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Feds Say They Can Prove Bonds Took 'Roids

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 24, 2008 8:01 PM CDT

(AP) – Federal prosecutors say they will prove personal trainer Greg Anderson supplied Barry Bonds with the steroids that led to a positive test in November 2000, the offseason before the slugger hit a record 73 home runs. In a court filing today, prosecutors say they have... Read full story »

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