ZIMMERMAN DENIES AL-JAZEERA AMERICA’S PED ALLEGATIONS

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman defended himself against performance-enhancing drug allegations made in a documentary that aired in December. Zimmerman said he never heard of or met the people featured in the Al-Jazeera America documentary, The Dark Side: Secrets of Sports Doping. He and Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard in January filed a defamation suit against the network. “I’ve never done any of that. I’ve never even thought about doing any of that,” he said.