Former baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.Rose said in the federal lawsuit that John M. Dowd damaged his reputation and endorsement deals during a July 2015 interview on WCHE-AM in West Chester, Pennsylvania.Dowd investigated Rose for Major League Baseball in 1989, leading the leagues all-time hits leader to be declared ineligible for the Hall of Fame.The lawsuit states Dowd said during the radio appearance that Rose associate Michael Bertolini told investigators he ran young girls to Rose during spring training, which Dowd called statutory rape every time. Bertolinis lawyers issued a categorical denial last summer.Rose never did any such thing and until the Dowd accusations, no one had ever claimed he did, Roses lawyers wrote in the complaint. What Dowd attributes to Bertolini is false: Bertolini states he never told Dowd any such thing.A man answering a phone listed for Dowd in Massachusetts did not identify himself, would not take a message and abruptly hung up on a reporter seeking comment.A portion of Dowds 1989 report for Major League Baseball was headed, Rose-Bertolini Betting.Rose, who lives in Las Vegas, had applied for reinstatement to the game last year and was about to appear at an All-Star Game in Cincinnati, where he coached and played, when Dowd said on Jim Romes radio show on June 23, 2015, that Rose had Bertolini running young women down in Florida for his satisfaction, the lawsuit said.On July 13, Dowd was asked on WCHE-AM whether he found Rose to be a likable person.Michael Bertolini, you know, told us that he not only ran bets but he ran young girls for him down at spring training, ages 12 to 14, Dowd responded last year. Isnt that lovely. So thats statutory rape every time you do that.Dowd subsequently told NJ.com that he did not want to discuss the Bertolini allegation any longer, saying it had been blown out of proportion. Jordan 12 Cheap For Sale . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Air Jordan 12 Online Australia . William Carrier opened the scoring for Cape Breton (6-4-2), but Andrew Ryan tied the game and Brent Andrews put the Mooseheads (8-6-0) in front for good with a short-handed goal at 13:49 of the second period. http://www.cheapairjordan12australia.com/ . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Jordan 12 For Sale Australia . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Cheap Jordan 12 Retro Australia . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Memphis Grizzlies co-owner and vice chairman Stephen Kaplan increased his stake in Immortals on Wednesday, marking the third major move by an NBA team owner in esports this week.Kaplan, who was already among a long list of investors -- highlighted by Machine Shop Ventures -- in Immortals, will now also join the companys board.Were grateful for Steves continued support of the Immortals organization and look forward to working with him on scaling up the esports industry, Immortals CEO Noah Whinston told ESPN.com.Thee news of Kaplans increased investment and responsibility comes on the heels of the Philadelphia 76ers acquiring Dignitas and Apex on Monday and Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber purchasing a controlling interest in Team Liquid?on Tuesday.ddddddddddddImmortals houses League of Legends, Overwatch and Counter Strike: Global Offensive teams, as well as a Super Smash Bros. player. ' ' '