FOXNews.com: URGENT: No players elected to baseball Hall of Fame from list that included steroid-tainted stars

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URGENT: No players elected to baseball Hall of Fame from list that included steroid-tainted stars Jan 9th 2013, 19:36 Published January 09, 2013 Associated Press At left, former San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bond, at center, former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, at right former baseball player Sammy Sosa.AP NEW YORK –  Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades. Bonds received just 36.2 percent of the vote, Clemens 37.6 and Sosa 12.5 in totals announced Wednesday by the Hall and the Baseball Writers' Association of America. They were appearing on the ballot for the first time and have up to 14 more years to make it to Cooperstown. Craig Biggio, 20th on the career list with 3,060 hits, topped the 37 candidates with 68.2 percent of the 569 ballots, 39 shy of the 75 percent needed. Among other first-year eligibles, Mike Piazza received 57.8 percent and Curt Schilling 38.8 Jack Morris led holdovers with 67.7 percent. He will make his final ballot appearance next year, when Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine are eligible for the first time

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