Clemens and McNamee speak on the phone

From David Lennon at Newsday:

In a surprising twist to their public war of words, Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, spoke by telephone Friday night, Newsday has learned. It was their first contact since the Mitchell Report was released Dec. 13, and a person close to the situation described the hourlong conversation between the longtime friends as "emotional."

It is unclear whether Clemens or McNamee initiated the call, and attempts to reach representatives for both of them Saturday night were unsuccessful. Clemens and McNamee have been friends since 1998, when the two were together on the Blue Jays, and it was Clemens who got McNamee hired by the Yankees after he was obtained from Toronto at the start of the 1999 season.

Just when you thought things couldn't get any stranger, this happens.

Clemens will appear on 60 Minutes whenever the late football game ends tonight. He has already stated that McNamee injected him with legal drugs.

Also, Clemens and McNamee, as well as Andy Pettitte and others were asked to testify in front of Congress on Jan. 16.