A-Rod apologizes again for steroid use

The World

In his first press conference since his steroid use was outed, Alex Rodriguez apologized for his mistakes. He chalked up his steroid use as a youthful indiscretion blaming himself for being “young and stupid.” We brought in a sports fan, The Takeaway’s own Jay Cowit, to decide whether or not this apology was genuine or just a requisite PR move.

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