There are allegations of steroid use about one of baseball's power hitters who many consider to be the top player
in the game. Sports Illustrated is reporting Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, known as A-Rod, tested positive for
steroid using 2003. Magazine says it confirmed the result with four sources, and says when it approached Rodriguez,
he declined the answer, referring qustions to player's union instead.
The magazine says Rodriguez was tested in 2003 when he was with the Texas Rangers, a year before he was traded
to the yankees. The results were to have been kept anonymous. When A-Rod was tested, there was no penalty for a
positive test. The Results came to light after federal agents raided steroid lab in California. The report about
Rodriguez comes against the backdrop of the upcoming trial of Barry Bonds, accused of lying about steroid use.
This all comes as the Yankees are getting ready to start a brand new season in a brand new stadium. Rodriguez
has been making news for the last year off the field, first with his divorce, then his dalliances with Madonna.
Recently he has been called A-Fraud by his teammates, a revelation made in a new book by his former manager, Joe
Torre. And now, steroid allegaions.
Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, reported from Yankees Stadium in New York
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* allegation : (충분한 증거가 없는) 주장, 탄원, 단언; (소송 당사자에 의한) 진술
* source : 취재원, 소식통
* decline : …을 거절하다
* trade : 〈스포츠〉 〔선수〕를 트레이드하다
* come to light : 밝혀지다
* raid : 수색하다
* against a[or the] backdrop of : …을 배경으로
: backdrop - 배경, 배경이되다
* dalliance : (남녀의) 희롱, 농탕, 염문, 스캔들
