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Barry Bonds To Discuss House Arrest Terms

Oct 31, 2014 2:59 PM

Barry Bonds has been ordered to meet with U.S. Probation Department officials to discuss terms of his 30-day house arrest, according to an ESPN.com report.

A federal judge ordered Bonds to meet with the officials to work out the details of his sentence after he lost his appeal of his felony obstruction of justice conviction. 

ESPN.com

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Bonds Wants To Begin Serving Sentence Immediately

Jun 15, 2014 9:55 AM

Barry Bonds wants to immediately start serving his sentence after a federal appeals court upheld his obstruction-of-justice conviction.

He has been sentenced to 30 days of house arrest and two years of probation.

Bonds still intends to seek further judicial review "of the important legal issues presented by the appeal."

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Bonds' 2003 grand jury testimony was "evasive" and hindered investigators' probe into a performance-enhancing-drug ring centered at the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, better known as BALCO.

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A-Rod's Hearing To Begin Sept. 30

Sep 18, 2014 8:38 AM

Alex Rodriguez's appeal of his 211-game suspension is scheduled to begin Sept. 30, according to a source.

That represents the day after the regular season ends and is the plan if the New York Yankees don't make the playoffs. Rodriguez has the right to be present for the hearings, so the process could be postponed if the Yankees still are playing.

Rodriguez, 38, is due to make $25 million next season.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

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Chris Perez Found Guilty In Marijuana Case

Oct 31, 2014 6:12 AM

Chris Perez pleaded no contest and was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor drug abuse for marijuana shipped to his home in the family dog's name.

Perez withdrew his not guilty plea in Rocky River Municipal Court outside Cleveland and was found guilty and fined $250. He also was placed on probation for one year.

Postal inspectors tipped off police about suspicious packages mailed to the Perez home. They say Perez's wife, Melanie, accepted two packages with about a third of a pound of marijuana.

Associated Press

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Men Arrested For Trying To Steal Ivy From Wrigley

Nov 1, 2014 7:59 PM

Two men have been arrested for breaking into Wrigley Field and attempting to steal ivy from the ballpark, according to multiple reports.

Kevin Burge and Steven Gudknecht, both 25, were charged with misdemeanor trespassing after being arrested at 3:45 a.m. CT, police told Chicago-area newspapers.

The men, who are both from Chalfont, Pa., entered the ballpark by squeezing through metal security bars but were spotted by security guards on closed-circuit surveillance cameras.

ESPN

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