Giants General Manager Brian Sabean said Tuesday that making a significant trade by Thursday, the deadline for teams to complete postseason rosters, looks like a ``long shot.

Barry Bonds hit his 726th and 727th home runs Tuesday night for his first two-homer game this season, moving within 28 of Hank Aaron's career record.

Greg Anderson was found in contempt of court for his refusal to talk and could remain behind bars for more than a year while the grand jury investigates Barry Bonds for perjury and tax evasion.

A report from a well-connected New York baseball writer said the Mets were trying to deal for Moises Alou from the Giants, who would consider a deal if they fell out of contention.

Ted Lilly will be a free agent this winter and has told many people he wants to pitch for the Giants next season.

The Giants on Saturday signed 16-year-old phenom Angel Miguel Villalona, a third baseman from the Dominican Republic.

Barring a block by a higher court, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, the San Francisco Chronicle reporters who authored Game of Shadows, will be forced to appear in front of a grand jury after U.

Barry Bonds' preference is simple: He wants to finish his career with the Giants.

The Giants on Saturday signed 16-year-old phenom Angel Miguel Villalona, a third baseman from the Dominican Republic.

A federal judge told two San Francisco Chronicle reporters they must comply with a subpoena and tell a grand jury who leaked them secret testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes ensnared in the government's steroid probe.

The Giants on Monday said good bye to veteran infielder Jose Vizcaino for a second time.

After Jamey Wright's last poor outing, the Giants didn't waste any time in demoting him to the bullpen, slating reliever Brad Hennessey to start Monday night's contest at San Diego and to serve for the foreseeable future as the fifth starter.

Cubs manager Dusty Baker will testify in the Mitchell investigation into steroid use in baseball, and said he assumed he was called because of his relationships with Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa.

Moises Alou, whose contract expires after the season, will not say if he wants to play in 2007 because his feelings can change based on the type of game he just had.

Barry Bonds is two RBIs away from surpassing his godfather Willie Mays.

The Yankees are considering picking up Gary Sheffield's option for the 2007 season with the expectation that they will trade him.

Yorvit Torrealba hit a three-run homer against his former team, leading the Rockies past the Giants 5-2 Friday night despite allowing Barry Bonds' 723rd career home run.

Lawyers for two San Francisco Chronicle reporters argued Friday that the First Amendment protects them from revealing their source for the secret testimony of Barry Bonds and other elite athletes ensnared in the government's steroids probe.

A federal judge sentenced the chemist who created "the Clear," the undetectable designer drug at the heart of the BALCO steroid scandal, to three months in prison and three months of house arrest today on a charge of conspiring to distribute steroids.

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Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball, which lifted the Giants slugger past Babe Ruth on all-time home run list, sold for $220,100 on Thursday in an eBay Inc.

Due to a concussion suffered over two months ago, San Francisco catcher Mike Matheny will miss the rest of the season.