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Thought the Brian McNamee-Roger Clemens circus was over? Not a chance.

Tests of syringes and other steroid paraphernalia that trainer Brian McNamee submitted to federal agents will test positive for Roger Clemens’ DNA, according to a brief filed in court by McNamee’s lawyers, ESPN reported.

Although there has been considerable speculation about the materials McNamee submitted to federal agent Jeff Novitzky in January, his attorneys had refused to discuss them publicly until the filing of the brief.

The brief, in support of McNamee’s attempt to obtain an early dismissal of a defamation case Clemens filed against him or have the case moved to New York, was filed in court on Tuesday.

The paraphernalia, including syringes and bloodied gauze pads, “will test positive for Clemens’s DNA,” the brief asserts. “Once the DNA results are revealed, there will be little dispute about who is telling the truth.”

This back and forth crap has to end. Let’s all hope something comes out of these tests so one of these guys can be called out for being the lying scumbag he is. (Let’s be honest though – they’re both lying scumbags no matter what the tests reveal.)

FOX SPORTS.com’s Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Brewers are offering Matt LaPorta in a proposed deal for Indians’ ace C.C. Sabathia.

Class AA shortstop Alcides Escobar also may be in the Brewers’ proposed deal, one of the sources says.
And the Indians scouted the Brewers’ Class A Brevard County (Fla.) affiliate on Wednesday night, looking at third baseman Taylor Green, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

The Brewers likely would prefer to substitute a lesser player for Escobar, or perhaps would insist upon additional talent if the Indians demanded his inclusion. But if the Brewers indeed were willing to give up both LaPorta and Escobar, the Sabathia sweepstakes might be over before they started.

“I can not imagine anyone would top that,” the first source said.

LaPorta, 23, and Escobar, 21, would be a steep price for Sabathia, who is headed for free agency at the end of the season. But the Brewers, facing a potentially dramatic off-season makeover, are in a more urgent position than other clubs, rival executives say.

Giving up two top prospects for free-agent-to-be Sabathia seems like a desperation move right now for the Brewers. Although if the club feels like they’re only one player away from a World Series, it’s hard not to make a big splash.

This seemingly would be a great deal for the Tribe if it went through. Sabathia is probably gone at the end of the year anyway, so why not land two top prospects in the process? Especially with the 2008 season already falling by the wayside for Cleveland.

– Even with Dustin Pedroia’s big night (4 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 runs), the Red Sox couldn’t avoid being swept by the red hot Rays. Tampa knocked off Boston 7-6 as top rookie prospect Evan Longoria went 3 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored. The Rays are now 3.5 games up on the BoSox in the AL East.

– The Tribe fell 6-5 to the White Sox, but Grady Sizemore had himself a night, going 3 for 4 with two home runs, two RBI and four runs scored. But the story of the night was A.J. Pierzynski, who homered in the second off Indians’ ace C.C. Sabathia and again in the 10th off reliever Masa Kobayashi for the walk off.

– The Yankees absolutely scorched the Rangers with a nine run seventh in route to an 18-7 victory. Both A-Rod and Jason Giambi hit home runs for the Bronx Bombers, who had more runs (18) than hits (16).

– The Halos’ Joe Saunders is off to quite an impressive first half, as he won his 12th game of the season in the Angels’ 7-4 victory over Oakland. Saunders went 6.1 innings, yielding four runs on six hits and striking out five.

– The Twins are trying to keep pace with the White Sox in the AL Central and a 7-0 win over the Tigers helps. Minnesota used a five run third inning to top Detroit, who has now lost three in a row.