Topic: San Francisco Giants

Barry Bonds gets 2 years probation in steroids probe

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Home-run king Barry Bonds was sentenced on Friday to 2 years probation, with no prison time, for his conviction on a single criminal count related to an investigation over steroids use in sports.Bonds was also sentenced to 30 ...

Giants ink extensions to manager, top exec

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, who played key roles on the team's 2010 World Series title run, have received contract extensions through the 2013 season.The moves announced on Tuesday also include an option for the Major ...

Giants give Bochy and Sabean new deals through 2013

(Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants, one year removed from their World Series triumph, kept their baseball brain trust intact by extending the contracts of manager Bruce Bochy and general manager Brian Sabean, the team said Tuesday.Bochy and Sabean were extended through ...

Giants trade Sanchez to Royals

Pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, who threw a no-hitter in 2009, was dealt by the San Francisco Giants to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Melky Cabrera on Monday.The 28-year-old left-handed starter was key part of the Giants' rotation when they beat the Texas ...

Giants acquire Melky Cabrera in trade with Royals

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and minor league prospect Ryan Verdugo, the Major League Baseball teams said on Monday.Cabrera, 27, hit .305 in his only season with ...

Giants' Kennedy suspended for doping offence

(Reuters) - The NFL has suspended New York Giants defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy for four games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.No other details were provided in the NFL statement posted on the Giants' website on Tuesday.Kennedy ...

Dodger Stadium beating victim released from hospital

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A San Francisco Giants fan who was badly beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day in an attack that touched off a furor in Los Angeles was released from a hospital on Tuesday, doctors said.Bryan Stow, who suffered ...

World Series champion Giants miss playoffs

The Arizona Diamondbacks pounded San Francisco 15-2 to eliminate the reigning World Series champion Giants from playoff contention.Ian Kennedy pitched six innings and earned his National League-leading 21st win for Arizona, who had clinched the NL West division title on Friday with ...

Milwaukee, Arizona clinch division titles

Ryan Braun belted a three-run, go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 4-1 to clinch their first division title in 29 years.Meanwhile the Arizona Diamondbacks beat defending World Series champion San Francisco 3-1 Friday ...

Giants' Sandoval hits for cycle

San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle to help the Giants to an 8-5 victory over Colorado that kept their slim Major League Baseball playoff hopes alive.Sandoval tripled in the sixth inning to complete the cycle for the first ...
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