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A-Rod allies himself with a father who lost son to steroids
[SIZE=-1]Los Angeles Times[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The Taylor Hooton Foundation for Fighting Steroid Abuse, which New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez publicly allied himself with during Tuesday's news conference in Tampa, Fla., underscores the dangers when young athletes turn to performance-enhancing drugs. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We reached out to Alex after his ESPN interview, in which he stressed he wants to turn his mistake into something positive by focusing on youth anti-steroid education," Hooton said in statement released Tuesday. "Since we began talking to him we have found his sense of regret is genuine and his commitment to help is strong."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]MLB.com reports that Hooton also left messages with the Yankees, Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, and a representative of Major League Baseball -- which already has a financial tie to the nonprofit. In 2005, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pledged $1 million to the organization, which educates youngsters on the risks of performance-enhancing drugs.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We are focused on reaching kids," Hooton said in his statement. "Alex has a unique, extremely important and very real message to bring to young people -- a message that can literally keep kids away from these drugs and save lives.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Alex has admitted his mistake, one of the very few players to do so. We are glad he is stepping up to the plate. Together with him we can have a positive result and get the message out to America's youth."[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]Los Angeles Times[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The Taylor Hooton Foundation for Fighting Steroid Abuse, which New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez publicly allied himself with during Tuesday's news conference in Tampa, Fla., underscores the dangers when young athletes turn to performance-enhancing drugs. [...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We reached out to Alex after his ESPN interview, in which he stressed he wants to turn his mistake into something positive by focusing on youth anti-steroid education," Hooton said in statement released Tuesday. "Since we began talking to him we have found his sense of regret is genuine and his commitment to help is strong."[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]MLB.com reports that Hooton also left messages with the Yankees, Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, and a representative of Major League Baseball -- which already has a financial tie to the nonprofit. In 2005, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pledged $1 million to the organization, which educates youngsters on the risks of performance-enhancing drugs.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"We are focused on reaching kids," Hooton said in his statement. "Alex has a unique, extremely important and very real message to bring to young people -- a message that can literally keep kids away from these drugs and save lives.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"Alex has admitted his mistake, one of the very few players to do so. We are glad he is stepping up to the plate. Together with him we can have a positive result and get the message out to America's youth."[/SIZE]
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