1.   Obviously not needing the money, Sosa sells to protect his fans from expensive fake autographs, Fleming says.

2.   A federal probe into fake autographs and memorabilia has expanded to include counterfeit sports trading cards, authorities said Tuesday.

3.   Both McGwire and Gwynn helped investigators identify fake autographs, Halpern said.

4.   Government investigations have determined a major amount of merchandise sold contains fake autographs.