Roger Clemens Trial: Government Witnesses Testify As Case Drags On

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 08th 2012 - 09:21AM

The Roger Clemens perjury trial, which picked up a couple of miles per hour on its fastball last week with Andy Pettitte's testimony, has dropped back to a slow-pitch pace this week.

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  • 06/03/12 76-year-old Wayne Graham gets five-year extension from... Source: FOX - KRIV 26 - Houston TX FOX 26 Sports has learned 76-year-old Wayne Graham, baseball coach at Rice since 1992, agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Owls until he is at least 82.
  • 06/03/12 Clemens' lawyers wants a Congressman to take the stand Source: Comcast SportsNet Congressman Darrell Issa is now the chairman of the committee before which Roger Clemens appeared and allegedly perjured himself and which referred his testimony to prosecutors.
  • 06/02/12 Lee Davis: The Roger Clemens Trial: The Defense Begins Source: Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga TN Roger Clemens' defense team began its case on Wednesday as former catcher Charlie O'Brien took the stand.
  • 06/02/12 'Scrap Iron' boosts 'The Rocket' at Clemens trial Source: Globe and Mail Phil Garner told one great Roger Clemens story after another.
  • 06/01/12 Clemens turns to manager Source: GM Today - Milwaukee WI Defense attorneys used a former baseball manager and a massage therapist to argue that Roger Clemens didn't change much physically late in his career, as they try to undercut the government's case that the pitcher turned to performance-enhancing drugs to prolong his time in the big leagues.

Background on roger clemens

William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "The Rocket", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams.

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