>Barry's reality TV show got off to a big start today with news that a new book written by the Chronicles' Steroid Beat reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, detailing the Barry's steroid intake over the years is set to be released. The book is already being excerpted in the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated. The information detailed came from evidence collected by investigators during the BALCO trial as well as the usual Woodward and Bernstein methods. And, oh it's bad. Very, very, bad. ...

In a meeting with the press in the locker room today, Barry Bonds announced that, instead of retiring, he's going to switch sports and suit up with the 49ers this fall. "Are you happy now," said an aggrieved Bonds. He asked the assembled photographers to show him seated next to Kimberly Bell. "Get her in the picture. Look what you've done to my mistress." When asked 'why football,' Barry was more pointed: "Hell, in......

It’s looking like the pre-season favorite for MVP of the 2005 Giants season might not be trainer Stan Conte after all, but Barry Bonds’ publicist. Because today a story is breaking that can’t be any good as it involves two things that give any publicist nightmares: mistresses and Geraldo Rivera. Yep, the mustached-one scored a hot news story as he interviewed some woman claiming to be Bonds’ alleged mistress. In the interview, she not only discussed their affair, but also said that Barry was using steroids as far back as 1999. The alleged mistress, Kimberly Bell, was on Geraldo because she’s been trying to peddle a book for years about the affair which supposedly lasted for nine years and ended with Barry offering a mere $20,000 in hush money. ...