BASEBALL
Clemens hit with court loss
A federal judge dismissed most of Roger Clemens’ defamation lawsuit against his former personal trainer Thursday, saying statements made in the Mitchell Report on doping in baseball are protected. Brian McNamee said he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998-2001.
BASEBALL
Selig: A-Rod shamed baseball
Bud Selig says Alex Rodriguez has “shamed the game,” though the baseball commissioner indicated no plans to punish the three-time AL MVP. “I am saddened by the revelations,” Selig said in a statement issued Thursday, four days after Rodriguez admitted he used unspecified drugs from 2001-03 while playing for the Texas Rangers.
COPS AND JOCKS
Athletes can’t seem to stay out of trouble, and we can’t seem to look away.
49ers linebacker arrested
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Roderick Green was arrested after he became uncooperative during a traffic stop in his hometown of Brenham. He was charged with four misdemeanors — reckless driving, unlawfully carrying a weapon, possession of marijuana and interfering with the duties of a police officer.
