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In the ever-widening Signature Pharmacy scandal, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons is the latest pro athlete tied to an alleged illegal internet drug distribution network. According to information obtained by SI, Gibbons received shipments of performance-enhancing steroids and human growth hormone (HGH) from an Orlando-based compound pharmacy raided last spring as part of a multi-agency bust, even after both drugs were on Major League Baseball's banned substance list.
A source in Florida with knowledge of Signature Pharmacy's client...
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BOSTON - Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz told the Boston Herald on Monday that he doesn't think San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has taken steroids during his assault on baseball's all-time home run record.
“To hit the frickin’ ball, the guy makes it look easy, but it ain’t. I don’t know how you can have that swing, consistently. I don’t know how steroids can do that,” Ortiz said. “There are supposed to be guys using steroids in the game, and there’s nobody close to Barry Bonds. What’s that mean? He was using...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As a horde of reporters gathered around Alex Rodriguez, Mike Mussina barked playfully at the star third baseman from the peanut gallery.
"C'mon! Six homers in seven games? He's supposed to do that," Mussina said. "Just ask you guys."
Teammate Derek Jeter also teased A-Rod during the New York Yankees' 10-1 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night.
It might have taken more than three years, but there are signs that Rodriguez is finally fitting in with the Yankees.
Rodriguez homered in his fourth straight game to back...
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PHOENIX (AP) - Orlando Hudson had an interesting explanation for his tiebreaking, eighth-inning home run Monday night.
"The baseball gods happened to be circling around out there," said Hudson, whose shot off Cincinnati reliever Kirk Saarloos (0-1) gave Arizona a 3-2 victory.
They are smiling on the Diamondbacks, who rallied from a 2-0 sixth-inning deficit to win their fifth straight. The first four wins in the streak came against the lowly Washington Nationals. But on Monday night the Diamondbacks mounted a comeback against Reds starter...
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - This was a Petco Park special.
San Diego's Chris Young outdueled San Francisco's Matt Cain, who allowed just one hit in seven innings but lost 1-0 to the Padres on pinch-hitter Geoff Blum's sacrifice fly Monday night.
The Padres handed former manager Bruce Bochy another loss, and this one had to hurt.
While the Padres had only two hits, their pitching continued to be lights-out, as Young, Cla Meredith and Trevor Hoffman combined on a five-hitter. San Diego's bullpen extended its season-opening scoreless streak to 20 2-3...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Cardinals staff ace Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after an MRI exam in St. Louis revealed arthritis and a previously undiscovered impingement in his right elbow.
Carpenter, limited to one start this season, will rest for the next 10 days to two weeks and will be re-examined after that. The condition sometimes requires surgery but also can be cured by rest and treatment.
According to a statement issued by the team, there was no evidence of an acute ligament injury - a problem that would have...
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NEW YORK (AP) - On an emotional opening day, the New York Yankees honored Cory Lidle, welcomed back Bobby Murcer and beat Tampa Bay for a satisfying start.
Jason Giambi and Alex Rodriguez came through with big hits and the Yankees even got a few encouraging innings from Carl Pavano in a 9-5 victory Monday over the baby-faced Devil Rays.
Giambi, who hit a go-ahead single in the seventh for his third RBI, was a big part of the poignant pregame ceremonies. After a touching video tribute to Lidle, Giambi escorted the pitcher's wife,...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Former major league relief pitcher John Rocker told ESPN Radio on Wednesday he never bought human growth hormone with a prescription.
On Tuesday, SI.com reported Rocker showed up on a client list of Applied Pharmacy, a Mobile, Ala., company raided in connection with a nationwide investigation into the illegal sale of steroids.
"I never had a prescription for any HGH," Rocker told ESPN Radio's "The Herd." "If somebody's got a beef to make with me, show me a prescription."
SI.com reported Rocker received two...
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Controversy just seems to follow John Rocker.
Hours after reports surfaced that Rocker's name was on the client list of a pharmacy under investigation for steroids distribution, the publicist for the former Braves closer said Rocker has admitted to using human growth hormone, the New York Daily News reported on its Web site Tuesday night.
Rocker, however, insists he only took HGH for medical reasons.
"That was a growth hormone that was prescribed by a doctor in relation to his rotator cuff surgery in 2003, so I don't really think...
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Daisuke Matsuzaka reached to snare a line drive, then grinned and bowed to his shortstop.
He can pitch, too: Matsuzaka threw three scoreless innings for the Boston Red Sox when he faced major league hitters for the first time Tuesday.
Dice-K allowed two hits, walked one and struck out three against the Florida Marlins. The right-hander threw 47 pitches, 31 for strikes, including a first-pitch strike to 10 of 12 batters. He escaped a one-out jam in the second after giving up a walk and a double.
"My readiness for...
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