Allegations surfaced on April 28, 2008, that Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens had a decade-long affair with country music singer Mindy McCready. A report in the New York Daily News said the affair began when McCready was 15 years old, after the two met in a Florida karaoke bar. At the time, Clemens was 28 years old and pitching for the Boston Red Sox. In a statement through his attorney, Clemens denied any sexual relationship with McCready, calling her a "close family friend." An attorney for McCready would not comment on the story.

On April 29, the New York Post published an interview with McCready in which she admitted the affair.

The Daily News cited unidentified sources as saying Clemens and McCready carried on their clandestine relationship for many years, taking trips together to New York and Las Vegas. And while McCready reportedly broke off the affair in 2006, The News said Clemens continued to reach out to her - sending money for her legal troubles. McCready spent time in jail in 2007 on a probation violation.

The Daily News story said the alleged relationship could weaken Clemens' reputation in the wake of his defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee. McNamee claims he injected Clemens with steroids between 1998 and 2001.

1. Born: August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio
2. Married: Debbie Clemens in 1984
3. Children: Koby, Kory, Kacy, and Kody (all named after 'K' for strikeout)
4. 1986 A.L. MVP
5. Cy Young Awards: 7
6. Six seasons: Won 20 or more games
7. Member of 1999 and 2000 World Champion New York Yankees
8. Second to Nolan Ryan on all-time strikeouts list
9. Named in 2007 Mitchell Report

1. Born: November 30, 1975
2. Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida
3. Once engaged to actor Dean Cain
4. September 14, 2007: Sentenced to one year in prison for probation violation
5. Daily News alleged that the liner notes in McCready's albums contained "personal love missives" to Clemens

1. "He flatly denies having had any kind of an inappropriate relationship with her. He's considered her a close family friend ... He has never had a sexual relationship with her." — Rusty Hardin, Clemens attorney
2. "If it's proved that he's a philanderer, his reputation is already damaged. When you sue for defamation, you put your whole reputation in the community at issue. Anything is fair game, including his claim of sanctimonious purity." — Richard Emery, McNamee attorney