Associated Press
NEW YORKó Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in his MVP season of 2003 with Texas, according to a report by Sports Illustrated.
The New York Yankees star failed a drug test for two anabolic steroids, four sources told the magazine in a story posted Saturday on its Web site.
His name appears on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in a 2003 baseball survey, SI said. He reportedly tested positive for Primobolan and testosterone while playing for the Rangers.
Rodriguez declined to discuss the tests when approached by SI on Thursday at a gym in Miami, where he lives in the offseason.
“You’ll have to talk to the union,” he told a reporter. Calls from SI to union head Donald Fehr were not returned.
Major League Baseball said it was “disturbed” by the report, but did not elaborate because of player confidentiality.
– LOS ANGELES ó Pitcher Randy Wolf and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract.
A 32-year-old left-hander, Wolf was a combined 12-12 with a 4.30 ERA last year with San Diego and Houston
NHL
DALLASó The Dallas Stars and New York Rangers would not comment on a report that the Rangers have had front-office talks about the possibility of bringing back suspended Stars forward Sean Avery.
The New York Post said that Rangers general manager Glen Sather was expected to speak to Stars co-GM Les Jackson about a timetable under which Dallas would place Avery ó who left the Rangers in the offseason to sign with the Stars ó on waivers.
If the Rangers were to reacquire Avery, they would be responsible for half of the rest of his four-year, $15.5 million contract. For Avery to be eligible for the playoffs, the Rangers would have to pick him up before the March 4 trade deadline.
GOLF
SAN DIEGO ó John Rollins caught up to Camilo Villegas again, and this time kept right on going until he finished off a 2-under 70 that gave him a three-shot lead Saturday in the Buick Invitational.
TENNIS
SURPRISE, Ariz. ó Favorites Jill Craybas of the United States and Gisela Dulko of Argentina won in straight sets on Saturday to leave the countries tied 1-1 after the opening day of their first-round Fed Cup competition.
The United States has won 17 Fed Cup titles but none since 2000.
ARCA
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ó James Buescher held off Joey Logano in a battle of 18-year-olds on the final lap of Saturday’s crash-marred ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Daytona International Speedway that sent three drivers to the hospital.
The 80-lap event was slowed by a series of multicar wrecks, including a three-car accident six laps from the end that brought out a red flag.
BECKHAM
LOS ANGELES ó The Galaxy rejected AC Milan’s initial offer for David Beckham and expects the Italian club to come back with a much higher bid, or the British midfielder will be back in Los Angeles next month.
Tim Leiweke, chief executive of the company that owns the Galaxy, told the Los Angeles Times on Friday he would not consider an extended loan of the 33-year-old England international to Milan, but he was willing to negotiate a purchase deal.