Sports of The Times: The Mitchell Report: Conclusions, Not Closure
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As moderate as George Mitchellâs report was, it had no power to force baseball to upgrade its testing and penalties. Labor and management still have to work out the next steps.
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The value of evidence is not measured by the weight of a report; in fact, when examined carefully, the Roger Clemens report does not make a convincing case for his innocence.
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In the wake of the Mitchell Report, a little handshake doesn't seem like a big deal, does it?
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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One active Major League Baseball player who cooperated with George J. Mitchellâs investigation of performance-enhancing drugs was able to keep his name out of the report.
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The Sporting News - No, not a World Series championship. They have two of those.
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Bostonâs Curt Schilling, one never afraid to speak his mind, has given his take on Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, George J. Mitchell and many of the players in Mitchellâs report. Schilling wrote a lengthy post on his blog, 38pitches.com, which included a thank you to the players in the report who have admitted using performance-enhancing [...].
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig isn't about to guess whether Barry Bonds will cooperate with George Mitchell's steroids investigation. "I don't know that," Selig said Friday. "I'm going to see how the Mitchell investigation plays out."
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George J. Mitchell must list any culprits and suspects in baseballâs investigation of performance enhancing drugs to ensure that no Red Sox skeletons have been hidden.
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The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.
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The Sporting News - 1. Kirk Radomski and Brian McNamee must be in a lot of trouble with the feds.  2. Sen. George Mitchell placed an inordinate amount of faith in the claims and reliability of Radomski and McNamee. 3. Baseball faces a big problem with the move toward obtaining HGH from "rejuvenation clinics.'' Mitchell acknowledged blood testing for HGH is unreliable at this time. 4. The Boston Red Sox are thorough in their research on potential player acquisitions. 5. MLB must do a better job of screening people employed in support jobs such as clubhouse attendants and must also tighten clubhouse access. ...
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The long-awaited Mitchell Report will lay blame at all levels of baseball for a widespread drug problem and call for drastic changes.
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says he is still reviewing cases of players accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs outlined in the Mitchell Report.
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Former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell released his report on steroid use in Major League Baseball today and said the use of performance-enhancing drugs within the sport was "widespread" for more than a decade.
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Former Red Sox reliever Brendan Donnelly denied claims in the Mitchell Report that he used performance-enhancing drugs. In the report, the culmination of a 20-month investigation into steroid use in baseball that was released Thursday, former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski recalled that Donnelly called him in 2004 looking for Anavar, an anabolic steroid. The report said Radomski made ...
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Since George J. Mitchell, who is leading an investigation into steroid use in baseball, does not have the power to force anyone to testify, he has been stalled in pursuing some information.
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With former Senator George Mitchellâs report on steroids in baseball due out this afternoon, lawyers said a former trainer of Roger Clemens had given investigators information.