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Barry Bonds

August 4, 2010 by · Comments Off on Barry Bonds 

Barry BondsBarry Bonds, View slugger Barry Bonds was never known for being friendly with reporters, but now is giving money ahead of his trial for perjury.

Bonds foundation of cattle and 20,000 to the National Association of Black Journalists to finance “Entrepreneurship” Award to be named the Bay Area has long Ray Taliaferro station. Donate money rich athletes usually applaud, but this gift is stirring controversy. NABJ member Kenneth Cooper told The Associated Press Bonds is a controversial figure and journalists and their organizations must keep their distance.

The donation comes in the form of bonds is preparing for his trial on federal charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use. Bonds is leading the majors’ home run of all time, but their numbers were compiled in a monstrous cloud of suspicion. He was in the center of an investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative, which was found to have supplied drugs to improve the performance of professional athletes. In 2003, Bonds’ trainer was indicted and later years that Bonds testified to a grand jury he used a substance he believed was only a balm made of linseed oil but that prosecutors say was a steroid.

A 2006 book. “Game of Shadows”, written by sports reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, Bonds allegedly used stanozolol and a host of other steroids.

Dan Haren

July 26, 2010 by · Comments Off on Dan Haren 

Dan HarenDan Haren, The Los Angeles Angels acquired pitcher Dan Haren, a three-time All-Star in a trade with the Diamondbacks yesterday, sending left-hander Joe Saunders, two minor league pitchers and a player to be named to Arizona.

“I’m really excited to go there and have a chance to win,” Haren said of the Angels, who sit second behind the AL West Texas Rangers leader.

In the countryside, in Arlington, Texas, the Rangers beat Angels 6-4 behind the pitching of Tommy Hunter (8-0) and Josh Hamilton hit (three hits, three RBIs).

Rays 4, Indians 2 – Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer off Justin Masterson (3-9) that helped Wade Davis (8-9) remains undefeated in July, and Tampa Bay won its second straight after have fallen by 18 row in Cleveland.

Blue Jays, Tigers split – After visiting Toronto took Game 1 of a doubleheader, 5-3, in force from Lyle Overbay ninth homer tickets, Detroit responded with a 6-5 victory in Game 2, Ryan Raburn three racing double in the eighth capped a four-run.

Twins 10, Orioles 4 – Jason Kubel hit a grand slam, Kevin Slowey (9-5) hung on the right to a rain delay in the seventh inning and Minnesota beat Baltimore to stop a run of four consecutive road defeats series .

Athletics 6, White Sox 4 – Dallas Braden (5-7) won for the first time in 10 starts since his perfect game May 9, by ending a run of five defeats, and Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs as Oakland beat host Chicago.

National League

Giants 3, Diamondbacks 2 – Phoenix, Buster Posey had four hits to extend his streak to 18 games and Travis Ishikawa drove in the winning run with a single in the 10th, allowing San Francisco to sweep past Arizona.

Fielder Eugenio Velez (concussion) is expected to travel with the Giants after being hit in the head by a foul ball on the bench on Saturday.

Dodgers 1, Mets 0 – Clayton Kershaw (10-5) worked eight innings, Kenley Jansen got his first major league save and Russell Martin had an RBI double in Los Angeles visit to New York gave another shutout loss.

Dodgers pitcher Carlos Monasteries was beaten in the head by a foul ball while sitting on the bench in the fourth inning.

Astros 4, Reds 0 – Wandy Rodriguez (8-11) allowed one hit in seven innings, Hunter Pence homered and Chris Johnson, Michael Bourn and produced a two-run double as Houston excluded visiting Cincinnati.

Brewers 8, Nationals 3 – Casey McGehee and Rickie Weeks homered and scored five unearned runs for host Milwaukee to complete a three-game sweep.

Padres 6, Pirates 3 – Adrian Gonzalez homered and Chris Denorfia, helping San Diego end their first series sweep in Pittsburgh since 1998.

Marlins 5, Braves 4 – In Miami, Wes Helms hit a bases-loaded RBI single with none out in the 11th, and Florida won its fourth walkoff victory within a week, more than Atlanta.

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