article_snippet: the defamation lawsuit that was brought against the former MLB pitcher by his ex-trainer in 2008 alleged Clemens pursued a public relations attack against McNamee (pictured above)
article_snippet: McNamee sued Clemens, 52, for defamation in 2008 after the pitcher said McNamee lied and manufactured evidence when McNamee accused the pitcher of using banned performance-enhancing drugs .
article_snippet: the defamation lawsuit that was brought against the former MLB pitcher by his ex-trainer in 2008 alleged Clemens pursued a public relations attack against McNamee after the onetime strength coach told federal agents and Congress Clemens routinely injected the hard-throwing right-hander with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998 through 2001.
article_snippet: Clemens, who pitched until Clemens was 45, has denied the charges and told ESPN McNamee's case was an example of 'somebody out there that is really crawling up your back to make a buck.'
article_snippet: Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards in Clemens career .
article_snippet: Clemens, who also plitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros in his two-decade-long career, was found not guilty in 2012 of charges of obstructing Congress, making false statements in a deposition and committing perjury when his denied using steroids or human growth hormone injected by McNamee.
highlights_snippet: McNamee sued Clemens in 2008 after pitcher said Trainer lied in court .
  
highlights_snippet: Trainer accused Clemens of using banned performance-enhancing drugs .
  