Barry Bonds plans to add an attorney to his legal team before his federal court appearance next week, the slugger's longtime business affairs lawyer said Thursday.
Michael Rains has represented Bonds since the home run king first was subpoenaed in 2003 to testify in front of a grand jury investigating performance-enhancing drug use among elite athletes. Bonds is charged with lying to that grand jury when he testified he didn't knowingly take steroids and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Dec. 7.
Laura Enos, who has legally advised Bonds on business matters since 1997, said Bonds was negotiating with a high-profile lawyer with federal experience to help in defense against five felony charges of perjury and obstruction. She declined to discuss names, though San Francisco attorney John Keker's name was mentioned throughout the legal community here as the likely candidate.
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Angels' Moreno On Mitchell Report: 'There's Going To Be Names'
It remains to be seen if the players contacted by George Mitchell's investigators are actually named in the report, which is due for release sometime before Christmas.
But Angels' owner Arte Moreno raised the bar Wednesday when he said the report on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MLB will include names of players.
"The names of players will come out that people will be mad about," Moreno, quoted by The Los Angeles Times in Thursday's editions, said. "Some of my information is second hand, but I know there's going to be names."
La Russa Pleads Guilty To DUI
Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pleaded guilty to driving under the influence Wednesday, eight months after police found him asleep inside his running sport utility vehicle at a stop light and smelling of alcohol.
"I accept full responsibility for my conduct, and assure everyone that I have learned a very valuable lesson and that this will never occur again," La Russa said in a statement released by his attorney, David Roth. La Russa did not appear in court to plead guilty.
As part of his plea agreement, La Russa will serve at least six months' probation, pay a $678.50 fine, complete DUI school and any recommended treatment and complete 50 hours of community service, according to state prosecutors.
'Black Sox' Scandal Papers To Hit Auction Block
A box containing thousands of rare documents, letters and memos that supposedly detail events surrounding the so-called Black Sox scandal of the 1919 World Series will be up for auction starting Monday at a suburban Chicago auction house.
Experts say the material may offer more insight about the White Sox, whose alleged notorious actions during the series against the Cincinnati Reds has become one of the darkest events in baseball history.
"This could be a treasure trove," baseball author Gene Carney said.
Agent: Doctors Say Kennedy May Have Had Enlarged Heart
The agent for Joe Kennedy said Sunday the family has been told by doctors the pitcher's death might have been the result of an enlarged heart.
Kennedy's Medical Tests Not Expected For 6-8 Weeks
Medical tests to determine the cause of death of left-handed pitcher Joe Kennedy are expected to take about six to eight weeks.
Results of Kennedy's autopsy are pending the completion of the tests, said forensic investigator Amanda Whidden on Saturday. She is with Hillsborough County's medical examiner's office.
Bonds' Childhood Chum, Former Girlfriend Set To Testify
Barry Bonds' penchant for turning longtime friends into bitter enemies might come back to hurt him in at least two significant ways at trial.
First there's Steve Hoskins. He was once Bonds' closest friend and served as best man at the slugger's first wedding.
Then there's Kimberly Bell, the home run king's girlfriend of 10 years, who dated him even after his first wedding. In fact, Hoskins' sister introduced Bell to Bonds after a San Francisco Giants' game in 1994.
Each had a nasty falling out with the notoriously prickly slugger, and each is now expected to be a key witness for the prosecution if Bonds goes to trial for perjury and obstruction of justice. He was indicted last week for allegedly lying when he told a federal grand jury he never knowingly used performance enhancing drugs and is likely to face prison time if convicted.
Ex-Mets' Attendant Gets Another Sentencing Delay
Sentencing has been delayed until early next year for Kirk Radomski, the ex-New York Mets' clubhouse attendant who looms as a key figure in the Major League Baseball steroids investigation headed by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, according to court documents obtained by ESPN.com.
Radomksi, 37, pleaded guilty to steroids dealing in April and is now set to be sentenced Feb. 8 at 11 A.M. before U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco. This marks the third time the sentencing date has been continued, with Radomski most recently set to appear before Judge Illston on Dec. 14.
The request for the continuance was signed Wednesday by Judge Illston, having been agreed to by Radomski's attorney, John Reilly, and assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella. Reilly could not be reached for comment Wednesday, and Parrella declined comment on the sentencing delay.
Report: Bonds' Trainer Still Won't Testify
Greg Anderson, who spent months in federal prison for refusing to testify against his personal training client Barry Bonds, was released on Thursday when Bonds was indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. He could face a possible return.
If Bonds goes to trial on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, Anderson could be called on again to testify -- and face a return to prison if he again refuses to cooperate.
According to Anderson's attorneys, he'll do it again if confronted with the same dilemma.
Anderson could be charged with criminal contempt if he refuses to cooperate with the government when Bonds goes to trial on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. That would mean a criminal trial of his own and an even longer prison sentence than the civil contempt charge that sent him to prison for refusing to testify before the grand jury investigating Bonds.
Rays: New Stadium Would Boost Economy
A new waterfront stadium and redeveloped Tropicana Field could bring $1 billion in investment to St. Petersburg's economy, according to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The city released a 600-page document on Friday outlining the team's plans for the proposed $450 million ballpark and the redevelopment of the Rays' current home.
The plan would create 2,500 permanent jobs and 14,000 temporary construction-related jobs. The redevelopment of Tropicana Field would attract a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development. That would generate more than $800 million in new property and sales tax revenue over the next 35 years, according to the document.
The figures are from an Oct. 22 letter to the city from Michael Kalt, the team's senior vice president for development and business affairs. The letter was part of the document released on Friday.