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La Russa to return as Cardinals' manager

Tue, 10/27/2009 - 15:20 by shalini.bahadur

St. Louis -- Tony La Russa will return as St. Louis Cardinals manager next season, the team announced Monday.

"It's a great place to manage," La Russa said at a news conference. "Selfishly, I wanted to be the guy that enjoys it again in 2010."

The Cardinals won the World Series under La Russa in 2006.

La Russa has managed in the major leagues for 31 years. He previously managed the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. Overall, his teams have a record of 2,552-2,217.

The Cardinals also announced that former home run slugger Mark McGwire, who retired as a player in 2001, was hired as hitting coach, replacing Hal McRae. It is McGwire's first coaching position.

Congress to look at Sosa testimony

Thu, 06/18/2009 - 13:46 by preet_20

Washington, June 17: 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."

Report: Sosa tested positive in 2003

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 03:14 by surajdogra

New York -- Baseball superstar Sammy Sosa allegedly tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, sources told The New York Times.

The Times said Tuesday lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year did not know for which drug Sosa allegedly tested positive. Sosa is sixth on Major League Baseball's career home run list, and last played in 2007.

If true, the allegation makes Sosa a part of a group including Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Rafael Palmeiro
who have been linked in reports to performance-enhancing drugs, the newspaper said.