An emotional and nervous Alex Rodriguez offered more detail on his positive steroid test yesterday, saying a cousin, whom he refused to name, helped him acquire an "over-the-counter" substance from the Dominican Republic that he injected about twice a month from 2001-03 after signing his monstrous $252 million, 10-year contract with the Texas Rangers. (Full article: 1538 words)

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