MLB Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire said he was upset by an
AP story that examined his use of androstenedione, a
testosterone-producing supplement that he takes "to enhance
the benefits of his daily workouts," according to Bernie
Miklasz of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. McGwire: "I don't
worry about it because it's legal stuff, sold over the
counter. Anybody can go in there and buy it" (ST. LOUIS
POST-DISPATCH, 8/23). The AP report received heavy media
play throughout the weekend, and the front page of Sunday's
N.Y. POST read, "McGwire Drug Uproar" (N.Y. POST, 8/23).
The USA TODAY front-page, above-the-fold header: "McGwire
Taking Hits Over Use Of Power Pill" (USA TODAY, 8/24).
TONY THE TIGER: McGwire: "The whole basis of this was
some guy from the AP snooping around my locker." Cardinals
Manager Tony LaRussa said he will ask Cardinals' ownership
and management to prohibit AP reporters from entering the
team's clubhouse. AP Sports Editor Terry Taylor defended
his reporter, Steve Wilstein: "There was no snooping
involved" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 8/24).
BALL-SCAM: In N.Y., Murray Chass reports that Al Clark,
the umpire under investigation by MLB, denied he had any
role in the sale of balls from David Wells' perfect game.
He said that he "could not understand" why MLB would not
believe Clark's friend, Rich Gressle, when he said he sold
the balls and signed Clark's name to a letter authenticating
Wells' signature (Murray Chass, N.Y. TIMES, 8/24).
