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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Bonds defense seeks ban on temper testimony SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds’ attorneys are seeking to keep details about the slugger’s temper from the jury. Prosecutors want no mention of federal investigators surpassing the limits of a search warrant during a raid of a laboratory tasked with testing urine samples of all Major League Baseball players for steroid use. On Monday, Bonds’ attorneys and prosecutors filed a flurry of legal papers seeking to limit what the other side can show the jury once the slugger’s perjury trial starts on March 21. The Bonds legal team is concerned the jury will hear tes- timony that Bonds routinely berated those around him and disrespected underlings. His lawyers argue such testimony will unfairly sway the jury and has nothing to do with prov- ing Bonds lied to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking performance enhancing drugs. Bonds is also demanding that much of the expected tes- timony of his former mistress Kimberly Bell be excluded. Bell is expected to testify that she noticed physical and mental symptoms such as a short and violent temper that she attributed to steroid use. Bonds’ attorneys argue that Bell has no scientific or medical background to draw such conclusions and that even experts disagree over side effects of steroids such as male pattern baldness, testes shrinkage and a loss of sexual desire. Bell says she saw all of these things and more during her time with Bonds. Bonds’ legal team wants the judge to ‘‘preclude the gov- ernment from seeking to present evidence concerning changes in Mr. Bonds’ physical or mental condition from any source.’’ They also renewed their objections to allowing the testi- mony of current baseball player Jason Giambi and several former team mates. Those players are expected to testify that Bonds’ former personal trainer supplied them with steroids and showed them how to use them. Prosecutors hope to use that testimony to support their theory that Anderson supplied Bonds with performance enhancing drugs with such detailed instructions that there is no way Bonds could have unwittingly used steroids. Anderson is refusing to testify against Bonds and is like- ly to be jailed during the monthlong trial. For their part, prosecutors sought an order from U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston preventing Bonds’ legal team from showing transcripts of grand jury appearances and interviews with investigators of former San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens and San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean as well as others. Prosecutors don’t divulge details of those statements, but argue they are irrelevant to the trial. They also want Illston to prohibit Bonds’ team from ref- erencing the complicated legal case that arose from the raid of Comprehensive Drug Testing lab in Long Beach in 2004. Investigators had a search warrant for the drug test results of 10 players, including Bonds, but seized the names of 104 players who tested positive. A federal appeals court ruled that investigators were only entitled to the results list- ed on their search warrants and chastised them for over- reaching during the raid. Prosecutors allege the Bonds’ urine sample seized in that raid tested positive for steroids. ‘‘The jury is likely to be misled into thinking that (Bonds’s) sample is tainted by some illegality, when it is not,’’ they argued in asking the judge to prohibit mention of the appellate court ruling. Raiders hire Hall of Famer Rod Woodson as asst Oakland Raiders ALAMEDA (AP) — The Oakland Raiders added a Hall of Famer to their coaching staff, hir- ing Rod Woodson on Monday as an assistant to coach the team’s corner- backs. Woodson was one of the most accomplished defensive backs ever to play the game and was named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team. He played the final two of his 17 seasons with the Raiders, helping the team win the 2002 AFC cham- pionship. ‘‘It’s an honor to be back with the Raiders and be able to talk to Raider players about true foot- ball,’’ Woodson said. ‘‘I’m looking forward to working with the organi- zation and the challenges of the 2011 season.’’ Woodson had recently served as a television ana- lyst at the NFL Network and Big Ten Network but decided to get into coach- (MCT) Some of the biggest names in Major League Baseball changed work addresses over the winter. Obviously perturbed about falling short of the World Series for the first time in three years, the Philadelphia Phillies decid- ed you can never have enough pitching. In a stealth move, they signed the biggest free-agent pitcher on the market, Cliff Lee, adding him to the stable of Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. Being able to deal four aces makes the Phillies the favorite in the National League, but the reigning champion San Francisco Giants hope to have some- thing to say about that. The Giants saw no need to aug- ment their top four starters, Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez and Madison Bumgarner. For once, the New York Yan- kees were not the biggest spenders of the off-season. Unable to corral Lee, the KINGS (Continued from page 1B) Cousins. He was taken out of the starting lineup for one game and fined by coach Paul Westphal for making a choking gesture at Golden State guard Reggie Williams during a game in December. He also was kicked out of practice by Westphal in November and reportedly fined in the preseason for a verbal altercation with the team’s strength and condi- tioning coach. Cousins apologized to his teammates, the organiza- PGA FedEx Cup Leaders Rank 1. Mark Wilson 1,008 $2,098,700 2.D.A.Points Points YTDMoney 688 $1,465,350 3. Jhonattan Vegas 672 $1,248,280 4.Bubba Watson 584 $1,143,134 5. Jonathan Byrd 566 $1,174,666 6. Hunter Mahan 475 7. Bill Haas 441 8. Phil Mickelson 411 9. Steve Marino 372 10. Gary Woodland 356 11. Jason Dufner 349 12. Robert Garrigus 300 13.Tim Clark 299 14. Dustin Johnson 290 15. Nick Watney 283 16. Matt Kuchar 283 17.Jimmy Walker 265 18.Vijay Singh 264 19. Matt Bettencourt 258 20.Tom Gillis 245 $973,834 $809,934 $827,334 $771,550 $675,526 $696,118 $635,000 $571,000 $549,772 $628,000 $561,125 $476,834 $477,492 $373,599 $527,722 Upcoming Schedule Feb. 17-20 — Northern Trust Open, Riv- iera CC, Los Angeles Feb. 23-27 — WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. Feb. 24-27 — Mayakoba Golf Classic, El Camaleon GC, Maya, Mexico March 3-6 — Honda Classic, PGA Nation- al GC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. pinstripers were left to sign former Tampa Bay closer Rafael Soriano, providing the heir apparent to Mariano Rivera, not to mention a highly overpaid setup man ($10 million salary in 2011). Adrian Gonzalez and ing. Woodson spent the bulk of his playing career with Pittsburgh, starring for 10 seasons on the Steelers. He was named AP Defensive Player of the Year for Pittsburgh in 1993 and helped the Steelers reach the Super Bowl following the 1995 season. He also spent one sea- son with the San Francis- co 49ers and four with Baltimore, winning the Super Bowl with the Ravens following the Carl Crawford now play for Boston, making the Red Sox the team to beat in the ultra-competitive AL East. Once Gonzalez signs the contract extension reported- ly already in place, that duo will lighten the team coffers by more than $300 million over time. Tired of watch- ing their team earned run average approximate Swiss bank accounts, the Milwau- kee Brewers acquired start- ing pitchers Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum. Not wanting to slip farther behind their border rivals, the Chicago Cubs countered by dealing for Matt Garza, author of a no-hitter in 2010 for the Tampa Bay Rays. Elsewhere in the NL Central, Lance Berkman is going to try to play the out- field for St. Louis at age 35. And ex-Brewer Bill Hall hopes to stop bouncing tion and Kings fans. ‘‘I accept full responsi- bility for my actions and know that I must keep rais- ing my standard of profes- sionalism to be my best and a great player in the NBA,’’ he said. Cousins, the fifth pick in NCAA The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first- place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kansas (22) 24-1 1,549 2 2. Ohio St. (14) 24-1 1,536 1 3.Texas (23) 4. Pittsburgh (6) 23-2 1,478 4 5.Duke 6. San Diego St. 25-1 1,256 6 7.BYU 22-3 1,535 3 23-2 1,348 5 24-2 1,217 7 8.Notre Dame 21-4 1,212 8 9. Georgetown 20-5 1,103 11 10.Wisconsin 11. Purdue 12. Arizona 19-5 1,044 13 20-5 941 14 21-4 795 15 13. Connecticut 19-5 786 10 14. Florida 15.Villanova 16. Louisville 17. Syracuse 18.Vanderbilt 20-5 775 17 19-6 710 9 19-6 683 16 20-6 496 12 18-6 471 23 19. North Carolina 18-6 420 20 20. Missouri 21.Texas A&M 19-5 377 22 22.Kentucky 23.Temple 24.Xavier 19-6 404 19 17-7 320 18 83 — 25. Utah St. 19-5 208 24 18-6 23-3 75 21 Others receiving votes:West Virginia 58, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 52, Coastal Carolina 32, UCLA 32, George Mason 28, St. John’s 26, Washington 23, Alabama 13, Florida St. 11, Marquette 6, Baylor 5, Bel- mont 5, Colorado St. 5, Minnesota 4, UNLV 3. Monday’s Top 25 results Kansas State 84, No. 1 Kansas 68 No. 17 Syracuse 63, West Virginia 52 Today’s Top 25 games No.2 Ohio St.vs.Mich.State, 6 p.m., ESPN No. 15 Villanova at Seton Hall, 5 p.m. No.19 N.Carolina vs.Wake Forest, 5 p.m. No.20 Missou vs.Texas Tech, 4 p.m., ESPN2 No.22 Kentucky vs.Miss.St., 4 p.m., ESPN around from position to position and stay at second base in Houston. Veteran infielders Edgar Renteria and Juan Uribe, who played key roles in the Giants' title run, now play for Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Dodgers, respectively. Why did Jayson Werth desert perennial contender Philly, you ask? The Washington Nationals gave him 126 mil- lion reasons to do so. The two teams in Florida continued to resemble a baseball prison break, with inmates escaping left and right. Former Marlins sec- ond baseman Dan Uggla now plays in Atlanta. Beyond the aforementioned Garza, Crawford and Sori- ano, the Rays lost Grant Balfour, Joaquin Benoit and Carlos Pena. Not that the door swung only one way in Tampa Bay. Manny (Ramirez) will now be Manny in the land of retirees. And former Boston teammate Johnny Damon is a teammate once again with the Rays. Having failed in their attempt to keep Lee, the potent Rangers went for last year’s draft, is averaging 13.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA Phoenix 30 19 9 69 165 162 Dallas 31 19 6 68 159 158 Ducks 32 21 4 68 159 157 SHARKS 30 21 6 66 158 151 Kings 31 22 3 65 156 132 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA Detroit 34 16 6 74 187 163 Nashville 30 19 7 67 150 133 Chicago 28 22 6 62 177 158 Columbus 28 23 5 61 152 168 St. Louis 25 21 9 59 148 164 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 36 12 9 81 192 136 Minnesota 30 20 5 65 146 145 Calgary 28 22 8 64 168 172 Colorado 25 25 6 56 170 186 Edmonton 16 32 8 40 137 193 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 36 14 5 77 182 139 Pittsburgh 35 19 4 74 173 141 N.Y.Rangers 30 24 4 64 162 144 New Jersey 22 30 4 48 120 158 N.Y.Islanders 20 29 7 47 151 186 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Boston 31 18 7 69 172 135 Montreal 31 20 6 68 151 143 Buffalo 26 22 6 58 161 162 Toronto 23 27 6 52 144 174 Ottawa 18 30 8 44 126 186 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 34 17 5 73 172 172 Washington 29 18 10 68 153 143 Carolina 27 22 8 62 168 175 Atlanta 25 23 10 60 167 188 Florida 24 24 7 55 146 148 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ————————————————— Monday’s results Phoenix 3, Washington 2 St. Louis 3, Vancouver 2 Calgary at Colorado, late Today’s games San Jose at Nashville, 5 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 4:30 p.m., VS N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 6 p.m. 2000 season. Woodson was named to 11 Pro Bowls, the 1990s all-decade team and was named a first- team All-Pro six times as either a cornerback, safe- ty or kick returner. ‘‘I’m excited that we have a Hall of Fame play- er who is coming back to the organization,’’ coach Hue Jackson said. ‘‘I was extremely impressed dur- ing the interview process with his communication skills and I’m looking for- ward to Rod imparting his After busy offseason, baseball heads toward spring MLB even more offense, adding Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli. The Chicago White Sox also increased their bopping factor with the addition of Adam Dunn, who will form a left-right slugging duo with Paul Konerko. Russell Martin will catch for the Yankees. Vladimir Guerrero will DH in Baltimore, joining first baseman Derrek Lee and third baseman Mark Reynolds in the middle of the order. Hideki Matsui is Oakland's DH. Bobby Jenks sets up Jonathan Papelbon in Boston. J.J. Hardy is play- ing shortstop for the Orioles. TENNIS ATPMoney Leaders 1. Novak Djokovic 2. Andy Murray 3. Roger Federer 4. Robin Soderling 5. David Ferrer 6. Rafael Nadal $2,199,340 $1,122,597 $596,874 $546,175 $504,508 $288,787 7. Alexandr Dolgopolov $286,359 8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $284,156 9. Tomas Berdych $280,642 10. Stanislas Wawrinka $279,837 WTA Money Leaders 1. Kim Clijsters 2. Li Na 3.Vera Zvonareva $2,181,058 $1,138,529 $436,226 4. Caroline Wozniacki $417,550 5. Petra Kvitova 6. Flavia Pennetta 7. Andrea Petkovic 8. Gisela Dulko 9. Agnieszka Radwanska $219,864 10. Victoria Azarenka $218,213 $352,801 $328,876 $249,178 $242,505 GIRLS HOOPS Northern Athletic League League Overall WL W L Anderson 5 1 Central Valley 4 2 West Valley 3 3 0 5 17 7 13 10 10 13 CARDINALS 34 13 12 Yreka 8 12 ————————————————— Today’s games Central Valley at West Valley Yreka at Anderson Friday’s games Yreka at Corning Anderson at West Valley END OF REGULAR SEASON BOYS HOOPS NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB Lakers 38 18 .679 — Phoenix 26 26 .500 10 WARRIORS 24 29 .453 12.5 Clippers 20 35 .364 17.5 KINGS 13 38 .255 22.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 46 9 .836 — Dallas 38 16 .704 7.5 New Orleans33 23 .589 13.5 Memphis 30 26 .536 16.5 Houston 26 30 .464 20.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Okla. City 34 19 .642 — Portland 31 24 .564 4 Utah 31 24 .564 4 Denver 31 25 .554 4.5 Minnesota 13 42 .236 22 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Boston 39 14 .736 — New York 27 26 .509 12 Philadelphia26 28 .481 13.5 New Jersey 17 39 .304 23.5 Toronto 15 40 .273 25 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 39 15 .722 — Miami Atlanta 34 20 .630 5 Orlando 35 21 .625 5 Charlotte 24 31 .436 15.5 Washington 15 38 .283 23.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 36 16 .692 — Indiana 24 28 .462 12 Milwaukee 21 33 .389 16 Detroit 20 36 .357 18 Cleveland 9 46 .164 28.5 ————————————————— Monday’s results Atlanta 94, Detroit 79 Charlotte 109, L.A. Lakers 89 Houston 121, Denver 102 Milwaukee 102, L.A. Clippers 78 Portland 95, Minnesota 81 San Antonio 102, New Jersey 85 Today’s games Sacramento at Okla.City,5 p.m.,CSNC N.Orl.at Golden State,7:30 p.m.,CSNB Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m., NBATV Charlotte at Chicago, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 5 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Mid-Valley League MVL — NORTH League Overall WL W L GIRLS HOOPS Mid-Valley League MVL — NORTH League Overall WL W L Hamilton 4 0 Quincy Biggs 3 1 1 3 19 4 17 6 14 10 BULLDOGS 04 6 14 Portola 5 0 East Nicolaus3 1 Esparto 2 4 Williams 0 5 MVL — SOUTH League Overall WL W L 22 3 14 10 7 17 3 14 ————————————————— Today’s games Los Molinos at Hamilton Biggs at Quincy East Nicolaus at Williams Thursday’s game Biggs at Los Molinos Friday’s games East Nicolaus at Portola Quincy at Hamilton END OF REGULAR SEASON BOYS HOOPS Tri-Cities League League Overall WL W L GIRLS HOOPS Tri-Cities League League Overall WL T W L T Liberty C. 9 1 0 19 5 Hayfork 9 2 0 19 6 0 Redding C. 8 3 0 17 6 0 0 Maxwell 3 6 1 9 10 1 U-Prep 2 7 1 6 14 1 WARRIORS 28 0 8 16 Liberty Christian at Mercy Chester at University Prep Redding Christian at Maxwell Thursday’s game Maxwell at Paradise Adventist Academy Friday’s games University Prep at Mercy Hayfork at Maxwell Liberty Christian at Chester END OF REGULAR SEASON 0 Chester 2 8 0 6 18 0 ————————————————— Today’s games Liberty C. 10 0 Chester 8 2 Maxwell 6 4 Redding C. 5 6 20 3 20 4 14 9 10 11 WARRIORS 46 12 12 Hayfork 3 8 U-Prep 0 10 Liberty Christian at Mercy Chester at University Prep Hayfork at Etna Redding Christian at Maxwell Wednesday’s game Orangewood Academy at Liberty Christian Thursday’s game Maxwell at Paradise Adventist Academy Friday’s games University Prep at Mercy Hayfork at Maxwell Liberty Christian at Chester Providence at Redding Christian Saturday’s game Mercy at Redding Christian END OF REGULAR SEASON 6 15 7 15 ————————————————— Today’s games BULLDOGS 62 13 7 Quincy 3 2 Hamilton 2 3 Biggs 0 5 12 10 6 17 7 16 Portola 6 0 East Nicolaus4 4 Esparto 3 4 Williams 1 5 MVL — SOUTH League Overall WL W L 21 3 11 13 7 14 10 11 ————————————————— Today’s game East Nicolaus at Williams Wednesday’s games Los Molinos at Hamilton Biggs at Quincy Friday’s games Biggs at Los Molinos East Nicolaus at Portola Quincy at Hamilton END OF REGULAR SEASON wealth of knowledge to our players.’’ Woodson’s 71 career interceptions rank third all-time in NFL history. He is the career leader in interception returns for touchdowns (12), and interception return yardage (1,483). Woodson will work in the secondary with Kevin Ross, who is coaching the safeties. The Raiders still GIRLS HOOPS Eastern Athletic League EAL — SOUTH League Overall WL W L Paradise 9 2 Las Plumas 5 4 Lassen 6 5 Oroville 1 8 21 2 12 11 12 12 9 14 SPARTANS 09 4 17 Pleasant Valley10 0 Chico 8 2 Enterprise 6 4 Foothill 2 7 Shasta 2 8 EAL — NORTH League Overall WL W L 19 1 13 7 15 8 10 13 11 12 ————————————————— Today’s games Pleasant Valley at Red Bluff Chico at Oroville Enterprise at Las Plumas Foothill at Lassen Paradise at Shasta Thursday’s games Red Bluff at Las Plumas Foothill at Enterprise Lassen at Oroville Paradise at Pleasant Valley Shasta at Chico Feb. 21 game Oroville at Red Bluff Feb. 22 games Chico at Foothill Las Plumas at Paradise Pleasant Valley at Enterprise END OF REGULAR SEASON BOYS HOOPS Northern Athletic League League Overall WL W L Central Valley 5 2 West Valley 4 2 0 6 14 9 13 11 CARDINALS 43 19 7 Anderson 3 3 Yreka Central Valley at West Valley Yreka at Anderson Friday’s games Corning at Yreka Central Valley at Sutter West Valley at Anderson END OF REGULAR SEASON 10 14 5 16 ————————————————— Today’s games have not announced who their defensive coordina- tor will be next season. Chuck Bresnahan, who was defensive coordinator when Woodson played in Oakland, is on staff as a defensive assistant and is a likely candidate. BOYS HOOPS Eastern Athletic League EAL — SOUTH League Overall WL W L Paradise 8 3 SPARTANS 46 8 15 Lassen 3 8 Las Plumas 2 8 Oroville 1 9 16 7 6 16 5 17 3 20 Chico EAL — NORTH League Overall WL W L 10 0 Foothill 8 2 Shasta 7 4 Pleasant Valley 5 6 Enterprise 4 6 22 1 18 5 17 6 13 10 11 12 ————————————————— Wednesday’s games Red Bluff at Pleasant Valley Las Plumas at Enterprise Lassen at Foothill Oroville at Chico Shasta at Paradise Friday’s games Las Plumas at Red Bluff Chico at Shasta Enterprise at Foothill Oroville at Lassen Pleasant Valley at Paradise Feb. 22 games Red Bluff at Oroville Enterprise at Pleasant Valley Foothill at Chico Paradise at Las Plumas END OF REGULAR SEASON