UPI Pictures of the Year 2007

San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds is mobbed by teammates after hitting his 756th career home run passing Hank Aaron for the all time home run record against the Washington Nationals at AT&T Park in San Francisco on August 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt)

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Feds to tighten up Bonds indictment

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in San Francisco were under orders Tuesday to draw up a new indictment in the steroids case against former baseball star Barry Bonds.

Rodriguez leads Silver Slugger winners

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees won his 10th Silver Slugger Award Thursday, highlighting a relatively new group of players receiving the honor.

Bonds wants federal charges dropped

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Barry Bonds wants a U.S. judge in California to dismiss most of the charges he faces from the steroids scandal, the San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News reported.

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Report: Others eyed in Bonds' case

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities are looking at two people in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against former slugger Barry Bonds, The New York Times reported.

Bonds seeks dismissal of 10 charges

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Attorneys for baseball slugger Barry Bonds asked a U.S. court to dismiss 10 of 15 charges related to allegations he lied about steroid use.

Report: Alleged steroid users out of jobs

BRISTOL, Conn., June 11 (UPI) -- Players mentioned in 2007's Mitchell report about the use of steroids in baseball remain unemployed, ESPN reported Wednesday.

MLB: Cincinnati 9, Florida 4

MIAMI, June 9 (UPI) -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th MLB career home run Monday to spark the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-4 victory over Florida.

Griffey sixth player to hit 600 homers

MIAMI, June 9 (UPI) -- Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th career home run Monday to become the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to reach the milestone.

Bonds pleads innocent to 14 perjury counts

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (UPI) -- Baseball star Barry Bonds was in a San Francisco courtroom Friday where he pleaded innocent to 15 charges stemming from a federal steroids investigation.