[Notes:Washington 6/18/2012][Notes:AP - Clemens with family] AFTER BEING ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES, ROGER CLEMENS THANKED HIS SUPPORTERS.[SOT/](roger clemens)[Notes:must courtesy ESPN length of soundbite]"i put a lot of hard work into that career. so again i appreciate my teammates"[Notes:AP - Clemens] JURORS RETURNED THEIR VERDICT MONDAY AFTER CLOSE TO 10 HOURS OF DELIBERATION. THE OUTCOME BRINGS AN END TO A 10-WEEK TRIAL THAT CAPPED AN EXPENSIVE, FIVE-YEAR INVESTIGATION.SOT: (rusty hardin/clemens laywer)[Notes:must courtesy ESPN length of soundbite]"using steroids and hdh is cheating and it was totally contrary to his entire career. if anything was shown in the trial, this man from 16 to 45 was the same person." [Notes:pool - 2008] THE 49-YEAR-OLD CLEMENS WAS ACCUSED OF PERJURY, MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE WHEN HE TSETIFIED AT THIS 2-THOUSAND-8 HEARING. THE CHARGES CENTERED ON CLEMENS REPEATED DENIALS THAT HE USED STERIODS AND HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE.SOT: (rusty hardin/clemens laywer)[Notes:must courtesy ESPN length of soundbite]"It's been 4.5 years since we've listened to a picture that doesn't match up at all with a man that we've grown to know and love. He was not only a 7 time cy young winner. He's a hell of a man."[Notes:AP - Clemens] THE VERDICT IS THE LATEST BLOW TO THE GOVERNMENT'S PURSUIT OF ATHLETES ACCUSED OF DRUG USE.[Notes:AP photo - Bonds] AN INVESTIGATION INTO HOME RUN KING BARRY BONDS YIELDED A GUILTY VERDICT ON ONLY ONE COUNT OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE LAST YEAR.[Notes:file - Armstrong] AND AN INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE DRUG USE BY CYCLIST LANCE ARMSTRONG WAS RECENTLY CLOSED WITH NO CHARGES BROUGHT.[Notes:AP - Clemens] DURING HIS 24-YEAR CAREER, CLEMENS PRODUCED 354 WINS AND A RECORD SEVEN CY YOUNG AWARDS. __ ASSOCIATED PRESS