Barry Bonds' contract with the Giants isn't final just yet.

Barry Bonds' contract was not approved by the commissioner's office because it contained a personal-appearance provision, a baseball executive said Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because those details had not been made public.

Barry Bonds gave the San Francisco Giants the right to terminate his $15.

Nearly two months after the San Francisco Giants agreed in principle to re-sign Barry Bonds for the 2007 season, the club and the left fielder completed terms on Monday night, finally ironing out complicated language in the contract that has been a matter of lengthy negotiations.

Giants' GM Brian Sabean said on Monday night that the only remaining contracts to be finished are with Barry Zito and Ryan Klesko.

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.

Barry Bonds arrived in San Francisco on Monday, set to take a physical and complete a contract with the Giants nearly two months after they agreed on financial terms.

Add former Dominican baseball star Juan Marichal to the list of Mark McGwire's backers.

Mark Sweeney declared on Friday that he has no idea who dragged his name into the amphetamine scandal but believes it was not Barry Bonds.

While the Giants consider whether to complete their strained negotiations with Bonds or back out, baseball officials say Rod Barajas' story could prove pivotal.

Barry Bonds thinks Mark McGwire and Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame.

In Wednesday's edition of the New York Times, Murry Chass suggests that Barry Bonds could sign with the Red Sox if the J.

Giants closer Armando Benitez, 34, has been the Marlins' No.

Mark Sweeney wasn't about to sit back and ignore a situation dealing with his name in the same sentence as amphetamines and Barry Bonds.

Right-hander Jerome Williams and left-hander Brandon Claussen agreed to terms Friday with the Washington Nationals, who are desperate for pitching depth.

Barry Bonds said he did not get amphetamines from teammate Mark Sweeney, but did not deny a report Thursday saying he tested positive for the drugs last season.

Barry Bonds' reported positive test for amphetamines last season could be another snag in contract negotiations with the San Francisco Giants.

Giants' executives are insisting the contract they offered to Barry Bonds on Dec.

Barry Bonds failed a test for amphetamines last season and originally blamed it on a teammate, the Daily News reported Thursday.

Tim Worrell retired Wednesday after a 14-year career that ended with the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants might have found their fifth starter in the former ace of their staff, right-hander Russ Ortiz.

The Giants have still not officially signed any of the nine free agents they have reached agreements with this offseason.

Giants GM Brian Sabean added a veteran baseball man to his staff Monday, hiring Tony Siegle as senior adviser of baseball operations.

Chris Brown’s two-story home in a Houston suburb was engulfed by flames around 1:30 a.

Felipe Alou is back with the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants are still working with Barry Bonds' representative to finalize complicated language in the slugger's $16 million, one-year contract for next season, a process that has lasted nearly a month.

Now that the Giants have added Barry Zito, they are interested in signing another veteran left-handed pitcher, David Wells.

Barry Zito will make a base salary of $10 million from the Giants in 2007, then receive raises of $4 million in each of the next two seasons.