on october 3, 2006, the "washington post" reported that san francisco united states attorney kevin ryan said that the "los angeles times" report contained "significant inaccuracies." all five players named (clemens, pettitte, tejada, gibbons, and roberts) denounced the story, with clemens calling it "dangerous and malicious and reckless." gibbons was later implicated in the steroid scandal by sports illustrated, who uncovered receipts issued by a florida steroid mail order company in his name.