Cardinals' Ankiel defends himself on HGH
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Rick Ankiel says any drugs he received in 2004 were prescribed by a licensed physician to help him recover from reconstructive elbow surgery. Ankiel, whose comeback is one of the great stories of this season, initially acknowledged human growth hormone was among those medications during a brief session with reporters Friday, then refused to list his various prescriptions.
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HOUSTON - Nine days had passed since the Cardinals mathematically clinched their division title. Monday night, their playoff express took a wrong turn smack into the middle of a wild-card street fight.
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Mike Timlin&#39;s reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis&#39;s routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night.
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LOS ANGELES - The 98-pound weakling tried to kick a little sand in the face of the muscle-bound bullies atop the National League West here on Tuesday night.
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Justin Langer has defended his Australian opening batting partner Matthew Hayden&#39;s decision not to walk after hitting a catch back to New Zealand bowler Paul Wiseman on day one of the second Test in Adelaide yesterday.
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WASHINGTON -- Not one of Roger Clemens' flat-out denials about using steroids or human growth hormone was delivered while he spoke under oath. Now he gets that chance.
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Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back.    After more than three years away, the St...
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Rick Ankiel isn't just hitting, he's turning into a force. The pitcher-turned-outfielder homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 16-4, yesterday in a game shortened to eight innings because of rain.
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OFFENSE: Expect the Cardinals, so powerful and varied in skill, to average five-plus runs. But this is no mismatch. Houston&#39;s attack is hotter and healthier.
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Rick Ankiel drives in two runs, giving him nine for the weekend series, as St. Louis completes a sweep of Cincinnati with a 3-2 win Sunday.
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CHICAGO -- Mike Timlin's reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis's routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night. &quot;I just -- I'm thinking as I'm watching him go down, I'm saying, `No, no, no, no,' &quot; said the Red Sox reliever, who had been called upon in the bottom of the eighth ...
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Rick Ankiel homered twice and drove in seven runs as the St Louis Cardinals pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-4 on Thursday.
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Steroids boost the body, but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.
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Over the last week, news reports have linked Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus and Jay Gibbons to shipments of human growth hormone and steroids.
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Cardinals blast four home runs, including backâtoâback homers in eighth inning of 6â4 win over Astros. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP. ST.
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Major League Baseball asked yesterday to meet with Rick Ankiel and Troy Glaus after the pair were accused of receiving performance-enhancing drugs from a Florida pharmacy under investigation for illegally distributing prescription medications.
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Rick Ankiel beaned Dave Krynzel with a hanging curveball, but won his first game in 31/2 years with a four-inning relief stint. Ankiel, whose career was derailed by record wildness in the