Roger Clemens News

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) _ Roger Clemens was greeted by a group of autograph-seeking fans as he walked off the 18th green during a pro-am event at Redstone Golf Club on Wednesday. ``Are you coming back?'' someone asked. ``I'll know in about a month,'' Clemens answered. The 44-year-old is no closer to deciding whether he'll return for a 23rd season. He set no timetable, but repeated that he'll choose among the ...

The federal prosecutor overseeing an investigation of steroids in baseball said Monday a newspaper report that five players, including Roger Clemens, had used illegal performance-enhancing drugs contained ``significant inaccuracies.'' Citing sealed court filings, the Los Angeles Times reported that former pitcher Jason Grimsley had named Clemens, his Houston Astros teammate Andy Pettitte, and Baltimore Orioles Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons. The story first appeared on the Times' website ...

Roger Clemens calls the report ``dangerous and malicious and reckless.'' Andy Pettitte insists he never took banned drugs. Miguel Tejada says he is being smeared again by scandal. Some of baseball's biggest stars responded with denials and denunciations Sunday following a Los Angeles Times report in which former pitcher Jason Grimsley accused five players of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit. The other players cited were Baltimore teammates Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons. Grimsley once played with ...

Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among the players that Jason Grimsley accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday on its website. The agent for Clemens and Pettitte denied the accusations. Baltimore teammates Brian Roberts, Jay Gibbons and Tejada also were implicated in the sworn statement, the Times said; an Orioles spokeswoman said the team had not seen ...

One day after his possible final career start, Roger Clemens was in a reflective mood Saturday. Clemens threw six strong innings in Friday night's 4-1 loss to Atlanta, a defeat that put his Houston Astros in jeopardy of missing post-season play. Clemens is 7-6 in 19 starts this season. Despite the so-so record, Clemens posted a typically strong 2.30 ERA, giving up only 89 hits in 113 1-3 innings. Even ...