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[Definitie:] "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance."
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1 3 - 0 7 - 2 0 0 6 Ex-friend of Bonds points to 'roid rage'
New York Times The former best friend and business partner of Barry Bonds has told federal investigators that Bonds was a heavy steroids user and flew into "roid rages," his lawyer, Michael Cardoza, said Wednesday. The man, Steve K. Hoskins, 44, of Redwood City, Calif., also says Bonds gave him thousands of dollars to pass on to two of Bonds' girlfriends, Cardoza said in telephone interviews. Two lawyers for Bonds responded Wednesday that Hoskins was lying to get back at Bonds for accusing him of financial misconduct in their memorabilia business. The lawyers acknowledged that Bonds and Hoskins had been best friends before a falling out in mid-2003, when Bonds reported Hoskins to the FBI. Bonds is expected to be indicted soon by a federal grand jury, which meets today and again next Thursday at the federal courthouse in San Francisco. After that, its 18-month term apparently expires, providing impetus to wrap up the case. Witnesses who have testified say the grand jury is investigating whether Bonds engaged in income-tax evasion and if he committed perjury in denying steroids usage. Other sports figures are also being investigated, but Bonds is the biggest target. The dispute between Bonds and Hoskins went public this week when Michael L. Rains, Bonds' defense lawyer, told the New York Times that the government was relying on Hoskins and Bonds' former girlfriend, Kimberly Bell, for its case. Hoskins is president of Kent Collectibles of San Carlos, Calif., and was widely known in the Giants clubhouse as Bonds' right-hand man. The two were close: Hoskins was the best man at Bonds' 1998 wedding, and Hoskins' sister introduced Bonds to a woman who was his girlfriend from 1994 to 2003. Laura J. Enos, Bonds' lawyer for personal business matters since 1997, said in an interview Wednesday that she and Bonds confronted Hoskins in June 2003 over the suspected forging of Bonds' signature on contracts. "He came, and we met in a conference room," Enos said. "He said: 'I have three doors. If you don't drop this memorabilia issue, I'm going to ruin Barry. Behind door No. 1 is an extramarital affair. Behind door No. 2 is failure to declare income tax. And behind door No. 3 is use of steroids. And I will go to the press and ruin Barry. His records will be ruined. He will never get into the Hall of Fame.' " Enos said Bonds reported Hoskins anyway to the U.S. attorney and the FBI. Cardoza said the FBI cleared Hoskins when it found he had not forged the signatures and had kept meticulous records. |
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