Topic: Barry Bonds

Roger Clemens trial: Can federal prosecutors nab a sports star at last?

Roger Clemens is facing his second trial on charges of lying to Congress, after the first was declared a mistrial. Federal prosecutors have had a rough ride trying to pin perjury on top athletes. 

Feds bulk up for retrial of Roger Clemens over steroids

The Justice Department, embarrassed by an error that caused a mistrial of Roger Clemens last year, has added more prosecutors as it seeks to convict the famed pitcher of lying to Congress when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.

MLB Opening Day: Looking back at 100 years of baseball history

To get a sense of the historic arc Major League Baseball has taken over just the past 100 years, hop on our time machine and review some of its key news and developments at 10-year intervals, beginning in 1912.

Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has always denied doping allegations. On Friday, US prosecutors said they couldn't make a case stick.

Lance Armstrong doping case closed

Lance Armstrong was gratified to learn that the investigation into his alleged doping has been closed.

Barry Bonds isn't going to prison. Is he being punished enough?

Barry Bonds, seen by many fans as having irreparably harmed baseball, is sentenced to home detention, community service, probation, and a fine. Experts call the punishment appropriate for the crime.

Roger Clemens mistrial: closure hard to find in steroid scandals

A mistake by a prosecutor leads Judge Reggie Walton to declare a mistral in the Roger Clemens perjury case, leaving a big question mark over the government's antidoping crusade.

Roger Clemens trial: a rougher road than Barry Bonds had?

Slugger Barry Bonds was convicted on one of four perjury and obstruction charges, in connection with a probe of illegal steroid use. Ex-pitching ace Roger Clemens faces six charges – and may have a harder time avoiding conviction, experts say.

Does hotel maid in Strauss-Kahn case need a defense lawyer, too?

Officials assert that the alleged victim in the sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn lied on her tax returns, asylum application, and on other occasions. Is she now in legal trouble?

Roger Clemens on trial – should he testify?

The Roger Clemens perjury trial will begin Wednesday. Legal experts suggest that his combative nature might not be well suited for the witness stand.

Barry Bonds verdict: A conviction likely to satisfy no one

Following a 12-day trial and four days of deliberation, the jury in the trial of baseball star Barry Bonds convicted him of obstruction of justice for lying to a grand jury in 2003 about steroid use.

In Barry Bonds's wake, a trail of broken lives

The Barry Bonds trial has played out like a daily morality play, offering an unvarnished look at how sports stars' entourages can be made and ripped apart by fame, wealth, and scandal.

Barry Bonds trial opens with push to prevent 'roundabout justice'

Jury selection begins Monday in the Barry Bonds trial. A primary goal is to find jurors who will focus on the actual charges in the case – perjury – and not allegations of steroid use.

Ideas for a better world in 2011

To start the new year off right, the Monitor asked various thinkers around the world for one idea each to make the world a better place in 2011. We talked to poets and political figures, physicists and financiers. The results range from how to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world to ways to revamp Hollywood.

World Series quiz: What do you know about the San Francisco Giants?

World Series number 106, between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants, gets underway in 'The City by the Bay' Wednesday night. This will be the 19th time the Giants franchise qualified for the World Series. With help from sanfranciscogiants.com, take our quiz and put your Giants knowledge to the test. Answers to questions can be found on subsequent pages and on the final question page.

Rangers and Giants: Each knocked off their league's powerhouse team

The World Series will pit a Texas Rangers team that has both track star like speedsters and home run hitters against the San Francisco Giants, who have some of the best hurlers in the sport.

A-Rod's home run feat: 600 reasons not to care

Tour de France: Can Lance Armstrong keep his Teflon image?

As the Tour de France gets under way, defrocked 2006 winner Floyd Landis has put forward fresh, detailed doping allegations against Lance Armstrong. But Armstrong has become as famous for deflecting scandal as for leading the peloton.

Barry Bonds wins big legal victory; evidence inaccessible rule judges

Barry Bonds won a big legal victory Friday.

Blockade Billy

Two great American traditions merge when horror icon Stephen King turns his attention to baseball.

Baseball: What's new this year?

As 'Play Ball!' rings out April 4, baseball fans debate the impact of high salaries and the post-steroid era.

Tiger Woods apology strategy: Heal the Tiger, then the business

For superstars like Tiger Woods, the ordinary rules of apology and business recovery are backward.

Beyond Mark McGwire’s tears

Baseball -- and all of sports -- will have to grapple with how to police performance-enhancing drugs far into the future.

Mark McGwire steroids confession: Will it be enough?

The long-suspected Mark McGwire steroids confession came Monday in an attempt to clear the air before he becomes the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach next season. The confession seemed cathartic for the introverted former slugger, but questions remain.

Tiger Woods transgression: Can he recover his pitchman status?

After Tiger's "transgression," his economic rebound will depend on whether he follows Kobe Bryant — or Barry Bonds.