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Clemens McNamee grilled by Congress LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsArizonaAtlantaChicago CubsCincinnatiColoradoFloridaHoustonLA DodgersMilwaukeeNY MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt LouisWashingtonBaltimoreBostonChicago WSoxClevelandDetroitKansas CityLA AngelsMinnesotaNY YankeesOaklandSeattleTampa BayTexasToronto TeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineMLB on TSNeotText SizeWASHINGTON Separated by only a few feet Roger Clemens and his accuser were never further apartThere they sat the star pitcher and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee sharing a wooden witness table Wednesday while speaking to Congress under oath and facing blistering questions For 4 12 hours both men stuck to their versions of the hesaid hesaid disagreement over whether McNamee injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormoneClemens insisted it never happened McNamee insisted it didHis reputation and Hall of Fame candidacy potentially at stake not to mention the possibility of criminal charges should he lie Clemens said I have never taken steroids or HGH No matter what we discuss here today I am never going to have my name restoredFor some members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Clemens denials rang hollow particularly in light of a new account of his discussion of HGH use revealed by his friend and former teammate Andy Pettitte in a sworn affidavitIts hard to believe you sir Representative Elijah Cummings DMd told Clemens I hate to say that Youre one of my heroes But its hard to believeClemens and McNamee once employer and employee and by all accounts once good friends rarely looked at one another Seated between them was the days third witness Charles Scheeler a lawyer who helped compile the report on drug use in baseball headed by former Senate majority leader George MitchellOccasionally Clemens stuck out his famous right arm the one that earned 354 major league wins seven Cy Young Awards and US$160 million to jab a finger in McNamees direction Even when the pitcher gestured though he stared straight ahead Just like the Rockets mound glareI have strong disagreements with what this man says about me Clemens intonedJust like their stories Clemens Texas drawl was in strong contrast to the clipped cadences of McNamee a former New York police officerI told the investigators I injected three people two of whom I know confirmed my account McNamee said The third is sitting at this tableUltimately the matter co...