Barry Bonds in his new home uniformThe sight of Barry Bonds, in uniform, performing in front of packed crowds is not a new one. These days, however, the uniform appears to be a dark suit and striped tie. And the crowds are gathered at his ongoing perjury and obstruction of justice trial.Certainly, a federal case mounted against one of San Francisco's most recognizable celebrities is the sort of thing that attracts TV vans and print journalists as reliably as a downtown meteor strike. But, in the
Since 2003, Marin writer Jonathan Littman has intimately covered the government's investigation and prosecution of Barry Bonds and other athletes ensnared in the BALCO scandal. He's shown up at nearly every court hearing and sifted through thousands of pages of court documents. And he's confident in stating that he believes this phase of his life -- and many other folks' lives, too -- is done. While many in the media are reporting potential delays of months or even years in the Bonds trial, Litt
​Officially speaking, the Tour de France -- which finished Sunday in Paris -- was brought to you by sponsors Carrefour supermarkets, Skoda cars and Vittel bottled water. Behind the scenes however, the physiology-defying, mountaintop-finish action of the race through the Pyrenees and the Alps may have actually been brought to fans thanks to a relatively-unknown Palo Alto biotech firm.So says Pierre Bordry, the head of the French anti doping agency, who believes new, undetectable drugs, such as