Clemens probed by FBI

"The request to open an investigation on the congressional testimony of Roger Clemens has been turned over to the FBI and will receive appropriate investigative action by the FBI's Washington field office," FBI spokeswoman Debra Weierman said.

Clemens testified that he never used steroids or HGH; McNamee testified he injected Clemens with performance-enhancers at least 16 times from 1998-2001.

"We've always expected they would open an investigation," said Clemens's lead lawyer, Rusty Hardin.

In Kissimmee, Fla., Astros owner Drayton McLane acknowledged he may reevaluate Clemens's 10-year personal services contract with the team - which kicks in when Clemens officially retires - in light of the pitcher's legal issues.

Elsewhere, Andy Pettitte, who told the committee Clemens admitted HGH use to him nearly a decade ago, acknowledged he's prepared to be interviewed again about his former teammate.

"It makes it extremely difficult," Pettitte said at the Yankees' training camp in Tampa. "I don't like any of this. I cannot stand it. I told you how I feel about him. I hate it. It's like a part of my family that's going to have to go through this."

Dismissal wanted

Barry Bonds's lawyers are scheduled to ask US District Court Judge Susan Illston to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with perjury and obstruction of justice for his grand jury testimony, in which he denied knowingly using illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds argues that prosecutors unfairly asked confusing, vague, and ambiguous questions during his grand jury appearance in December 2003. The former Giants star has pleaded not guilty. In court papers, he neither admits nor denies taking the drugs . . . Players' union leader Donald Fehr said he would consider approving blood testing for HGH if there was a valid, efficient procedure for determining its use over an extended period.