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De La Hoya Gets Hero's Welcome!!

11:24 AM Fri, Feb 29, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Pro Boxer is a new business partner of the Houston Dynamo MLS team ... and he told me in a one on one interview that his number one priority now is to get a stadium deal done with the city for his new team. Prior to a downtown rally at lunchtime today ...... De La Hoya pledged his support to the sport of soccer in Houston in a big way.

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Garner Back In Baseball for Awhile .....

3:55 PM Wed, Feb 27, 2008 |
Matt Musil

There was a note hanging in Phil Garner's locker this morning when he arrived at Victoria's Riverside Stadium, it read: "Gar, don't screw it up. This big machine is rolling. T.P."

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Dynamo Getting New Owner and New Player

5:08 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The ownership changeover for the Dynamo is beginning to happen. According to my sources ..... Golden Boy Promotions ... owned by pro boxer Oscar DeLoya .... along with Brener International Group .... has agreed in principle to buy 50% of the Dynamo team. How this will affect the current negotiations to get the team's new stadium built downtown is up in the air ..but this would seem to be a positive step in that regard. AEG ...the current owner of the Dynamo ... has been hedging on putting up anymore money to build the stadium at this point ...and the City of Houston .... apparantly just wants to donate the land ...



Astros Going Retro??

1:04 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The jersey number is #36 ..and the name on the back is Niekro. No, it's not one of those throwback "rainbow" jobs from the 80's in a salute to the late pitcher Joe Niekro. No ... this time it's hanging in the locker of a current Astros player. Just across the room from that locker ...hangs the jersey of Jose Cruz Jr. and just seeing those names on the backs of Astros jerseys ...... summons up images of the past.

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For Adelman trade is all about trust

10:44 PM Sun, Feb 24, 2008 |
Butch Alsandor

On Thursday night, I watched Rockets general manager Daryl Morey talk about his team's
new trade. He was really excited about the deal that sent Bonzi Wells and Mike James
to New Orleans for Bobby Jackson, but most of the fans seemed to be luke warm about the deal. But after Jackson came off the bench to score 14 points in a 110-97 Rocket rout
of the Chicago Bulls all was forgotten. The Rockets had won 12 in a row and life was grand.

Coach Rick Adelman is giving guard Bobby Jackson the keys to his car again. In the past,
the former 6th Man of the Year did a fine job driving for Ad...



Cooper Salivates While Watching Astros Big 3 ......

10:54 AM Thu, Feb 21, 2008 |
Matt Musil

When you watch Astros manager Cecil Cooper observe Carlos Lee, Miguel Tejada and Lance Berkman take batting practice ..... you can also see a smile come across his face. He calls them his "Big 3" .. and with those three in the heart of his batting lineup .... he's confident about going to battle with any team.

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Astros And Drug Testing ....

9:03 AM Wed, Feb 20, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Now that the Mitchell Report has brought illegal performance enhancement drugs into the spotlight ...... each individual Astros player is dealing with it in a very personal way. When Miguel Tejada arrived in camp yesterday ......there was a urine sample cup waiting for him on his lockeroom chair. Wednesday .... relief pitcher Doug Brocail .... was worried he'd be late on the field for the morning workout ....because he couldn't go. Ya know ....go. He'd been main-lining bottled water since arriving at the training facility today .... but it didn't make a difference.

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Astros Getting Another Pitcher???

8:56 AM Wed, Feb 20, 2008 |
Matt Musil

That's what a report out of Colordo is saying. A Greeley, Colorado newspaper is reporting that Shawn Chacon ...who pitched for the Pirates the past couple of seasons .. is on the verge of signing a one year deal with the Astros

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Astros Prevail in Loretta Arbitration ....

9:27 AM Tue, Feb 19, 2008 |
Matt Musil

There's all kinds of news coming out of the Astros camp today ...as GM Ed Wade just announced that the team had prevailed in it's arbitration case with infielder Mark Loretta.

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More On Hunter Pence ....Out One Week .....

8:51 AM Tue, Feb 19, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Hunter Pence ...the starting right fielder for the Astros in 2008 .... will miss the first week of spring training workouts ..... after sustaining numerous cuts and lacerations on his hands and knees .....while accidentally jumping through a sliding glass door last night.

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Hunter Pence Injured Goes to Emergency Room ....

8:25 AM Tue, Feb 19, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Here's the other story coming out of Astros Spring Training Camp in Kissimmee. Hunter Pence was admitted an an area hospital's emergency room overnight ....after he crashed through a sliding glass door. He was seen wearing a bandage on his hand this morning.

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Miguel Tejada Has Arrived ........

8:07 AM Tue, Feb 19, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The Astros new shortstop Miguel Tejada arrived in camp this morning much to the delight of his manager ...Cecil Cooper... and his teammates. Tejada would not talk about the Federal investigation going on though ... .concerning his alleged lying to investigators back in 2005.

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Astros Full Squad Workouts Begin Tomorrow .....

2:28 PM Mon, Feb 18, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The Astros pitchers and catchers went through their 5th Spring Training workout Monday ..and 12 position players were also on hand. No......as of Monday afternoon .... Miguel Tejada isn't here yet.

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Here's What I Think....

11:09 AM Thu, Feb 14, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I have watched Roger Clemens pitch in games and workout on practice fields enough to know that no one who's ever been a competitive athlete ....... has the ability to focus mentally on the task at hand better than him. But Wednesday ... in front of a Congressional Committee ... called to investigate illegal use of banned substances in Major League Baseball .... Roger got a "no decision."

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Rep. Davis is wrapping this hearing up .....

1:37 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis ...says he thinks it's been a just discussion .... but he thanks the witnesses for coming.

I have to run out ..and try to talk to the witnesses ...I'll have a live report on 11 News at 5 & 6.

See you then.!!

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Rep. Diane Watson now has the floor ....

1:32 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Watson is a Democrat from California.
Clemens is now talking about how he knows he's a role model for kids ...and he urges kids that there are no short cuts to get better.
He says he wants the kids who are watching to know that he believes steroids are bad and they are harmful.
Watson just informed everyone again .... that not speaking the truth here would result in them being guilty of perjury.
McNamee says young people need to be educated as to the use of steroids. He says major league players though ... are adults ..... and they know what they are doing. McNamee says it's important to e...



Rep. Issa ...grilling McNamee ...

1:30 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Says McNamee's acts basically are those of a lying drug dealer.

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Rep Christopher Shays has the floor .....

1:27 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The Republican from Connecticut is talking ....and talking ....and talking ....but asking no questions. He says he views McNamee as a police officer who turned into a drug dealer.
McNamee is going to respond ....
McNamee says he's not a drug dealer .....just dealing with steroids.
Shays is asking him how he thinks he's a drug dealer... McNamee says he's not.

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Rep. Cummings Now Has The Floor.....

1:21 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

He says Pettitte has more credibility than either Clemens or McNamee.
Cummings is asking why McNamee would have lied to Pettitte about steroids??

Clemens responds ...by saying,"If Andy Pettitte thought I was using HGH ....he would have come to me and asked me about it ...and he didn't" But his comment was cut off by Cummings .....Cummings says,"Why would McNamee lie about you ..and not lie about the other two.??" (Pettitte & Knoblauch).

Clemens is responding ....saying,"Pettitte asked him what he was going to say to reporters ..what would you say if they asked you about using steroids." >> Continue reading: Rep. Cummings Now Has The Floor.....



Rep. Foxx Has The Floor again .....

1:18 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Foxx says she believes that Scheleer and his investigators jumped to conclusions about his use of performance enhancement substances. Scheleer is refuting that.
Foxx is cut off by Chairman Waxman.

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Murphy Now Asks if PLayers Association .....

1:16 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

mishandled this investigation. Clemens answers by saying the Players Association and MLB management are now headed in the right direction.
Murphy keeps asking him about this ......and he wants to know if Clemens is upset about this matter.

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Rep. Christopher Murphy now has the floor.....

1:13 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Murphy .. a Democrat from Connecticut ... is asking the federal investigator, Charlie Scheleer ... if Clemens and others received sufficient notice that Senator Mitchell wanted to talk with them. Scheleer now has glasses on and reading from a prepared statement.
He claims that all players ... including Clemens .. were informed that Mitchell wanted to talk to them ......which of course is contrary to what Clemens maintains.

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Rep. Fox asks Clemens about body changes....

1:09 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

She shows pictures to the committee and says she doesn't see any changes in his body type through that time period.
Clemens is pointing out that a former Boston General Manager said he was in the twilight of his career ..before he was traded .... Clemens says he came back and won the Cy Young award the following year while in Toronto. Clemens says that's one of the reasons people think he got better through drug usage. He points out that he hadn't even met Brian McNamee that year.

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Debbie Clemens statement .....

1:06 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Roger reads a statement from his wife.
He reads from the statement that she had heard about the youthful affects of HGH.and McNamee said he had some ..."why don't I give you a test shot."
The statement says that Debbie has been "torn up" about this for a long time.
The statement says Debbie took the injection when Roger wasn't home.

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Rep Souder asks a quick question.....

1:02 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

REp. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina says to put in the record that this committee's job is not holding hearings on baseball. But while we're here she says ....let me ask a few questions.

She mentions the fact that several times during this testimony ....the reps have had to leave for votes on the house floor.

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Westmoreland is asking Clemens about policy ....

12:57 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Westmoreland is asking what Clemens thinks of current drug policy of MLB.
Clemens says it's good ...currently.

Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney is back in charge of the discussion.
Tierney is asking investigator Scheleer about investigation. Tierney is asking if the federal investigators had been intimidating McNamee during the process.
Scheleer says the feds did not intimidate McNamee.
He says they just urged him to tell the truth.

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Issa Presses on with McNamee ...but ....

12:51 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Issa was cut off ...his time is out.
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland a Republican from Georgia ... now has the floor.
He's asking McNamee about guaze pads and stuff he saved with Roger's DNA ... allegedly.

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Rep. Darrell Issa of California has the floor .....

12:47 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Issa ....comments that after McNamee admitted that he lied about having a PHD in physical conditioning .... Issa said," It seems to me that many times PHD stands for Piled Higher and Deeper. "

He is asking Clemens if baseball's testing policy ...current policy ... is good for the game and the players involved. He says he believes MLB is headed in the right direction.

Issa is asking Scheleer is he is still standing by the Mitchell Report.
Issa is asking McNamee if the Mitchell Report was good.
McNamee says he thought the report was good.

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Rep. Bruce Braley has the floor ...

12:40 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Braley is a Democrat from Iowa.
Braley admonished McNamee for injecting pro athletes with illegal substances.
Braley is asking Clemens if he ever suffered from anemia or alzheimers disease.
Clemens says he starting taking B-12 when his mother urged him to do so .... in 1988.

Clemens acknowledges that McNamee gave him chiropractic adjustments instead of a doctor.
Braley is asking why .... would Clemens have McNamee do medical type procedures and injections to his body ..... when he's not a doctor.

Clemens says that McNamee claimed he had his PHD. He later found out he was ly...



Rep. John Duncan has the floor .....

12:34 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Duncan ... is a Republican from Tennessee.
He's making a statement ....defending the committee's stance .. that this meeting is important today. Duncan says the case against Clemens is weak .....but he asks for clarification .... on whether or not ....he was avoiding the Mitchell investigators.

Clemens now explains that he was never told by his baseball agent or the players association to go meet with Mitchell. He now is telling about how he got ready to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Tournament a couple of years ago. He said he has represented the country whenever asked ...and Bud Selig...



Rep. Danny Davis has the floor now ....

12:28 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis is a Democrat from Illinois ....and he's asking investigator Charlie Scheleer ... questions.
Davis is now asking what's up with McNamee's deposition? He's asking Clemens why his investigators asked certain questions. And he wants to know what Clemens thinks about McNamee. Clemens just repeated,"This man has never given me steroids or HGH. "

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McNamee is asked about false college degrees.....

12:25 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

McNamee claimed at one time he had falsified his work record. He said in the past that he had a PHD in physical conditioning and Davis pointed out that the inaccuracy of that.

Davis says he never appeared in advertising material saying he was Clemens and Pettitte's doctor.

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Rep. Tom Davis is now asking the questions....

12:22 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens has been asked about how he reached his former nanny. He said he hadn't talked to her in several years. Davis pointed out that the committee would not have found the nanny if it wouldn't have been for Clemens and his representatives' efforts.

Clemens is now explaining why he might have been seen dropping his wife or a golf partner but ,"I was not holed up with someone making a drug deal."

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McNamee and Scheleer are back in the room .....

12:19 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

We're waiting for Clemens' party to return.
Attorney's Lanny Breuer and Rusty Hardin are still out ..... with their client Clemens.
Hardin is wearing a dark suit with a turquois colored tie.
Debbie Clemens is wearing a dark pant suit.
We;re back under way!!

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We Now are in a 15 Minute Break!!

12:03 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

And I think everyone needs it.

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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton has the floor ....

11:45 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens says he trusted McNamee totally during the training process.
Norton wants to know why Clemens continued to employ him ..... despite the negatives that occured in McNamee's life ..and why after he injected Debbie with HGH ... why would Roger still keep this guy on his payroll??

Clemens is answering. He says McNamee apologized to him about injecting Debbie ... and he says thought he had a PHD ... when he actually didn't. Clemens says people try to deceive him on a regular basis. Clemens answers ..and Norton finishes by saying that she's sure Clemens is going to heaven!!

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Hardin says Clemens did what he told him to do ....

11:41 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman is concerned about this. He thinks Clemens pressured the nanny to form her answer for her. Clemens' attorneys are now standing behind him......and Hardin is visually upset.
The other attorney that Clemens has is disputing these accusations.
Clemens says he's hurt by Waxman's statements .... but Waxman clearly believes the witness was tampered with.

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Chairman Henry Waxman Now Has The Floor.....

11:35 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman is questioning Clemens about the alleged meeting in Florida with Jose Conseco.
Waxman is pressing Clemens on this matter ...and says his attorneys never gave the committee his nanny's name.
Waxman says the nanny says,"She was at Conseco's home during that time ....she said Mrs. Clemens and the children stayed at the house ..and she says Roger himself ... was at the party.
Waxman is puzzled....and says Clemens called her last Sunday to talk to her.
Waxman seems to be intimating that Clemens pressured the former nanny to get her testimony straight with his. Rusty Hardin ... just wen...



Clemens Takes The Floor ......

11:30 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay has the floor ...and is allowing Clemens to talk about his past. He talks about losing his dad at an early age ....age 9 ....and how he didn't have a car while attending high school. He ran to and from school. He's now telling the history of his family and it's trials while he was growing up.

He says .. there's someone in this room ..that is trying to break my spirit ...but I won't let him.

McNamee is now saying that he's never denied to federal invetigators that Clemens used steroids. McNamee's answers are yes and no ... at this point. Clay is asking McNamee i...



Rep. Mark Souder Now Has The Floor .....

11:23 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Souder is a Republican from Indiana.
He's asking McNamee about steroids usage in MLB.
Souder says he's upset that MLB owners wanted to sweep this under the rug.
He doesn't want MLB to police themselves with their own testing system.

Souder chaired the Narcotics Commission at one time ..... and he's now grilling McNamee about the dirty syringes and gauze pads. He is asking chairman Waxman to release the depositions.

Souder is chastising MLB players for the "wall of science" from players about drug usage.
He says it's wrong for players and owners to do it ...and it's also wr...



Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York ...now has floor...

11:17 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Maloney ... a Democrat from New York .... acknowledges his accomplishments with the Yankees ...but then presses in.
Maloney says Clemens had inaccuracies in his deposition. Clemens ...she says told Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes that you didn't interview with Senator Mitchell because,"a lot of the guys aren't going to that." But then Maloney ...says ...later in his testimony ...Maloney says Clemens didn't know Mitchell wanted to talk to him. Maloney wants to know what's up??

Clemens says he was never told by his baseball agent that Mitchell wanted to see him.
Maloney disputes that comment. Cle...



Republican Representative John Mica Now .....

11:11 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Questioning Brian McNamee. He asks McNamee about the syringes and gauze pads stained with blood. McNamee says that at DNA test will prove that the blood is from Clemens.

The Winstrol ... was a milky looking liquid steroid ...'
The testosterone .. was more of an oily liquid ....
McNamee also says the HGA substance when mixed with water.

Clemens now is telling Mica that it's untrue that McNamee injected him with steroids.
Clemens describes the B-12 substance ...as looking red and pink in color.
Mica points out that McNamee might have gauze with Clemens DNA on it ...and Cle...



Kanjorski Presses On.....

11:09 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Schleerer continues to defend the Mitchell Report .... and that the Mitchell Report didn't say illegal drugs were discussed at that lunch party ....but McNamee does.

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Rep. Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania.....Has The Floor

11:03 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Kanjorski ...is asking attorney Charlie Scheleer ... about the accuracy of the report.
Scheleer says the Mitchell Report is still accurate today .... even though there have been challenges to it. Scheleer is one of the lead investigators for the Mitchell Report.
Scheleer is now recounting the Jose Canseco Party.

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McNamee Talks About Injecting Clemens ....

11:00 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

McNamee claims he injected Clemens with Winstrol ...a steroid.
McNamee says he wasn't aware of the dates that he injected Clemens.
Davis is asking McNamee how prevalent steroids was in baseball.
McNamee says among the players it was prevalent but didn't know about any trainers.

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Rep. Tom Davis Now Speaking .....

10:53 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis is disputing the line of questioning by Rep. Lynch.
He's asking McNamee questions again.
McNamee is saying the improper injection of Winstrol can cause an absess under the skin.

McNamee says he injected Clemens in Tampa Bay while Clemens was playing with the Toronto Blue Jays. McNamee is being asked about alleged injections in Tampa. He's being asked was it June as McNamee says ...or in August as the schedule reads from that season.

Davis is making it clear ....other training staff members of Toronto don't remember any injury to his buttocks ....but McNamee says he does. McNam...



Lynch Presses on ...reading from doctor report....

10:46 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Doctor says the study in compatible ti the Winstrol injection .... as the inflammatory component is prominent by report. Not complication from B-12."

Clemens' attorney tries to inject a comment ....but it's disallowed.

Lynch says he just wants to find the truth. He's asking Clemens to comment on the mass of skin on his buttocks. Clemens' attorney just handed a note to Roger.

Clemens says ..."I don't want to get on Dr. Taylor ..but if he gave me a bad shot ... he gave me a bad shot."
Clemens was surprised by this other doctor's report ..and he says he and his attorneys have supplie...



Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts Questioning...

10:42 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Lynch is a Democrat ...and has an HGH bill in the works in Congress. This could get really detailed... the questioning that is.

Lynch is saying that there was a bulge of skin on Clemens buttocks ....
McNamee says it was caused by repeated shots of steroids.

Lynch ...says the MRI done on Clemens ... "likely related to the patient's prior intermuscular injections."

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Burton Scolds McNamee .....

10:40 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Burton asks McNamee how Clemens can get his reputation back.
Burton says,"Clemens is a Titan in baseball ...but how does he get his reputation back?"

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Burton Gets McNamee To Admit He's Been Lying....

10:39 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Burton says he doesn't believe McNamee.

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It's interesting what's developing here so far.....

10:35 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The questioning so far ... is falling down party lines.
The Democrats are pressing Clemens the hardest ....
The Republicans have been pressing McNamee the hardest.
As they say ...on Capitol Hill ....everything is political.

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Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana Now Has The Floor ....

10:31 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Burton .. is a Republican from Indiana ....and he's asking McNamee about why he kept syringes and gauze pads....5 years after he allegedly injected him with steroids.

Burton is asking him why he would do this ...even though he didn't stop working for him.
Burton ..says,"Gee whiz ...are you kidding me??"

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Tierney Continues the questioning .....of Clemens...

10:29 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens says McNamee regularly left luggage at his place ...and that's why he went through McNamee's luggage. Clemens says he didn't research HGH .... even though Debbie was injected with it ... because she had circulation problems. Roger says she was having itching problems....
Tierney's time is up.

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Clemens Goes on the offensive...

10:25 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens is being asked about his testimony that he said,"I never talked with McNamee about HGH." Clemens countered that he had no "detailed" conversations with McNamee about HGH. But Tierney is pressing Clemens saying..."You said you never discussed HGH ...but here in later testimony ....it's obvious that you did discuss HGH with McNamee.

Clemens ....turns to ask his attorney something ....and then continues.

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Congressman John Tierney Has The Floor ...

10:22 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Tierney ..a Democrat from Massachusetts ... is asking Clemens about his testimony concerning the use of HGH. Tierney says Clemens gave false testimony ....
Tierney says McNamee injected his wife, Debbie, with HGH. He said ..according to his deposition ...Debbie was experiencing circulation problems. The deposition says ... he was angry about Debbie being injected with HGH.

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Clemens Still Talking With Davis .....

10:17 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis is still asking about that alleged meeting in Florida with Conseco.
Basically ....nothing was discovered there.

Now ....Clemens is explaining why he takes B-12 and other vitamins every other day.
He says it's pretty common on the Yankees team if someone was feeling puny ...that they would take shots of B-12.

Congressman Davis ends his questioning ....but not before ....Clemens says McNamee injected him several times with B-12 in both Toronto and New York. McNamee says he never injected Clemens with B-12. He says,"The first time I heard of Roger taking B-12 was on 60 Minutes." >> Continue reading: Clemens Still Talking With Davis .....



Davis Is Now Pressing McNamee About a BarBQue ..

10:13 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

McNamee says Clemens was there talking with Jose Conseco about steroids.
Davis says the investigators found the opposite to be true.
Now ...McNamee is disputing that finding.

McNamee says he saw Clemens' nanny grabbing one of the kids outside the pool ....and then later saw Roger and Debbie at that pool party.
So .... McNamee ... says Clemens was there ...at Conseco's house.
Clemens says he wasn't there ... that he was playing golf.

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Davis Says McNamee Talks About Blood On Pants...

10:10 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

In his deposition ...pointed out by Rep. Davis ...McNamee says at one point ... McNamee says one time after he injected Clemens he bled through his designer pants. Mike Stanton ... according to McNamee .... took HGH. Clemens says he's surprised to learn of that.
McNamee says he believes that he told the Mitchell investigators about Stanton's use.
Stanton ....is another athlete ...by the way ... who has his home in the Houston area.

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Davis Asks Clemens If He Got A Response ......

10:07 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

From Brian McNamee ....
Davis is asking McNamee about phone conversation between McNamee and Clemens.
McNamee says he didn't say more in the tape phone conversation in early January .... because he didn't want to hurt Roger Clemens. Clemens says he did not get a response.

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Tom Davis' Has the Floor ....

10:05 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis begins by asking Brian McNamee questions about the number of injections he gave these Yankee ballplayers. Pettitte, Clemens and Knoblauch.

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Cummings Will Definately Take His Full 15 Minutes...

10:03 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Cummings now asks McNamee ...if he remembered a conversation with Clemens about illegal drugs. McNamee says he remembers ....and Cummings time runs out.
Next up .... Tom Davis.

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Cummings Is Asking About Clemens' Wife ....

10:01 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens says he doesn't know anything about his wife using HGH. He says Debbie read an article about it in HGH ... maybe it was 2005. Pettitte claims he talked with Clemens about HGH during spring training in Kississimmee, Florida during spring training.

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Cummings Is Reading From Pettitte Statement....

9:57 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Cummings is now reading what Laura Pettitte ... Andy's wife ....said about her husband talking to Clemens about HGH. Clemens continues to say they were discussing HYDROXY CUT which included ephedrin.... which Clemens says they all later learned that after a Baltimore Oriole player died ..... they thought they should stop taking it.

Clemens is still saying Andy must have misheard him.

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Cummings Keeps Pressing Clemens ...

9:55 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens is asked if he thinks Andy was lying when he talked to the committee.
Clemens re-counts a conversation he had with Pettitte in Atlanta about an article that came out in the LA Times.

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Clemens Is Explaining What Happened ......

9:53 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

During this conversation .....his version of it ... anyway.
Cummings is still going ......
Roger has taken a sip out of his water bottle.

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Cummings Reads Pettitte's Statement .....

9:51 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens says Pettitte is his friend and always will be. He says Andy misheard what Roger said during a workout at his house in the Piney Point area.
Clemens says he was shocked that Pettitte used HGH.

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The Committee Members Now Begin Questioning...

9:47 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens is asked if he realizes he's under oath.
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings is grilling Clemens presently.
Clemens denies a conversation took place with Andy Pettitte concerning HGH.

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McNamee Now Saying He Injected Clemens ....

9:43 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

McNamee says he never injected Clemens with B-12 and the pain killer Lydacaine.
McNamee now says he actually injected Clemens, Pettitte and Knoblauch more than he originally told investigators. He's now talking about the syringes he saved from the injections he say contained steroids and HGH. McNamee says everything changed when the audio tape of his phone conversation was played publically on January 7th....at the Houston news conference... that attorney Rusty Hardin called.

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McNamee Is Now Making His Opening Remarks ...

9:41 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

He repeated that he injected Clemens with steroids and HGH. He says he hopes ... he now can become part of the solution to solve the problem with illegal drug use in baseball. He first admitted that he also made mistakes using these illegal drugs.

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Clemens Says At The End ... ...

9:40 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

He didn't ever take steroids of HGH.

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Clemens Left out the HGH portion of the statement...

9:37 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens originally was going to say he never had taken HGH and steroids.
But his statement now excluded the term HGH ... and just said he didn't use steroids.
This is a major change in his stance.

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Witnesses Have Been Sworn In...

9:34 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Opening statements are starting ..... beginning with Clemens.
McNamee will follow.

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Still Photographers Lined Up In Front Of Clemens..

9:32 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Still Photographers are lined up two deep .... squatting in front of Clemens and McNamee ... snapping pictures.

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Tom Davis' Opening Statement ......

9:29 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I described this statement before .....
Clemens has stopped taking notes ... but still has a pen in his hand.
He has a grim look on his face.
Representative Judge Ted Poe ... just left the room .

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Waxman Talks More About Pettitte's Testimony...

9:26 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Pettitte's testimony includes telling about HGH conversations with his wife, Laura.
Laura said she had talked with Andy about Roger's use of HGH in 1999 and 2005.
Waxman is now wrapping up his opening statement. Saying the committee should make it's decisions on the facts and testimony ...not whether the committee likes McNamee or Clemens.

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Waxman Says Clemens Gave False Statements ....

9:22 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman says Clemens gave false statements during depositions.
He's now listing these.
Waxman says Pettitte told the committee he talked with Roger about HGH in 1999 and 2005 .....
Clemens denied the conversation.
McNamee says he injected Debbie with HGH. They occurred in 2003. The committee's investigators say the injections did happen ....despite Clemens' denials.

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Clemens listening ...and taking notes....

9:20 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman now is pointing out that Clemens has visited with members of the committee.
He actually met with 24 of the 41 committee members...over the past week.

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Waxman Points Out Major Descrepencies ....

9:16 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman repeats ... that it's obvious that someone here is lying.
He also says this will be the last hearing on baseball and steroids.

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Waxman Thanks Knoblauch and Pettitte ....

9:15 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman says Knoblauch was a help to the committee and he lauds Pettitte for the god-fearing honest man that he is.
He said his testimony was important.

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Henry Waxman's Opening Statement.....

9:09 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Waxman ... the chairman of this committe is making his opening statement.
Clemens' lead attorney Rusty Hardin ...is sitting beside Debbie Clemens.
Charlie Scheleer .. .an attorney from George Mitchell's law firm ... and one of his best investigators is also at the witness table sitting between Clemens and McNamee.
All are sitting patiently and listening to Waxman's opening comments.

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Roger Has Entered the Room

9:05 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Clemens is wearing a dark suit with a red-striped tie. His wife Debbie is behind him ......
Also U.S. Representative Ted Poe is seated behind Clemens. McNamee is wearing a gray suit ...and wearing glasses.

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Opening Statement by Brian McNamee!!

9:04 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

McNamee says in his opening statement that he injected Clemens numerous times with steroids and HGH. He says,"I have helped taint our national pastime."

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Opening Statement By Rep. Tom Davis!!

8:57 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Davis will outline in his opening statement what this committee is trying to accomplish. He says because of the "strenuous challenge of the Mitchell Report" the committee members felt the need to hold these hearings.

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Roger's Opening Statement!!

8:23 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I just got a copy of Roger Clemens' opening statement to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform .... and he once again is going to tell the Committee that he has never used steroids, HGH or any other type of illegal performance enhancing drugs.

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Clemens Will Be Sitting 15 Feet From Me .....

8:12 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I'm in ..... again. I first arrived in the committee room for today's hearing two hours ago ... but I was escorted out. The media liason for this hearing told me I was too early and shouldn't be in here. Of course .... shortly thereafter ... is when the entire "backpack scare" started.

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The Security Scare Is Over!!!

7:41 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Security officials just announced to the gathering media hoard ....that we can now move towards the meeting room. I'm moving ....more later!!

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The Backpack In Question Belongs To ......

7:22 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The bag ..... according to two different people who saw him ..... belongs to a Comcast employee. No he wasn't here installing a new cable system with DVR.

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Security Scare At Rayburn Building!!

7:09 AM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Matt Musil

An unattended backpack ... sent everyone scurrying a few minutes ago inside the Sam Rayburn Congressional Building..

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Matt's Congressional Hearing Travelog

4:18 PM Tue, Feb 12, 2008 |
Matt Musil

After flying into the Baltimore Regional Airport ... I came into Washington D.C. today by train. Imagine that ... a system that transports working commuters to places they need to go to ... in an economical manner ?? Will Houston ever have such a system??

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Even Non-Sports Fans Are Following Clemens' Saga

4:03 PM Tue, Feb 12, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Roger Clemens was back on Capitol Hill today ..... pleading his case to members of Congress.
I didn't see him ....and my phone calls to Rusty Hardin ... have gone unanswered at this point(4PM Eastern). But the message that comes through loud and clear ... with The Rocket ... being back here today campaigning .... is that he is pressing onward with his case no matter what his friend, Andy Pettitte, said or didn't say.

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Mr. Musil Goes To Congress

2:50 PM Tue, Feb 12, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I'm writing you from inside the Sam Rayburn building. I'm in Room 2154 where tomorrow the big Clemens vs McNamee steroids showdown will take place.

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I'm signing off for now ......

9:49 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I have to go down to the field for an interview .... and then a live report on 11 News at 10.
I'll have full highlights at that time ......
It's still 2-2 in the 66th minute .....regulation time is 90 minutes ... not including stoppage time.

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Great move near midfield ......

9:42 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Wow .....Adolfo Bautista turned the Americans inside out witha 360 move ....and in frustration ....Ricardo Clark knocked him down ...setting up a penalty kick....that was stopped easily. Still 2-2 in the 60th minute.

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Dynamo's Ricardo Clark starts 2nd Half ....

9:37 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I still can't believe Eddie Robinson is not in uniform ....but Ricardo Clark has played pretty well for the US so far.

we're in the 53rd minute ...and it's still 2-2.

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The Crowd is Re-Energized!!!

9:34 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I got the ruling why America's 3rd goal in the first half didn't count.
when Clint Dempsey's shot found the net .....the US was called for holding another player on the shot ....so it was not allowed.

It's still 2-2 in the 51st minute.

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We're Tied Again!!!!!!!!!!!1

9:33 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

It's 2-all ....the ssist on that last goal goes to Carlos Salcido of Mexico.

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Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mexico!!!!!!!!!!!

9:32 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

We are tied .......Jonny Magallon with a kick in the 47th minute!!

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We're back underway ......

9:31 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Carlos Vela just missed a shot on goal for Mexico ....wide right.
US leads 2 to 1.

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What An Action Packed 1st Half!!!

9:13 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

I'll have to take a break at halftime .....and I'll have to stop blogging for my 10pm live report on 11 News ....but I'll be blogging up until that point.

The early action .... I thought was controlled by Mexico.
The first goal .... .totally took Mexico by surprise .... off of an unlikely high backwards assist kick by Landon Donovan. When Oguchi Onyewu knocked it in ...... the US went up 1-nothing ....and the crowd was stunned.
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Then only a short while later ... Mexico scored on a Pavel pardo free kick to Jonny Magallon to make it 1-1. It was a great effort by Magallon.!...



One Minute stoppage time ......

9:12 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Michael Bradley gets a yellow card just before halftime .....but Mexico can't score off the free kick. It's 2 to 1 .......U.S. leading at the half.

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Time winding down ........

9:09 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The US weathered the early storm from Team Mexico and now most of the actioin is in the US offensive end of the field ....in front of the Mexico goal. US leads 2-1 in the 45th minute.

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Clint Dempsey just missed another goal ......

9:07 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

the US nearly scored again .....but the ball just didn't quite get into the net.
it's 2-1 US in the 43rd minute.

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US scores again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:05 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

What an incredible goal ....... Drew Moor with a long pass to the middle of the box ....and Jozy Altidore ....redirects the pass with his head ....and hits the header right into the net!!!!
2-1 US

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Mexico with another threat .......but ......

9:04 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

it's turned away ...and now US on the attack........in the 40th minute.

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Yellow card ...just issued .....

9:03 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Just issued to Carlos Salcido of Mexico .....after he tripped Landon Donovan in the 38th minute.

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The Fans are going nuts!!!!

9:01 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

With that Mexico goal ..... that marks only the 2nd time El Tri has scored on American soil since 2000. We're tied at 1-1 in the 37th minute ........

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Mexico Ties It!!!!!!

8:59 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Jonny Magallon just scored off the free kick kby Pavel Pardo ......
What a great effort!!

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USA ...USA ....USA .... the chant goes up!!!!

8:58 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

And the fans of Mexico .....are countering now with their own cheer.
US leads 1-0 ..with Mexico free kick coming up in the 34th minute.

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The Crowd Seems Stunned .....

8:56 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Stunned that the US just scored that goal ..... after Mexico had controlled much of the first part of this match. What a great header .... by Onyewu. US leads in the 33rd minute.

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US scores ........

8:55 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Landon Donovan with a great over the back kick to Oguchi Onyewu ...who hits it in with his head for the score. 1-0 USA.

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US corner kick knocked away .....

8:54 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Landon Donovan tried to b end a corner kick toward the goal ....but it was knocked away easily .... now a thorw in .....and the US is threanging ......and the header goes in!!!!

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US shot on goal .....

8:52 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The first legitimate shot on goal by the US was taken by Clint Dempsey ....but it was stopped by Guillermo Ochoa easily.

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Most of the action is taking place .....

8:50 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

most of the action is taking place on the Mexican offensive end. Towards the US goal.
Mexico looks quicker at this point in the match .....
Still no score in the 27th minute.

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Antonio De Nigris misses again ...!!!

8:49 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

This time ...it was a great threat by El Tri ....but De Nigris misses high!!
Still no score!!

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Another shot on goal by Mexico....

8:48 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Antonio De Nigris's shot on goal ....easily stopped by US goalkeeper Tim Howard.
Still scoreless in the 23rd minute.

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Shot by Carlos Salcido ...of Mexico ...

8:47 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

It's wide and gathered up by US goalkeeper Tim Howard easily.

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Free kick for Mexico

8:45 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Pavel Pardo takes the free kick ....and it's headed away .... and then Mexico kicks it out of bounds past the endline.

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Big Collision!!!!

8:43 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

US goalkeeper Tim Howard collides with Carlos Bocanegra in front of the US goal .....and Bocanegra is shaken up!!

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Mexico's Rafael Marquez .... gets decked .....

8:42 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

El Tri gets a free kick in their own end of the field.

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Goalkeepers having an easy night .....so far.

8:41 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Ricardo Clark getting his shot ........

8:37 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Dynamo midfielder Clark .... again is the only Dynamo player that will see action tonight.
He started. Eddie Robinson really got jobbed ... .I think. He scored in the US win versus Sweden .....and now that he's playing in his a dopted hometown ...... coach Bob Bradley benches him. That ain't right!! Brad Davis is not p;laying due to injury ...and Stuart Holden was a late callup from the 23 and under national team ....so he was considered a longshot.

We're in the 15th minute. Still no score!!

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The U.S. just missed out on a scoring opportunity

8:35 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

But just as Mexico kicked the ball away harmlessly .....the Mexico team also rushed to the other end ....and almost had an opportunity of it's own. No score however ..... we are still scoreless in the 11th minute.

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Israel Castro of Mexico called for a foul

8:33 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

American free kick by Landon Donovan coming ..... but it's knocked away easily.

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Mexico tries a crossing pass .......

8:32 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

To a header ....but the header wasn't even close ......I don't know if they will even call that a shot. I wouldn't if I was scoring.

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U.S. captain just called for knockdown ....

8:31 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Carlos Bocanegra called for knocking down a Mexican player ......giving the Mexico team a good chance at a score ......but to no avail.

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Mexico Threatened but ......

8:30 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Mexico had the first real threat of the game ....but knicked the ball out of bounds ......in the 5th minute of play.

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Okay ....I take it back ...there are some .....

8:28 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

There are some small, red stripes on the Americans' shirts.
It looked like Ricardo Clark was going to have the first shot of the match ...... but he hammered the ball right into the back of a teammate.... Michael Bradley.

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U.S. wearing bland uniforms .....

8:26 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The Americans are wearing the very pedestrian looking white shirts with blue shorts ..... while Mexico is wearing their usual green shirts .... white shorts ....and long red socks.

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U.S. vs Mexico ......we're underway!!

8:25 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

U.S. has the first possession .....

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The Mexico & U.S. Teams Just Returned

8:18 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The two teams just made their ceremonial march onto the field. The camera flashes can be seen throughout the stadium. The Mexico national anthem is being played ..... and the U.S. national anthem will follow.

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Highly Partial Mexico Crowd On Hand

8:15 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Most of the fans in the stands are wearing the green of Mexico's National team. But there is a big U.S. flag on display in the north endzone. The teams still have not returned to the field.

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Both teams have left the field .....

8:10 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

Both teams have left the field .....to go through last minute preparations in their lockerrooms.
The fans are flocking in ...... but still the stadium is only 2/3rds full. The traffic out on Kirby is a real Mess!!

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U.S. vs Mexico Soccer

7:50 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Matt Musil

The two teams just came onto the field .....the Mexico National team wearing their popular green warmups trimmed in red and white. They were cheered loudly when they came onto the field to warm up. On the other hand .... when the U.S. team came onto the field .... wearing their red warmup tops and blue shorts ........they entered with a chorus of boos.

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Eli was great but.....

3:27 PM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 |
Butch Alsandor

Maybe its finally time for all the football writers with Super Bowl M.V.P. votes to look beyond
the "Glamour Boys" to say those immortal words, "I'm going to Disney World".

O.K, glamour boy doesn't exactly conjour up a picture of Eli Manning. He would be better cast in a Leave it to Beaver remake than the lasted Boy Band. While Eli was good, he passed for two touchdowns and led the Giants on the game winning drive, the G-Men's defensive line was better. Their constant pressure on Tom Brady was the real reason New York pulled off the stunning upset of the Patriots.

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Was It The Hoodie??

3:23 PM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 |
Matt Musil

As we watched the game in the sports office Sunday ..... sports photographer Bob Luna called it first. Bob said,"Hey look where's Belichick's grey hoodie?"

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