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Published: May 13, 2008 at 10:46 PM
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Feds file new indictment against Bonds

SAN FRANCISCO, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. prosecutors have filed a new indictment against home run king Barry Bonds.

In documents released Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Bonds was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction that he denied knowingly taking illegal performance- enhancing drugs.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston delayed the case against Bonds in March so government lawyers could correct technical flaws in the original indictment. Bonds' attorneys contended that under law the indictment was deficient because the government can accuse a person of only one crime per count of an indictment.

There are no new allegations in the indictment revealed Tuesday, except that it breaks down the charges ahead of the next hearing, scheduled for June 6.

Each of the counts of lying carries a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to three years of supervised release.

Bonds, who is a free agent, has 762 home runs.


Seattle Pro-Bowl linebacker arrested

SEATTLE, May 13 (UPI) -- Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, police said.

The Seattle Times reported Tuesday Tatupu was arrested in Kirkland, Wash.,early Saturday morning after a police officer observed his car driving in excess of 50 mph in a 35-mph zone.

According to the newspaper, Tatupu submitted to field-sobriety tests, but declined to take a portable Breathalyzer. He was arrested, handcuffed without incident and taken to the police station.

His blood-alcohol concentration reportedly was measured at 0.155 and 0.158, nearly double the legal limit of 0.08.

Tatupu, 25, has played three seasons in Seattle and been chosen for the Pro Bowl each time.


Austrian Bammer upset at Italian Open

ROME, May 13 (UPI) -- Austrian left-hander Sybille Bammer was upset Tuesday by Belarusian Victoria Azarenka at the $1.34 million Italian Open.

Bammer lost to Azarenka, a wild card this week, 6-1, 6-3.

In other first-round action, Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova beat Argentine Gisela Dulko 7-6 (7-1), 6-4; Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova beat Czech qualifier Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-2; and Italian wild card Roberta Vinci defeated Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

Pironkova next meets top-seeded Australian and French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic and Cibulkova will take on Australian Open champ and this week's second seed, Maria Sharapova.

Three second-round matches and six first-rounders were either postponed or suspended Tuesday because of rain. Fifth-seeded American Serena Williams was to meet Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko and seventh-seeded Venus Williams was slated to face Aussie Samantha Stosur in the second round, but both bouts were pushed back to Wednesday.

Venus, the Wimbledon champion, returns to action this week after taking a medical leave of absence over the last month.


Indiana says it has been punished enough

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 13 (UPI) -- Indiana University officials told the NCAA that its basketball program had been punished enough for alleged rules infractions by former coach Kelvin Sampson.

The officials released its response to the NCAA regarding the Sampson case on Monday. Indiana University officials are to appear in person before the NCAA's committee on Infractions next month, The Indianapolis Star reported.

In February, the NCAA alleged five major rules violations by Sampson regarding recruiting practices. The coach took a buyout and left the team two weeks later. Indiana had already penalized itself a basketball scholarship and limited recruiting.

"Since the University now has a new coaching staff that was not involved in any way with these phone calls (or the other allegations) and since this staff already has to serve the remainder of the self-imposed penalties, the University continues to believe additional penalties are unnecessary," the school's response said.

Sampson, the Star reported, denied the violations but Indiana's formal response claimed the coach isn't credible, citing "numerous inconsistencies" during interviews with school officials.

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