Associated Press on Sosa ejected for cork in bat:
Once Sammy Sosa was caught using a corked bat, there was one big question: Was he cheating when he hit any of those 505 home runs? The Chicago Cubs’ star slugger, 17th on the career home-run list, was ejected in the first inning of Tuesday night’s 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after umpires found cork in his shattered bat.
Sosa said it was all an honest mistake. “I use that bat for batting practice,” he said. “It’s something that I take the blame for. It’s a mistake, I know that. I feel sorry. I just apologize to everybody that are embarrassed.”
Sammy, Sammy, Sammy! What's the deal?
Update: Jeff Trigg has an excellent post on the whole affair here.