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Niners reach two-year deal with Carr America's Cup Team Gets Key To City Randy Johnson Calls It Quits Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup 49ers agree to 6-year deal with Crabtree  49ers and wide receiver Michael Crabtree agreed to a six-year contract in the wee hours after several months of difficult negotiations Gore leaves game with ankle injury Phillies beat Giants 2-1 Giants gained ground on the wild-card Big Unit wins 300th game Witness: she saw trainer inject Bonds Bonds pleads not guilty Bonds pleads not guilty Coach Trevor Graham convicted in BALCO   Bonds charged with 15 counts  Home run record holder was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map

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Mar. 7   49ers
Mar. 4  Giants  Zito plunks Fielder in retaliation

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Feb. 21   SF City Hall
Feb.8  Santa Clara  Poll: Santa Clara Unsure About Stadium

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Jan.15  49ers  49ers to play Broncos in London game
Jan.5   Giants

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Dec.14  Candlestick  Niners force 7 Cardinals Tos, cruise to win

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Oct.7   49ers

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Sep.27   49ers
Sep.3   Giants

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Aug.28   Pac Bell Park

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Jul.11  Pac Bell Park  Giants' Sanchez throws no-hitter

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Jun.4   Giants

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Feb.4    Judge unseals Barry Bonds' court file

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Nov.11  Giants  Lincecum earns NL's Cy Young

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May.2    7 elite athletes to testify against Graham

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Apr.9   SF Downtown
  Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
 The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
Apr.7   Golden Gate Bridge
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Mar.17  SF City Hall  Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled

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Feb.29    Judge to unseal Bonds' '03 testimony
Feb.21    Bonds: Typos could compromise case
Feb.14    Bonds failed drug test in 2000

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Dec.9  Candlestick  Man falls to his death during 49ers game
Dec.7  
Nov.22    Bonds' ex-girlfriend, friend to testify
Nov.15   Barry Bonds
  A federal grand jury has charged baseball record breaker with perjury and obstruction of justice over an inquiry into steroids use
 Former Giants slugger could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment charged Bonds with four counts of perjury and one of obstruction of justice
Sep.26   Pac Bell Park Bonds says goodbye to S.F.  Barry Bonds  756th HR Ball To Be Branded With Asterisk Sep.21   Giants   Giants, Bonds parting ways
  The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season. Giants owner Peter Magowan: It's always difficult to say goodbye.    On his Web site, Bonds said: 'There is more baseball in me and I plan...
Sep.15    Bonds' record ball nets $752,467 Aug.24    San Fran honors Bonds with party Aug.10  Pac Bell Park  Bonds smacks 758th HR Aug.8  Pac Bell Park  N.Y. fan holding lucky ball Aug.7   Pac Bell Park   Bonds breaks home run record
  Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark, and hammered home the point. He broke Aaron's record with one out in the 5th inning.    A seven-time NL MVP, the 43-year-old Barry Bonds is hitting a full-count, 84 mph pitch from Washington's Bacsik 435 feet to right-center field. ...
Aug.5    Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon Aug.4   Giants   Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron   Barry swung, took a half-dozen steps and clapped his hands. With a strong shot he caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run Jul.30   Woodside Coach Bill Walsh died  He died at 75 after a battle with leukemia. His intellectual ways took football to new heights Jul.27  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits 754, 1 away from tying record Jul.19  Giants  Bonds returns, blasts 752, 753 Jul.10   Pac Bell Park AL Wins All-Star Game, 5-4 Jun.19  Santa Clara  NFL officials tour proposed 49ers sites Apr.27  SF Downtown  Critical Mass With Extra Security Jan.29  Giants  Bonds, Giants finalize $15.8M deal Jan.10  Barry Bonds  Bonds failed amphetamine test last year

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Dec.7  Giants  Bonds, Giants Agree On 1-Year Contract Nov.13   City abandons 2016 Olympic bid Nov.9   49ers 49ers dump Candlestick for Santa Clara
  The 49ers intend to replace dingy park with a state-of-the-art stadium in Santa Clara.    After years of planning for a stadium in the city, owner York changed his club's focus to Sili...
Oct.26  Giants  Giants To Name Bochy As Manager Sep.23  Giants  Bonds breaks NL record with No. 734 Aug.28    Anderson held in contempt Jul.26    City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics Jul.20   No indictment for Bonds Jul.9  SF Downtown  North Beach Celebrates Italian Win Jul.5    Bonds' trainer jailed May.28   Pac Bell Park   Bonds passes Ruth, trails only Aaron  Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to slip past Babe Ruth during Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies May.22  SF Downtown  Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF May.20   Coliseum Bonds launches No. 714, tying Ruth May.7  Barry Bonds  Bonds one behind Ruth with 713th Apr.13   Barry Bonds Bonds may be subject of perjury probe  Federal prosecutors may be pursuing a case stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury Mar.7   Barry Bonds Book details how Bonds used steroids  Shadows: Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least 5 seasons Feb.20  SF Downtown  Tour Of California Bike Race Begins Feb.19  Barry Bonds  Bonds backs off retirement talk

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Oct.10  SF Downtown  9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF Oct.9    Tiger wins AmEx Sep.29   Pacific Heights Ski Jump Extravaganza  Hundreds of people flocked in 80-degree weather to see skiers and snowboarders zooming right down Sep.12  Pac Bell Park  Bonds finally makes season Aug.24  Pacific Heights  SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump Aug.21   49ers Herrion dies after football game Aug.10    KNBR fires radio host for Giants' remarks Jun.1   49ers Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers Apr.5  Pac Bell Park  Bonds gets standing ovation at opener Mar.22  Barry Bonds  Bonds may miss entire season Feb.22   Barry Bonds Bonds Sidesteps Steroid Questions Jan.17  49ers  Mike Nolan New 49ers Coach Jan.5  49ers  Coach Erickson, GM Donahue let go

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Dec.3   Bonds Unknowingly Used Supplements Nov.16   Barry Bonds Bonds won his record 7th NL MVP award  Barry Bonds  Bonds' 700th ball fetches $800K at auction Sep.28   Candlestick Monster of Change for Candlestick Park Sep.17   Pac Bell Park   Bonds hit his 700th home run  Bonds rewarded his fans in the opener of Giants' 9-game homestand with an opposite-field homer Apr.12  Pac Bell Park  Bonds ties with Mays with 660th HR Mar.2   Report: Bonds received steroids  According to a newspaper report, Greg Anderson, gave the players the drugs from the Laboratory Co-Operative Feb.17    Bonds' Trainer Gave Steroids to Players Feb.12   Bonds' trainer charged in steroid sting  Victor Conte, a track coach and top executives of BALCO were charged with running an illegal drug distribution operation Jan.14  SJSU  Jeff Garcia arrested on suspicion of DUI Jan.6  Pac Bell Park  Pacific Bell Park renamed to SBC Park

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Dec.4   Bonds Appears for Steroid Probe  The jury is focusing on possible tax and drug violations by a lab that supplied nutritional supplements to sports stars Nov.18  Giants  Bonds won record sixth MVP Sep.17  Pac Bell Park  Giants clinch NL West title Aug.23    Bobby Bonds dies at 57 Feb.11   49ers Niners name Erickson head coach Jan.15    49ers release head coach Mariucci

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Nov.13  Giants  Felipe Alou Named New Giants Manager Nov.6  Giants  Dusty Baker leaving Giants Nov.2   San Francisco lost 2012 Olympic bid to NY Oct.27   Giants   Giants lost World Series to Angels  Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double Oct.24  Pac Bell Park  Giants win 16-4 over Anaheim in Game 5 Oct.23  Pac Bell Park  Giants win 4-3 over Angels in Game 4 Oct.20  Giants  Angels rallied to beat Giants 11-10 Oct.19  Giants  Giants over Angels 4-3 in Game 1 Oct.14   Pac Bell Park   Giants win NLCS over Cards  Lofton hit an RBI single with two outs that sent Bonds to his first World Series as SF beat the St. Louis 2-1 Oct.13  Pac Bell Park  Giants Lead Series 3 -1 Oct.7  Giants  Giants win 3-1 over Braves in Game 5 Sep.27  SF Downtown  10th anniversary of Critical Mass Aug.27    SF is Finalist for 2012 Olympics Aug.9   Pac Bell Park Bonds made 600th home run Jul.14    Olympics Officials for 2012 Games bid

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Dec.19  Giants  Bonds staying with SF Giants Oct.7  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits No. 73 Oct.5   Pac Bell Park Bonds breaks season record  Barry Bonds break Mark McGwire single-season record, hitting 71st, 72nd homers as Giants get eliminated. LA 11, Giants 10 Jun.4  Raiders  Rice going to Raiders

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Apr.11   Pac Bell Park Pacific Bell Park official opening game  First regular season game: April 11, 2000 (against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Capacity: 40,930 Mar.15    49ers' star Steve Young marries ex-model

49ers agree to 6-year deal with Crabtree  49ers and wide receiver Michael Crabtree agreed to a six-year contract in the wee hours after several months of difficult negotiations Gore leaves game with ankle injury Herrion dies after football game Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers Niners name Erickson head coach America's Cup Team Gets Key To City Randy Johnson Calls It Quits Phillies beat Giants 2-1 Giants gained ground on the wild-card Big Unit wins 300th game Bonds pleads not guilty Bonds pleads not guilty Bonds says goodbye to S.F.   Giants, Bonds parting ways



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2010
Feb.8  Santa Clara  Poll: Santa Clara Unsure About Stadium
Jan.15  49ers  49ers to play Broncos in London game
2009
Dec.14  Candlestick  Niners force 7 Cardinals Tos, cruise to win
Oct.7   49ers
Sep.27   49ers
2007
Dec.9  Candlestick  Man falls to his death during 49ers game
Jun.19  Santa Clara  NFL officials tour proposed 49ers sites
2005
Aug.21   49ers
Jun.1   49ers
Jan.17  49ers  Mike Nolan New 49ers Coach
Jan.5  49ers  Coach Erickson, GM Donahue let go
2004
Jan.14  SJSU  Jeff Garcia arrested on suspicion of DUI
2003
Feb.11   49ers
Jan.15    49ers release head coach Mariucci
2001
Jun.4  Raiders  Rice going to Raiders
2000
Mar.15    49ers' star Steve Young marries ex-model



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2010
Feb. 21   SF City Hall
2007
Aug.5    Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon
2006
May.22  SF Downtown  Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF
2005
Oct.10  SF Downtown  9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF



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2010
Mar. 4  Giants  Zito plunks Fielder in retaliation
Jan.5   Giants
2009
Sep.3   Giants
Aug.28   Pac Bell Park
Jul.11  Pac Bell Park  Giants' Sanchez throws no-hitter
Jun.4   Giants
Feb.5  
Feb.4    Judge unseals Barry Bonds' court file
2008
Nov.11  Giants  Lincecum earns NL's Cy Young
Jun.6  
2007
Sep.26   Pac Bell Park
Sep.26  Barry Bonds  756th HR Ball To Be Branded With Asterisk
Sep.21   Giants
  The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season. Giants owner Peter Magowan: It's always difficult to say goodbye.    On his Web site, Bonds said: 'There is more baseball in me and I plan...
Aug.24    San Fran honors Bonds with party Aug.10  Pac Bell Park  Bonds smacks 758th HR Aug.8  Pac Bell Park  N.Y. fan holding lucky ball Aug.7   Pac Bell Park   Bonds breaks home run record
  Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark, and hammered home the point. He broke Aaron's record with one out in the 5th inning.    A seven-time NL MVP, the 43-year-old Barry Bonds is hitting a full-count, 84 mph pitch from Washington's Bacsik 435 feet to right-center field. ...
Aug.4   Giants Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron   Barry swung, took a half-dozen steps and clapped his hands. With a strong shot he caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run Jul.27  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits 754, 1 away from tying record Jul.19  Giants  Bonds returns, blasts 752, 753 Jul.10   Pac Bell Park AL Wins All-Star Game, 5-4 Jan.29  Giants  Bonds, Giants finalize $15.8M deal 2006 Oct.26  Giants  Giants To Name Bochy As Manager Sep.23  Giants  Bonds breaks NL record with No. 734 May.28   Pac Bell Park Bonds passes Ruth, trails only Aaron  Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run to slip past Babe Ruth during Giants' 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies May.20   Coliseum Bonds launches No. 714, tying Ruth May.7  Barry Bonds  Bonds one behind Ruth with 713th Mar.7   Barry Bonds Book details how Bonds used steroids  Shadows: Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least 5 seasons Feb.19  Barry Bonds  Bonds backs off retirement talk 2005 Sep.12  Pac Bell Park  Bonds finally makes season Apr.5  Pac Bell Park  Bonds gets standing ovation at opener Mar.22  Barry Bonds  Bonds may miss entire season Feb.22   Barry Bonds Bonds Sidesteps Steroid Questions 2004 Nov.16   Barry Bonds Bonds won his record 7th NL MVP award Oct.27  Barry Bonds  Bonds' 700th ball fetches $800K at auction Sep.17   Pac Bell Park Bonds hit his 700th home run  Bonds rewarded his fans in the opener of Giants' 9-game homestand with an opposite-field homer Apr.12  Pac Bell Park  Bonds ties with Mays with 660th HR 2003 Dec.4   Bonds Appears for Steroid Probe  The jury is focusing on possible tax and drug violations by a lab that supplied nutritional supplements to sports stars Nov.18  Giants  Bonds won record sixth MVP Sep.17  Pac Bell Park  Giants clinch NL West title 2002 Nov.13  Giants  Felipe Alou Named New Giants Manager Nov.6  Giants  Dusty Baker leaving Giants Oct.27   Giants Giants lost World Series to Angels  Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double Oct.24  Pac Bell Park  Giants win 16-4 over Anaheim in Game 5 Oct.23  Pac Bell Park  Giants win 4-3 over Angels in Game 4 Oct.20  Giants  Angels rallied to beat Giants 11-10 Oct.19  Giants  Giants over Angels 4-3 in Game 1 Oct.14   Pac Bell Park Giants win NLCS over Cards  Lofton hit an RBI single with two outs that sent Bonds to his first World Series as SF beat the St. Louis 2-1 Oct.13  Pac Bell Park  Giants Lead Series 3 -1 Oct.7  Giants  Giants win 3-1 over Braves in Game 5 Aug.9   Pac Bell Park Bonds made 600th home run 2001 Dec.19  Giants  Bonds staying with SF Giants Oct.7  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits No. 73 Oct.5   Pac Bell Park Bonds breaks season record  Barry Bonds break Mark McGwire single-season record, hitting 71st, 72nd homers as Giants get eliminated. LA 11, Giants 10 2000 Apr.11   Pac Bell Park Pacific Bell Park official opening game  First regular season game: April 11, 2000 (against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Capacity: 40,930


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2010 Mar. 7   49ers Niners reach two-year deal with Carr 2007 Sep.15    Bonds' record ball nets $752,467 2006 Dec.7  Giants  Bonds, Giants Agree On 1-Year Contract Nov.9   49ers 49ers dump Candlestick for Santa Clara
  The 49ers intend to replace dingy park with a state-of-the-art stadium in Santa Clara.    After years of planning for a stadium in the city, owner York changed his club's focus to Sili...
2004 Sep.28   Candlestick Monster of Change for Candlestick Park Jan.6  Pac Bell Park  Pacific Bell Park renamed to SBC Park


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2006 Jul.9  SF Downtown  North Beach Celebrates Italian Win


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2007 Apr.27  SF Downtown  Critical Mass With Extra Security 2006 Feb.20  SF Downtown  Tour Of California Bike Race Begins 2002 Sep.27  SF Downtown  10th anniversary of Critical Mass


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2009 Oct.11   Woods routs Yang to clinch Presidents Cup 2005 Oct.9    Tiger wins AmEx


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2009 Feb.13   Witness: she saw trainer inject Bonds 2008 May.29   Coach Trevor Graham convicted in BALCO May.13     Bonds charged with 15 counts  Home run record holder was charged with 14 counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice May.2    7 elite athletes to testify against Graham Apr.4   Cyclist Thomas convicted in steroids case Feb.29    Judge to unseal Bonds' '03 testimony Feb.21    Bonds: Typos could compromise case Feb.14    Bonds failed drug test in 2000 2007 Dec.7     Bonds pleads not guilty  Bonds' new lawyer entered a not guilty plea in U.S. District Court to the 4 counts of perjury and 1 count of obstruction of justice Nov.22    Bonds' ex-girlfriend, friend to testify Nov.15   Barry Bonds Bonds charged with perjury, obstruction
  A federal grand jury has charged baseball record breaker with perjury and obstruction of justice over an inquiry into steroids use
 Former Giants slugger could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment charged Bonds with four counts of perjury and one of obstruction of justice
Jan.10  Barry Bonds  Bonds failed amphetamine test last year 2006 Aug.28    Anderson held in contempt Jul.20   No indictment for Bonds Jul.5    Bonds' trainer jailed Apr.13   Barry Bonds Bonds may be subject of perjury probe  Federal prosecutors may be pursuing a case stemming from his denials of steroid use during a federal grand jury 2005 Aug.10    KNBR fires radio host for Giants' remarks 2004 Dec.3   Bonds Unknowingly Used Supplements Mar.2   Report: Bonds received steroids  According to a newspaper report, Greg Anderson, gave the players the drugs from the Laboratory Co-Operative Feb.17    Bonds' Trainer Gave Steroids to Players Feb.12   Bonds' trainer charged in steroid sting  Victor Conte, a track coach and top executives of BALCO were charged with running an illegal drug distribution operation


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2007 Jul.30   Woodside Coach Bill Walsh died  He died at 75 after a battle with leukemia. His intellectual ways took football to new heights 2003 Aug.23    Bobby Bonds dies at 57


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2008 Apr.9   SF Downtown Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Map
  Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
 The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Beijing demonstrators had gathered. Officials sent the torch on a new route. The closing ceremony was moved to a new site
Apr.7   Golden Gate Bridge Torch protesters scale bridge  3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables Mar.17  SF City Hall  Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled 2006 Nov.13   City abandons 2016 Olympic bid Jul.26    City Makes Short List For 2016 Olympics 2002 Nov.2   San Francisco lost 2012 Olympic bid to NY Aug.27    SF is Finalist for 2012 Olympics Jul.14    Olympics Officials for 2012 Games bid