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2A – Daily News – Friday, April 1, 2011 Former aide says she saw trainer inject Bonds SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tears streaming from her eyes, Barry Bonds’ former personal shopper became the first and only one of the government’s 23 witnesses at his federal trial to say she saw the all-time home run leader getting an injection from his trainer. Kathy Hoskins was the first eyewit- ness to testify that Bonds’ personal trainer — Greg Anderson, who was later convicted of dealing steroids — injected the slugger. She said Thursday that the scene unfolded at Bonds’ well- appointed Bay Area home in 2002. As part of her job, she packed the baseball star’s clothes for road trips. Anderson came into the bedroom as she was filling a suitcase. ‘‘Barry was like, ’Let’s do it right here,’’’ she testified, using a tissue to repeatedly dab at her eyes and brow. ‘‘’This is Kathy. That’s my girl. She ain’t going to say nothing to nobody,’’’ she quoted Bonds as saying. ‘‘So Greg shot him in the belly button.’’ ‘‘It was a regular, normal-size syringe,’’ she said. Hoskins said she didn’t ask about the injection, but Bonds volunteered that it was ‘‘a little something, some- thing for when I go on the road. You can’t detect it. You can’t catch it.’’ Bonds is charged with four counts of making false statements and obstruction of justice for telling a fed- eral grand jury in 2003 that Anderson never provided him with steroids and human growth hormone, and that only physicians injected him. Wearing a boyish shirt and purple necktie, her long, braided hair pulled back, Hoskins accused her brother — former Bonds’ business partner Steve Hoskins — of telling her story to fed- eral prosecutors, causing her to have to testify against Bonds. ‘‘He threw me under the bus,’’ she said. In his last question to her, Assistant (AP) — U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella asked Hoskins: ‘‘Are you testifying here just to back your brother up?’’ ‘‘Absolutely not,’’ she said before adding, with tears dripping down her face and voice breaking up, ‘‘I was put in the middle of it.’’ Dr. Don Catlin, former head of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laborato- ry, then testified about his 2006 dis- covery of Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), the designed steroid known as ‘‘the clear.’’ Bonds’ urine sample, which was negative for steroids in baseball’s 2003 survey test, was posi- tive for THG three years later after Catlin’s lab developed a test and also for the female fertility drug clomiphene. The government says it likely will rest its case after Catlin steps down Monday and portions of Bonds’ grand jury testimony are read into the record, although additional scientific witness- es could be called to support Catlin. After that, the defense can start pre- senting witness. Earlier Thursday, Bonds’ physician Dr. Arthur Ting contradicted the testi- mony of Steve Hoskins, who told the jury last week that he had as many as 50 discussions about Bonds’ alleged steroid use with Ting. Hoskins also tes- tified that Ting told him Bonds’ 1999 elbow injury, which required surgery, was caused by taking steroids. But Ting repeatedly denied Hoskins’ accounts under cross-exami- nation from defense lawyer Cristina Arguedas. ‘‘Did you emerge from the surgery and say to Stevie Hoskins in April 1999 that was an injury caused by steroids?’’ she asked. ‘‘No,’’ he answered. ‘‘Did Stevie consult with you about specific steroids like Winstrol and Deca?’’ ‘‘No,’’ he responded. The five-county Los Ange- les metropolitan area already has two NBA teams, two baseball teams, two pro hockey teams, two major collegiate sports programs and dozens of minor athletic endeavors for a laid-back, West Coast population that doesn’t obsess over sports in the first place. So why are the Sacramento Kings so eager to crash this already packed party by moving to Anaheim? Because much more than freeways separate Orange County and Los Angeles, according to Ana- heim’s mayor. Because the sprawling Southland has more than enough popula- tion and wealth to take an even larger role in the national sports scene, according to demographics experts — even some who never went to college. ‘‘It’s L.A., and people love basketball in Southern California,’’ said Kobe Bryant, who lives on the Orange County coast. ‘‘It would be great to have a team here.’’ Bryant spoke before the theoretical possibility of an NBA team moving to Ana- heim became an imminent reality. Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof appear determined to relocate to Honda Center in the fall, with a majority vote of the NBA’s owners looming as the biggest remaining obsta- MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Salt Lake 2 0 0 6 5 1 Colorado 2 0 0 6 4 1 Galaxy 1 1 1 4 3 5 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 4 3 QUAKES 11 0 3 2 1 Seattle 0 2 1 1 1 3 FC Dallas 0 1 1 1 1 3 Chivas USA 0 2 0 0 2 4 Portland 0 2 0 0 1 5 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 2 0 0 6 2 0 Chicago 1 0 1 4 4 3 New England 1 0 1 4 3 2 New York 1 0 1 4 1 0 D.C. 1 1 0 3 4 3 Kansas City 1 1 0 3 5 5 Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 4 4 Houston 0 1 1 1 1 2 Columbus 0 1 1 1 1 3 ————————————————— Today’s game FC Dallas at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Seattle FC at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Toronto FC, 10 a.m. Sporting Kansas City at Vancouver, 4 p.m. Houston at New York, 4:30 p.m. Portland at New England, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game D.C. United at Colorado, 4 p.m. cle. If it happens, the Los Angeles area’s roughly 18 million residents will have three teams in the same pro sport — the transcendent Lakers, the star-crossed Clippers, and a well-traveled franchise likely to be chris- tened the Anaheim Royals, reclaiming the nickname from their 1940s genesis in Rochester, N.Y. The New York City area’s three NHL teams for 19 million people have the only comparable arrangement in North America. Some don’t see how it can work, with Lak- ers coach Phil Jackson call- ing the prospect ‘‘ridicu- lous,’’ but those with their fingers on the pulses and wallets of Orange County residents largely agree with the Maloofs, who declined to comment for this story. ‘‘As we all know, Orange County is different,’’ Ana- heim Mayor Tom Tait said Tuesday after announcing Anaheim would approve $75 million in lease-revenue bonds to entice the Kings. ‘‘You go up to L.A. for a game, it can take you two hours. This is a different place, a different population. ... Orange County is 3 mil- lion people. If you add peo- ple from the Inland Empire, ARENA NATIONALCONFERENCE West Division WL T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 0 0 1.000186 103 CATS 21 0 .667 177 159 Utah 2 1 0 .667 194 144 Spokane 0 3 0 .000 145 180 Central Division WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 3 0 0 1.000165 110 Dallas Iowa Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 103 113 Tulsa 0 3 0 .000 107 186 AMERICAN CONFERENCE South Division WL T Pct PF PA Orlando 2 0 0 1.000115 87 Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 187 145 Georgia 1 1 0 .500 110 118 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 108 178 New Orleans0 3 0 .000 107 157 Eastern Division WL T Pct PF PA Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000127 81 Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 159 133 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 86 114 Milwaukee 0 3 0 .000 119 160 ————————————————— Thursday’s result Utah 69, Dallas 40 Today’s games Iowa at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Kansas City at Spokane, 8 p.m. Saturday’s games Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Tulsa at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. Georgia at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Orlando at Arizona, 7 p.m. Monday’s game Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. 2 1 0 .667 157 155 1 1 0 .500 71 100 ‘‘Did Stevie call you on the tele- phone, describe steroids for you, tell you to go check them out and then tell you to call him back when you could describe the side effects of specific steroids?’’ ‘‘Never,’’ he said. Later, the lawyers on both sides seemed surprised that Ting’s story con- flicted so sharply with that of Hoskins. During a break outside the presence of the jury, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nedrow acknowledged to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston that there were inconsistencies between the testi- mony of Ting and Hoskins, who the prosecutor also conceded had been ‘‘impeached heavily.’’ Arguedas complained to the judge that the government had an obligation to disclose testimony from Ting that would be beneficial to Bonds long before the trial, citing a meeting Ting had with prosecutors before he testi- fied to a grand jury in 2006. ‘‘If this government doesn’t recog- nize that, then they have to go back to school,’’ she said. Nedrow said that Thursday was the first time he heard Ting contradict Hoskins so heavily. Illston is considering Arguedas’ request to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if any government official had details of Ting’s testimony and, if so, why it wasn’t disclosed to Bonds’ attorneys. Nedrow claims it wasn’t a substantive meeting and prosecutors have been unable to find notes from it. Ting, an orthopedic surgeon who has operated on Bonds eight times, also testified that he prescribed corti- costeroids — which are not muscle- building like anabolic steroids — to ease swelling after surgery. Ting said those type of steroids have side effects that are similar to performance- enhancing steroids — acne, weight gain, mood swings and loss of libido. Can L.A. have 3 NBAteams? Orange County thinks so ANAHEIM north San Diego County, that’s millions more, maybe 5-6 million. It’s a big area. We’ve been trying to get an NBA team in Orange Coun- ty for 20 years.’’ Indeed, Orange County alone has more than twice the population of Sacramen- to County, with a per-capita income more than 20 per- cent higher. It’s larger than current NBA markets such as Indianapolis, Oklahoma City and Milwaukee. Although the Kings draw their fans from throughout Northern California in a population base of roughly 2 million, the Royals could market themselves north to Riverside County and south to San Diego County — which hasn’t had an NBA team since the Clippers left in 1984 — further expand- ing their footprint to more than 5 million people out- side Los Angeles. But can Orange County be separated from Los Angeles, as Tait and others insist? Most peo- ple in Anaheim say it can. Given Los Angeles’ traf- fic, a drive from San Diego to Anaheim sometimes takes just about as long as a drive from Orange County to Staples Center, San Diego MLB West Division American League WL Pct GB Angels 1 0 1.000— A’s East Division Seattle 0 0 .000 .5 Texas 00 .000 .5 0 0 .000 .5 WL Pct GB New York 1 0 1.000— Baltimore 0 0 .000 .5 Boston 0 0 .000 .5 Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 .5 Toronto 0 0 .000 .5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 0 0 .000 — Cleveland 0 0 .000 — Minnesota 0 0 .000 — Detroit 0 1 .000 .5 Kansas City 0 1 .000 .5 ————————————————— Thursday’s results Los Angeles 4, Kansas City 2 New York 6, Detroit 3 Today’s games Seattle (Hernandez 0-0) at Oakland (Cahill 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Chicago (Buehrle 0-0) at Cleveland (Carmona 0-0), 12:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 0-0) at Texas (Wilson 0-0), 1:05 p.m., ESPN Minnesota (Pavano 0-0) at Toronto (Romero 0-0), 4:07 p.m. Baltimore (Guthrie 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Los Angeles (Haren 0-0) at Kansas City (Francis 0-0), 5:10 p.m. Saturday’s games Seattle at Oakland, 6:05 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 10:07 a.m. Los Angeles at Kansas City, 10:10 a.m. Detroit at New York, 1:10 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. native Luke Walton noted. Anaheim boosters also cite demographic shifts that have long shown the Los Angeles area’s population shifting to the south and east. In a mea- sure of the Kings’ belief in Anaheim, AEG President Tim Leiweke said his sports conglomerate would love to move the Kings back to Kansas City and the 3 1/2- year-old Sprint Center oper- ated by his company. ‘‘But they won’t talk to us,’’ Leiweke said. ‘‘I think you can pretty well assume they’re going to Anaheim. I think that’s a foregone con- clusion. Anaheim is 4 mil- lion people, Orange County, and so I understand why they think that.‘‘I know they see that as the land of dreams. I think they are inspired by being part of the Hollywood scene. But Orange County is not Holly- wood, and what they’re going to learn pretty quickly is it’s the most competitive marketplace in the United States today, and it’s going to get even more competitive in the future. I think it’s unfor- tunate that they’re not taking a look at a place like Kansas City. But they’re not.’’ MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB Dodgers 1 0 1.000— Padres 1 0 1.000— Arizona 0 0 .000 .5 Colorado 0 0 .000 .5 GIANTS 01 .000 1 East Division WL Pct GB Atlanta 1 0 1.000— Florida 0 0 .000 .5 New York 0 0 .000 .5 Philadelphia 0 0 .000 .5 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 1 0 1.000— Chicago 0 0 .000 .5 Houston 0 0 .000 .5 Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 .5 Milwaukee 0 1 .000 1 St. Louis 0 1 .000 1 ————————————————— Thursday’s results Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1 Atlanta 2, Washington 0 Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 6 San Diego 5, St. Louis 3, 11 innings Today’s games San Francisco (Sanchez 0-0) at Los Angeles (Billingsley 0-0),7:10 p.m. Houston (Myers 0-0) at Phila.(Halladay 0-0), 10:05 a.m., ESPN Pittsburgh (Correia 0-0) at Chicago (Dempster 0-0), 11:20 a.m., WGN Arizona (Kennedy 0-0) at Colorado (Jimenez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. New York (Pelfrey 0-0) at Florida (Johnson 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Saturday’s games San Francisco at Los Angeles,1:10 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 10:05 a.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. New York at Florida, 4:10 p.m. GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) scoreless eighth by Hong- Chih Kuo. Former Yankees star Don Mattingly won his managerial debut for the Dodgers, making him the first rookie manager to beat the defending World Series champions on open- ing day since Lou Piniella debuted with the Yankees on April 8, 1986. Frank McCourt watched from the owner’s box as his legal tussle with ex-wife Jamie McCourt over ownership of the Dodgers continues into a second season. Tim Lincecum (0-1) gave up an unearned run and five hits in seven innings for San Francisco. The two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out five and walked three in his third consecutive open- ing-day start. The right-hander was in control throughout, but his defense let him down in the sixth. Kemp walked with one out and James Loney fol- lowed with a grounder to shortstop Miguel Tejada, who threw the ball away trying for the force, allow- ing Kemp to take third. Lincecum hit former team- mate Juan Uribe in the hip with his next pitch to load the bases. Posey, the NL Rookie of the Year last season, blocked a pitch in the dirt and tried to pick off Kemp, who took too big of a lead. The throw got past Pablo Sandoval, allowing Kemp to score. The Dodgers added a run in the eighth on Loney’s RBI double off Santiago Casilla after Kemp walked and stole second. The Giants had two other errors, in addition to PGA NIT Championship At Madison Square Garden New York Thursday’s result Wichita State 66, Alabama 57 Houston Open At Redstone Golf Club, Tournament Course Humble, Texas Purse: $5.9 million Yardage: 7,457; Par: 72 (36-36) TV: Noon, TGC First Round Leaders Jimmy Walker 32-31— 63 -9 Nick O’Hern 32-33— 65 -7 Josh Teater Chris Kirk 34-31— 65 -7 32-34— 66 -6 Steve Stricker 34-33— 67 -5 John Rollins CBI Best-of-3 Championship Series Game 1 Creighton 84, Oregon 76 Game 2 Oregon 81, Creighton 58 Game 3 — Today Creighton at Oregon, 7 p.m. 33-34— 67 -5 Nathan Green 32-35— 67 -5 Brendan Steele 36-31— 67 -5 Robert Allenby 34-34— 68 -4 Marc Turnesa 33-35— 68 -4 Vaughn Taylor 34-34— 68 -4 Tommy Gainey 33-35— 68 -4 Zack Miller 37-31— 68 -4 Lee Westwood 36-32— 68 -4 Robert Garrigus 31-37— 68 -4 Padraig Harrington 33-35— 68 -4 Bill Lunde 35-33— 68 -4 Steve Elkington 35-33— 68 -4 Brendon de Jonge 33-35— 68 -4 Jarrod Lyle 35-33— 68 -4 Posey’s passed ball in the second, and they could have had a fourth. Center fielder Andres Torres would have been charged with an error for overrun- ning Uribe’s bloop single, but Uribe was thrown out trying to take the extra base in the second. The game between the bitter rivals began in unseasonable 85-degree heat. Two planes towed banners over Dodger Sta- dium during batting prac- tice featuring insults directed at each team. As if the Dodgers, who missed the postseason last year, and their fans needed a reminder, another banner read, ‘‘SF Giants 2010 Champs Beat LA.’’ Four of the Giants’ five hits were singles, includ- ing a grounder behind first base by rookie Brandon Belt in his major league debut. NOTES: Giants LHP Barry Zito wore a neck brace to the park after being involved in a car accident a night earlier. He was sent for more tests on his neck and back. Manager Bruce Bochy said he was optimistic Zito could make his scheduled start Sunday. ...At 23 years and 12 days, Kershaw was the youngest opening-day starter for the Dodgers since Fernando Valenzuela, who was 22 when he opened in 1983. ... Tenor Placido Domingo sang the national anthem. A moment of silence was observed for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, and Valenzuela threw out the first pitch. ... Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully began his 62nd season with the Dodgers, while organist Nancy Bea Hefley opened her 24th. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA SHARKS 44 23 9 97 224 199 Phoenix 42 25 11 95 221 213 Kings 44 26 6 94 209 181 Ducks 44 28 5 93 223 223 Dallas 38 26 11 87 209 212 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA Detroit 44 23 10 98 247 226 Nashville 42 26 10 94 206 184 Chicago 41 27 8 90 242 209 St. Louis 35 32 10 80 224 225 Columbus 34 31 12 80 206 236 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA z-Vancouver 51 17 9 111 250 176 Calgary 38 29 11 87 237 230 Minnesota 37 32 8 82 195 217 Colorado 28 40 8 64 213 270 Edmonton 23 43 11 57 182 255 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Philadelphia 46 21 10 102 243 203 x-Pittsburgh 45 25 8 98 221 190 N.Y.Rangers 41 32 5 87 220 188 New Jersey 35 36 5 75 158 191 N.Y.Islanders 30 36 12 72 218 246 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Boston 43 23 11 97 232 182 Montreal 41 30 7 89 205 203 Buffalo 39 29 9 87 226 214 Toronto 36 32 10 82 209 238 Ottawa 30 38 10 70 181 239 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Washington 45 22 11 101 211 188 x-Tampa Bay 42 24 11 95 230 231 Carolina 37 30 10 84 220 228 Atlanta 33 32 12 78 212 249 Florida 29 37 12 70 188 216 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference ————————————————— Thursday’s results Dallas at San Jose, late Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 0 Minnesota 4, Edmonton 2 Nashville 3, Colorado 2 N.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 2 Ottawa 4, Florida 1 Tampa Bay 2, Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4, Boston 3, SO Washington 4, Columbus 3, OT Los Angeles at Vancouver, late Today’s games Chicago at Columbus, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s late result Anaheim 4, Calgary 2 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB y-Lakers 53 20 .726 — Phoenix 36 38 .486 17.5 WARRIORS 32 44 .421 22.5 Clippers 29 46 .387 25 KINGS 21 53 .284 32.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB x-S. Antonio 57 18 .760 — x-Dallas 53 21 .716 3.5 New Orleans43 32 .573 14 Memphis 42 33 .560 15 Houston 39 36 .520 18 Northwest Division WL Pct GB x-Okla. City 50 24 .676 — Denver 45 29 .608 5 Portland 43 32 .573 7.5 Utah 36 39 .480 14.5 Minnesota 17 58 .227 33.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 52 22 .703 — Philadelphia 39 36 .520 13.5 New York 37 38 .493 15.5 New Jersey 23 51 .311 29 Toronto 20 54 .270 32 Southeast Division WL Pct GB x-Miami 52 23 .693 — x-Orlando 47 28 .627 5 x-Atlanta 43 32 .573 9 Charlotte 32 42 .432 19.5 Washington 18 56 .243 33.5 Central Division WL Pct GB y-Chicago 54 20 .730 — Indiana 34 42 .447 21 Milwaukee 30 44 .405 24 Detroit 26 48 .351 28 Cleveland 15 59 .203 39 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ————————————————— Thursday’s results Boston 107, San Antonio 97 Dallas at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Denver at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Orlando, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 5 p.m., ESPN Memphis at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Wednesday’s late results Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 100 Oklahoma City 116, Phoenix 98