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Clemens issues apology, denial

Roger Clemens apologized Monday for unspecified mistakes in his personal life but denied having an affair with a 15-year-old.

The New York Daily News reported last week Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was 15 and an aspiring singer. The newspaper also linked the star pitcher to former Manhattan bartender Angela Moyer and Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly.

“Even though these articles contain many false accusations and mistakes, I need to say that I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry,” Clemens said in a statement issued by spokesman Patrick Dorton. “I have apologized to my family and apologize to my fans. Like everyone, I have flaws. I have sometimes made choices which have not been right.”

The apology was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.

Brian McNamee, Clemens’ former trainer, accused the pitcher in December’s Mitchell Report of using performance- enhancing drugs in 1998, 2000 and 2001, before players and owners agreed to ban them.

Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner and 354-game winner, has repeatedly denied using steroids and human growth hormone and filed a defamation suit against McNamee.

“I realize that many people want me to simply confess and apologize for the conduct that I have been accused of, but I cannot confess to, nor apologize for, things I did not do. I have apologized to my family for my mistakes, and having offered this apology to the public, I would ask that you let me and my family deal with these matters in private.”

Tennis

McEnroe hasn’t lost that fire

John McEnroe won his first Outback Champions Series title Sunday, beating Aaron Krickstein in Boston.

The 49-year-old McEnroe, playing in his 13th career event on the 30-and-over tour, earned $54,000.

“For my favorite fan base – 75-year-old women – this proves to you that you can still be young at an advanced age,” McEnroe said.