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Questions remain on what A-Rod took
Updated: February 18, 2009, 2:17 PM ET
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Mike Fish | ESPN.com
Dr. Don Catlin, the anti-doping sleuth who broke the code on the seemingly undetectable drugs in the BALCO drug case, has never heard of a performance-enhancing substance described by Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday as "boli."
At his high-drama news conference in Tampa, Fla., Rodriguez blamed a positive drug test in 2003 on a substance that goes by the street name of "boli" in the Dominican Republic. He fleshed out his story, saying that an unnamed cousin sold him on the value of the substance, ...
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A-ROD FACES THE MEDIA
Alex Rodriguez arrived at Yankees camp Tuesday and answered questions about his admission of using performance-enhancing drugs during 2001-2003 with the Rangers.
NEWS
- A-Rod meets with MLB officials
- Yanks tell cousin to stay away
- A-Rod waits for meeting date
- A-Rod to meet with MLB officials
- Banned trainer had strong ties to A-Rod
- Drug illegal in Dominican
- A-Rod ducks follow-up questions
- A-Rod's cousin identified
- MLB wants more details
- A-Rod was injected with banned PED
- Union memo discusses 2003 testing
- Teammates to stand behind Rodriguez
- Expert has never heard of 'boli'
- 2007: Presinal's past worrisome to MLB
- 2007: Martinez rehabs with Presinal
- A-Rod assembles legal team
ANALYSIS
- Amy K. Nelson: A-Rod's compliant cousin
- T.J. Quinn: Still looking for answers
- Gene Wojciechowski: Clock is ticking, A-Rod
- Jayson Stark: What isn't he telling us?
- Buster Olney: A-Rod's future at stake
- Tim Keown: Failing the central question
- Buster Olney: Questions for A-Rod
- Jayson Stark: Camp ready for A-Rod
- Page 2: Inside the brain of A-Rod
VIDEO
- News conference highlights
- A-Rod's opening statement
- Yankees offer reaction
- OTL: The PR perspective
- Buster Olney breaks down comments
- Gene Woj: Athletes do dumb things
- Nolan Ryan reacts to A-Rod, steroids
- Yankees prepare for A-Rod news conference
AUDIO
- Bob Holtzman: A-Rod came prepared
- Jayson Stark: A-Rod must be honest
- Mike Tirico reacts to news conference
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