William Roger Clemens, one of the most famous and critically acclaimed baseball players of his time was recently reported to have been dropped off from his own Medical Center in Houston for his alleged use of performance enhancing steroids (anabolic steroids).

Every person all over the world is aware of the fact that the use of anabolic steroids or any steroids for that matter is highly discouraged or even banned in the playing field of all athletes. This is due to the fact that steroids could pose a great threat to the health of athletes and at the same time a form of cheating against athletes who are clean and steroid-free.

As one of the most noted baseball pitchers of his time, Roger Clemens continues to be in the limelight when it comes to controversies relating to his alleged use of injected steroids. On December 13, 2007, Clemens’ former trainer Brian McNamee claimed and confessed that he injected the pitcher used by Clemens with Winstrol steroids and human growth hormones from 1998 to 2001. However, Clemens denies allegations and said that such a thing could have never happened.

His wide knowledge about steroids as written in Jose Canseco’s book Juiced: The Wild Times, Rampant ‘Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big got the public talking that he probably has direct use of steroids in order for him to gain as much information – to this he denies the same allegations.

Clemens’ attorney Rusty Hardin denied both claims calling both individuals troubled and possibly unreliable witnesses to the case.

Even if this is so, the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System will still continue to drop the name of the famous baseball pitcher in order to avoid direct link with the player and avoid controversies that the healthcare system is indeed supporting the case that Roger Clemens is facing at the moment.

The Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine will be named Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute effective January 1, 2009 to better reflect its commitment with all athletes and not just Roger Clemens alone.

Even if the name of the institution will be changed, Roger Clemens’ involvement will still be expected and highly appreciated by the Institute’s team as he continues to aid youth sports train aspiring baseball players of the next generation.

In June 2006, Roger Clemens gave his full support to the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Project and gave a generous amount of $3 million for the construction of the pediatric wing and therapy room at the children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

However, reports stated that the $3 million donation by Clemens is not enough to counterfeit the claims that are still pending the decision of the court. At the moment Roger Clemens is still under investigation by the FBI and the Justice Department after he testified that he never, not once made use of steroids and any other form of performance enhancing drugs and human growth hormones and denied the allegations of his former trainer McNamee.

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