Baseball Hall to begin drug education program
The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults - in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.
While adding PEDs to RBIs and ERAs among its interests, the Hall emphasized Wednesday that its new initiative wasn't tied to the former...
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2 days ago
Why Barry Bonds Should Play In 2012
The clock is ticking for the baseball Hall of Fame, about 11 months remaining now before the storm.
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3 days ago
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3 days ago
Bonds must file written arguments by March 21
Barry Bonds has until March 21 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in setting a briefing schedule, said federal prosecutors will have until April 20 to respond. After that, Bonds' lawyers will have another 14 days to file a reply brief if they choose to do so.
Bonds' appeal will be randomly...
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January 01, 2012
Barry Bonds appeals conviction…Just in time for Hall of Fame consideration
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds finished his scandal-shortened career with a Major League record 2,558 walks.
Even though he hasn’t stepped into a batter’s box in four years, Bonds got another free pass last week when he was sentenced to what basically amounts to a slap on the wrist for his conviction in an obstruction of justice charge against...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Bonds files appeal of obstruction conviction
Barry Bonds is officially appealing his felony obstruction conviction.
His attorneys paid $455 and filed a one-sentence notice to the federal trial court late Wednesday, saying that Bonds was asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal to toss out his conviction. The case will be randomly assigned to a three-judge panel later.
Bonds was sentenced Friday to 30 days of house arrest...
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December 22, 2011
Barry Bonds Hits Legal Home Run
After nearly 10 years of legal wrangling and a harsh sentence in the court of public opinion, Major League Baseball home run leader Barry Bonds finally learned his fate.
It turns out retirement and even a presumed lack of alleged steroids can’t stop Bonds from hitting it out the park, except this time his victory jog around the bases happened in a courtroom.
That’s...
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December 16, 2011
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December 16, 2011
Bonds gets off with no jail time
From the Associated Press:
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds will remain free and unpunished while he appeals his conviction for giving misleading testimony before a grand jury.
A federal judge handed Bonds a sentence of 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service on Friday — then delayed the sentence pending an appeal likely to take a...
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December 16, 2011
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December 16, 2011
Bonds to be sentenced for obstruction of justice
The Associated Press Barry Bonds lives on a two-acre estate in Beverly Hills in a house with six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
That's important because he may be spending most of his time there after he is sentenced Friday for his felony conviction of obstruction of justice. Federal probation officers are recommending U.S. District Judge Susan Illston sentence Bonds to some form...
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December 16, 2011
Bonds’ sentencing scheduled for Dec. 16
Will Barry's future be bright? A judge will determine that on Dec. 16.
Former Giants outfielder Barry Bonds is hoping he’s on Santa’s “nice” list later this month when he appears in court to hear sentencing for the obstruction of justice conviction that was levied on him by jurors back in April.
Baseball’s home run king faces 15 to 21 months in prison for his crime,...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
GIANT HEART
Barry Bonds appears in PSA for Bryan Stow
Even if you hate the guy for what he allegedly (probably) did during his MLB career, you have to give him credit reaching out to Bryan Stow and his family by visiting Stow in the hospital shortly after the Giants fan was savagely beaten on Opening Day. Bonds then pledged to do his part to [...]
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November 02, 2011
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November 02, 2011
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