Daily News Report: Cops say no record of trouble with SI's Roberts

Statement from Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated stands by the story and the professional manner in which it was reported. Selena Roberts is a distinguished journalist and her reporting in this case led to Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs. "The allegations made by Alex Rodriguez are absurd," said Roberts, an SI Senior Writer. "I've never set foot in the lobby of Alex's New York apartment building, never spoken to the University of Miami police, and never set foot on his home property or been cited by the Miami Police for doing so." "SI has a long history of investigative reporting, and the work by Selena Roberts stands solidly in that tradition," said Sports Illustrated Group Editor Terry McDonell. A-Rod Steroids   Latest News REITER: Rodriguez's grand spin cycle HEYMAN: A-Rod must get story straight Rodriguez offers more details to media CORCORAN: Ballpark helped Rodriguez POSNANSKI: Drop character clause, Hall KEITH: Answering your A-Rod questions VERDUCCI: Interview raises questions TAYLOR: History may be kind to A-Rod ROBERTS: My side of the A-Rod story McCANN: Will other 103 names surface? JENKINS: A-Rod smarter than Bonds KEITH: A-Rod story will define season Q&A with Selena Roberts on A-Rod story HEYMAN: Union mistake hurts A-Rod JENKINS: A-Rod joins Bonds in misery BALLARD: Another superhero unmasked Alex Rodriguez admits to using steroids EXCLUSIVE: A-Rod tested positive in '03 60 Minutes: A-Rod denied using steroids SI Photos A-Rod Through The Years A-Rod meets press in Tampa

By Roger Rubin and Matt Gagne
New York Daily News

Alex Rodriguez claimed in his ESPN interview that the Sports Illustrated journalist who first reported the Yankee star had tested positive for steroids in 2003 had stalked him and was cited by the Miami Beach police for trying to break into his home as his daughters slept.

But police departments from New York and Hoboken to Miami and Coral Gables say A-Rod never reported Selena Roberts' alleged crimes to them.

"I haven't been able to find anything to corroborate that she has tried to break into his home," Detective Juan Sanchez of the Miami Beach police said. "I haven't been able to find anything that corroborates the statement Alex Rodriguez made to ESPN."

During the interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons on Monday, Rodriguez accused the SI columnist of stalking him and trying to break into his South Florida home.

"What makes me upset is that Sports Illustrated pays this lady, Selena Roberts, to stalk me," Rodriguez told Gammons. "This lady has been thrown out of my apartment in New York City. This lady has five days ago just been thrown out of the University of Miami police for trespassing. And four days ago she tried to break into my house where my girls are up there sleeping, and got cited by the Miami Beach police. I have the paper here."

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