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MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett denied Monday that he dragged a woman into the men's room at a restaurant and groped her, insisting instead that he was being a gentlemen by offering to escort her.

Puckett, a Hall of Famer, gave a markedly different account than his accuser did of what happened the night of Sept. 5 at Redstone American Grill in suburban Eden Prairie.

The woman, who took the stand at the trial last week, said Puckett dragged her into the men's room, forced her into a stall and grabbed her breast, causing bruises on her breast, arm and ankle.

However, Puckett, testifying in his own defense, said that's not what happened.

He said he saw the woman coming out of the men's room and heard her say, "that was exciting." He said she indicated that she hadn't used the bathroom, and when he asked her whether she want...