CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.

With permission from the patients, investigators followed the trail of grocery purchases to a Rhode Island company that makes salami, then zeroed in on the pepper used to season the meat.

"It was really exciting.

TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone.

Rodriguez has said he is aware that federal agents want to talk to him about his relationship with Dr. Anthony Galea.

Galea told The Associated Press that he helped the three-time MVP recover from a hip injury last year but prescribed only anti-inflammatories, not HGH.