Clemens denies doping accusations under oath

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Baseball star Roger Clemens denied taking steroids here on Tuesday during five hours of sworn testimony to Congressional lawyers ahead of next week's showdown hearing on doping in the sport.

Clemens began answering questions for the House of Representatives Oversight Committee at about 9:30 in the morning then briefly repeated the denials he has made regarding accusations that he was a dope cheat by his former trainer.

"It was great to be able to tell them what I have been saying all along, that I never used steroids or human growth hormone," Clemens said after the deposition.

The 45-year-old Major League Baseball pitcher, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner as best pitcher, said he looked forward to declaring his innocence once more on...