Tag Archives: Barry Bonds

Morning Splash: Bonds Guilty on One Count; BART's Dugger Gets Nearly $1 Million Severance

April 14, 2011, 7:54 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice, jury deadlocked on perjury counts (California Watch) Barry Bonds, the former Giants slugger and baseball’s home run champion, was found guilty of obstruction of justice Wednesday for giving evasive answers to a federal grand … Continue reading »

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Reaction to Bonds Verdict

April 13, 2011, 11:50 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Update 7:15 a.m. KGO video on the Bonds verdict: Bonds' attorney reacts with Bonds at his side Jurors discuss the case Giants react to Bonds verdict Update 8:07 p.m. After the verdict, KQED's Stephanie Martin interviewed Professor Andrea Russi, a … Continue reading »

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Bonds Trial on Hold, But New Evidence Emerges

April 4, 2011, 1:00 pm • Posted by Kelly Wilkinson
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The perjury trial of Barry Bonds was put on hold today after a juror called in sick. Court officials say the juror could have kidney stones or gallstones. But even though the trial is on hold, there is new evidence. … Continue reading »

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Video: "Game of Shadows" Co-Author Lance Williams on the Barry Bonds Trial

March 25, 2011, 2:40 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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We talked today to Lance Williams, who co-wrote the book Game of Shadows, chronicling the BALCO scandal and Barry Bonds' alleged involvement with steroids. He's also been covering the Bonds trial for California Watch. Here's a 2006 excerpt from the … Continue reading »

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Your Replies to "Barry Bonds will be remembered as..."

March 25, 2011, 2:29 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Here are some of the replies we got to our fill-in-the-blank exercise, "Barry Bonds will be remembered as…." My answer: "…controversial." Replies: …smarter than Jose Canseco. …the greatest baseball player who ever lived and who was the victim of a … Continue reading »

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Fill in the Blank: 'Barry Bonds will be remembered as __________.'

March 23, 2011, 12:39 pm • Posted by Amanda Stupi
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The Barry Bonds trial for perjury and obstruction of justice is finally under way. Jurors were selected on Monday (few baseball fans made the cut), opening arguments began Tuesday and testimony began Wednesday. Tuesday's biggest action, though not really much … Continue reading »

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The Clear and the Cream Make Their Way to Trial

March 21, 2011, 3:20 pm • Posted by Amanda Stupi
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Update 4 p.m.: A jury has been seated in the Barry Bonds steroids perjury trial. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Ilston congratulated the eight women and four men and told them to be in court at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Two … Continue reading »

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Blog Beat: Barry Bonds Trial, Interview With Planet Hunter Geoff Marcy, Is Bing Copying Google?

February 2, 2011, 3:26 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Journalist Lance Williams reports in California Watch that prosecutors have obtained a secret recording of Barry Bonds' one-time trainer Greg Anderson describing the undetectable steroids he was giving Bonds. Bonds' defense team wants the recording excluded from evidence. From Wired: … Continue reading »

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The Barry Bonds Dilemma

October 27, 2010, 11:34 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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I am not a big Giants fan by birth; I was born in New York City. However, over the course of my 20 years living in San Francisco, I have grown to love the team. But it wasn't just geographical … Continue reading »

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Blog Beat: Bonds' Fans Excoriated, Aquarius Records' 40th, Google 'It Gets Better' Video

October 21, 2010, 11:18 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The Snitch takes Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Gonzales to task for his rather harsh criticism of Giants' fans who greeted Barry Bonds with a warm welcome during his introduction before Tuesday's game. From the column: As Bonds walked onto the … Continue reading »

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