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WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- A congressional committee has decided to review the 2003 testimony by former slugger Sammy Sosa on his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Sosa told the Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he never used steroids, but a New York Times report on Tuesday said he tested positive in 2003, two years before he appeared before Congress and said he had never taken performance-enhancing drugs while a player.
"This committee heard sworn testimony from Mr. Sosa in 2005 when he stated that he had not previously used performance-enhancing drugs," said Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY). "(This ) committee always takes seriously suggestions that a witness misled the committee while testifying under oath."
Sosa, 40, was engaged in a friendly battle with Mark McGwire for the single-season major league home run record of Roger Maris.
In 18 seasons, Sosa hit 609 homers, and ranks sixth on the all-time list -- 23 ahead of Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson and eight behind Seattle slugger Ken Griffey Jr.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Roland Martin is being suspended as a CNN commentator because of allegedly homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl, the network said Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Pop star Katy Perry and comedian Russell Brand informed Los Angeles Superior Court they have reached a settlement in their divorce, documents show.
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MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Secrets of a stellar nursery in the Carina Nebula in our Milky Way have been revealed in a new telescope infrared image, European astronomers say.
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KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb. 8 (UPI) --
Experts said the carcass of a giant whale shark that washed ashore at Pakistan's Karachi Harbor likely got lost and became trapped in the shallow waters.
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