Congress drafts letter for investigation of Clemens

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02/27/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States Congress has asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether seven-time Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens committed perjury during testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

The chairman, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), and ranking Republican, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA),on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday, claiming Clemens "committed perjury and made knowingly false statements" to the committee.

"We believe that his testimony in a sworn deposition on Feb. 5, 2008, and at a hearing on Feb. 13, 2008, that he never used anabolic steroids or human growth hormone, warrants further investigation," Waxman and Davis wrote. "That testimony is directly contradicted by the sworn testimony of Brian McNamee, who testified that he personally injected Mr. Clemens with anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.

"Mr. Clemens's testimony is also contradicted by the sworn deposition testimony and affidavit submitted to the committee by Andrew Pettitte, a former teammate of Mr. Clemens, whose testimony and affidavit reported that Mr. Clemens had admitted to him in 1999 or 2000 that he had taken human growth hormone."

McNamee, the star pitcher's former trainer, testified along with Clemens on Feb. 13 before the same committee. McNamee and Clemens gave contradictory testimony that day into the Mitchell Report, which detailed the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.

An affidavit from Andy Pettitte, who was excused from the proceedings, said he and Clemens discussed Clemens' alleged use of HGH in either 1999 or 2000.

During his deposition before the committee, Clemens denied he had ever used steroids, human growth hormone, or any other type of illegal performance- enhancing drugs. However, McNamee had previously said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times between 1998 and 2001.

Clemens has consistently denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs, saying the only thing McNamee ever injected into him was a pain-killer called lidocaine and the vitamin B-12. He said he never used steroids and disagrees with the use of it, saying that it is just a "quick fix."

Waxman, in an opening statement on Feb. 13 said, "We have found conflicts and inconsistencies in Mr. Clemens' account. During his deposition, he made statements that we know are untrue."

In his opening statement, Davis said there were very different stories in the depositions both Clemens and McNamee gave the week prior to the public hearing.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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