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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE C4 C 4 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 SPORTS winnipegfreepress. com On now at your Prairie Buick Dealers. PrairieBuick. com 1- 800- GM- DRIVE. Buick is a brand of General Motors of Canada. **/?/* Offers apply to the purchase of a 2012 Buick Verano ( R7B) equipped as described. Freight included ($ 1,495). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. See Dealer for details. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie Buick GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL, Ally Credit or TD Auto Financing Services may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. ? 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Steering Wheel Mounted Cruise and Audio Controls . Quiet Tuning Interior Cabin Technology . OnStar � with 6 month Navigation Plan and RemoteLink T ~ W ASHINGTON - Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress by denying he used performance- enhancing drugs to extend his long career as one of the greatest and most- decorated pitchers in baseball history. Fierce on the pitching mound in his playing days, Clemens was quietly emotional after the verdict was announced. " I'm very thankful," he said, choking up as he spoke. " It's been a hard five years," said the pitcher, who was retried after an earlier prosecution ended in a mistrial. This case was lengthy, but the deliberations were relatively brief. Jurors returned their verdict after less than 10 hours over several days. The outcome ended a 10- week trial that capped the government's investigation of the pitcher known as " The Rocket" for the fastball that he retained into his 40s. He won seven Cy Young Awards, emblematic of the league's best pitcher each year in a 24- year career with the Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros. The verdict was the latest blow to the government's legal pursuit of athletes accused of illicit drug use. A seven- year investigation into home run king Barry Bonds yielded a guilty verdict on only one count of obstruction of justice in a San Francisco court last year, with the jury deadlocked on whether Bonds lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly taking performance- enhancing drugs. A two- year, multicontinent investigation of cyclist Lance Armstrong was recently closed with no charges brought, though the U. S. Anti- Doping Agency filed formal accusations last week that could strip the seven- time Tour de France winner of his victories in that storied race. Armstrong denies any doping. Late Monday, as the jury foreman read the acquittal on the final count, Clemens bit his lower lip and rubbed a tear from his eye. Clemens, family members and his lawyers took turns exchanging hugs. At one point, Clemens and his four sons gathered in the middle of the courtroom, arms interlocked like football players in a huddle, and sobbing could be heard. Debbie Clemens dabbed her husband's eyes with a tissue. Accused of cheating to achieve and extend his success - and then facing felony charges that he lied about it - Clemens declared outside the courthouse, " I put a lot of hard work into that career." His chief lawyer, Rusty Hardin, walked up to a bank of microphones and exclaimed: " Wow!" Prosecutors declined to comment as they left the courthouse. But the U. S. Attorney's Office said in a written statement, " The jury has spoken in this matter, and we thank them for their service. We respect the judicial process and the jury's verdict." Clemens, 49, was charged with two counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing Congress when he testified at a deposition and at a nationally televised hearing in February 2008. The charges centred on his repeated denials that he used steroids and human growth hormone during a 24- year career produced 354 victories. The first attempt to try Clemens last year ended in a mistrial when prosecutors played a snippet of video evidence that had previously been ruled inadmissible. Still, Monday's verdict is unlikely to settle the matter in sports circles as to whether Clemens cheated in the latter stages of a remarkable career that extended into a period in which performance- enhancing drug use in baseball was thought to be prevalent. Clemens himself told Congress at the 2008 hearing that " no matter what we discuss here today, I'm never going to have my name restored." A crucial barometer comes this fall, when Clemens' name appears on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. His statistics would normally make him a shoo- in for baseball's greatest honour, but voters have been reluctant to induct premier players - such as Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro - whose careers were tainted by allegations of drug use. Clemens capped his career with age- defying performances. He went 18- 4 and won his seventh Cy Young Award at the age of 41, and the next year posted a career- best 1.87 earnedrun average. His 4,672 strikeouts rank third in baseball history. The government's case relied heavily on the testimony of Clemens' longtime strength coach, Brian McNamee, who testified he injected Clemens with steroids in 1998, 2000 and 2001 and with HGH in 2000. But McNamee was the only person to claim firsthand knowledge of Clemens using steroids and HGH, and even prosecutors conceded their star witness was a " flawed man." - The Associated Press Clemens walks on all charges Weeps tears of relief after verdict read By Joseph White PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens smiles as he speaks to the media outside federal court in Washington. The Wire Can afford many smokes THE world's highest- paid athlete is in jail. The guy in second place just lost a title fight, and the man who held the distinction for a decade is now third. Forbes has released its list of the 100 highest paid athletes, and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., nicknamed " Money," is No. 1. Mayweather, who made US$ 85 million for two fights last year, is currently serving a three- month jail sentence in Las Vegas for domestic battery. Boxer Manny Pacquiao is second on the magazine's list at $ 62 million from earnings and endorsements. Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Timothy Bradley earlier this month. Tiger Woods, No. 1 on the list since 2001, made $ 59.4 million to place third. Swinging back to Canada COQUITLAM, B. C. - A host of former champions will be competing at the 2012 CN Canadian women's open. Golf Canada announced Monday that Brittany Lincicome, Suzann Pettersen, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie and Katherine Hull would all be trying to regain the title and the US$ 2 million purse. Spencer up off canvas WINDSOR, Ont. - Boxer Mary Spencer's Olympic dream is still alive. The Windsor, Ont., fighter received word Monday that she was awarded a wild- card entry for the London Olympics. Spencer waited several weeks to learn her fate after failing to clinch a spot at the women's world championship in China. She said she's relieved to finally know for sure she'll be competing at the Games. - from the news services Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mary Spencer C_ 04_ Jun- 19- 12_ FP_ 01. indd C4 6/ 18/ 12 10: 13: 08 PM ;