NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguezs legal team has gathered extensive additional
evidence since he filed a lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball and
Commissioner Bud Selig of trying to polish their images and destroy the third
basemans career and reputation, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Flux Noir . At a Manhattan federal court hearing, attorney Jordan
Siev said his law office has gotten more evidence nearly every day to support
its lawsuit accusing MLB and Selig of going on a "witch hunt" to ruin Rodriguezs
reputation and career. He said the defendants went "way over the line." He said
evidence will prove that MLB and Selig engaged in behaviour that subjects them
to civil, "if not criminal," liability. The New York Yankees star did not attend
the hearing. MLB attorney Joseph Baumgarten responded by calling the lawsuit
"inappropriate." He said the defendants will seek its dismissal. "It doesnt
belong in federal court," he said. Both sides were scheduled to file papers in
the case on Friday. A hearing was scheduled for Jan. 23. Siev is seeking to move
the case back to state court, where it was originally filed. At one point, U.S.
District Judge Lorna G. Schofield noted: "Its ironic. Neither side wants to be
here, but youre both here." Baumgarten made little mention of Rodriguezs
allegations, but Siev used the public forum to lash out at the league and Selig.
He said baseballs investigation had a "sole purpose of destroying Rodriguezs
career and reputation" and was designed "to get Mr. Rodriguez at all costs in an
effort to salvage Mr. Seligs reputation as he heads toward retirement." Siev
said Selig "saw this as an opportunity to bring down one of the biggest players
in the game." The lawyer recounted some highlights of the lawsuit, including
allegations that the league intimidated and offered cash to witnesses, purchased
documents and allowed one of its investigators to engage in an inappropriate
sexual relationship with a witness. He said the league made sure to leak
information about the investigation to the press along the way. Outside court,
lawyers declined to comment. The litigation comes after Rodriguez was given a
211-game suspension by the league on Aug. 5 for alleged violations of baseballs
drug agreement and labour contract. He also is challenging the suspension.
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. Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match
that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely
a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said.Out since
November 2nd with a severed tendon in his left ankle, David Bolland was at
practice on Wednesday, though he was skating as an extra and not featured on any
of the four forward lines. While he is making progress, Bolland admitted things
are not moving as quickly as he would like. "Things are going, things are
progressing," said Bolland. "Not as quickly as I wish they were, but things are
progressing." Coach Randy Carlyle suggested last Thursday that there was a 50-50
chance Bolland could return prior to the Olympic break, but with just two games
remaining for the Leafs before the two week hiatus, nothing is set in stone.
"Well see," Bolland said when asked if a return before the break was a
possibility. "Things are progressing, so well see how they go." At this point,
Bollands biggest limitations occur in transition when he is required to change
directions abruptly. "Its crossing over, getting on that ankle, putting weight
on it and stressing that tendon," Bolland explained. "Thats the biggest thing,
the transition in the game when youre going down on a three on two and the puck
gets poked off your stick and you have to go back the other way, that quick
transition of turning on a dime and getting back. Its that tendon that you have
to use to turn and progress off that. Its getting stronger, its getting there
but its just not elevating like I want it to." Now over three full months since
the injury occurred, Bolland is still resigned to the fact that he will
experience pain in the ankle, likely forr several more months to come.
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pain, you feel stress, and I did cut a tendon so it went right through the
muscle, right through the tendon, right through everything, almost down to the
bone," he said. "Im going to feel pain; its going to be like that for the rest
of this year and maybe some of the summer." Whether he returns or not in the
next two games, Bolland will not be taking the Olympic break off. Instead, he
intends to return to London to skate with the Knights, his former junior club
and continue wearing the new skate boot that he had custom designed to support
his injury. "Ill have to use that new skate for a while, probably for the rest
of my career," said Bolland. "Ive got a big bulge on the side of my ankle that
sticks out, bigger than my other ankle so its going to be with me for the rest
of my life. Ill probably use that skate until Im done." An unrestricted free
agent this summer, the injury has prevented Bolland from raising his stock with
a solid year, playing in just 15 games to this point. More concerned with
getting back into the line up than worrying about a new contract, he indicated
that his past resume should speak for itself. "I dont know if Im missing
anything, I think in the past few years Ive won two Stanley Cups," said Bolland.
"Ive been to the finals and know what its like to get there; Ive been through
those battles so I dont think this should hinder any kind of contract. I think
they know what I do and what kind of heart I have out there."
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