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A merciless portrait of Alex Rodriguez as a needy, phony, preening, petulant, self-absorbed narcissist, from the reporter who broke the news of his 2003 steroid use.

New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez homered twice and played seven innings in the field for the second straight day in an extended spring training game on Tuesday.

Sidelined since undergoing right hip surgery on March 9, the third baseman could rejoin the Yankees for Friday night's game at Baltimore. A-Rod said a return date has not been finalized.

"I have no idea about Friday," said Rodriguez, who is scheduled to play in another extended spring training game Wednesday.

Doctor: A-Rod ahead of schedule.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has undergone arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip, and his projected timetable for recovery remains six-to-nine weeks.

'It's a big blow for the whole family. Alex is destroyed,' Yank's brother says.

Alex Rodriguez is prepared for the worst when he plays in the New York Yankees' spring training opener Wednesday.

In a lengthy press conference at Yankees spring training complex in Tampa, Fla., Alex Rodriguez gave additional details and information about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, which he maintains took place only between 2001 and 2003.

Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era soon will fade.

His admission came two days after Sports Illustrated reported he tested positive for steroids in 2003, one of 104 players who tested positive during baseball's survey testing, which wasn't subject to discipline.

Jose Canseco wrote that Alex Rodriguez didn't come right out and say, "I want to buy steroids," but instead asked if someone wanted to purchase them, where would they go.