Larry Izzo, captain of special teams for American football's New England Patriots, will testify at the perjury trial of US baseball home run king Barry Bonds, according to the Boston Globe. Izzo will testify that in 2003 he received performance-enhancing drugs and instructions on how to use them from Greg Anderson, Bonds' former trainer who was among those convicted in the BALCO steroid scandal, the report said. • New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw has returned to a jail in Virginia to finish serving a 60-day jail sentence for a parole violation, his attorney said. Bradshaw reported to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Tazewell County to complete his 60-day sentence imposed by a juvenile court judge last summer. Bradshaw, who served the first portion in June and July, was permitted to leave the jail to report to work as a member of the Giants under an agreement that he return Feb. 15. • Michael Vick is suing his former financial adviser for at least $2 million, claiming she used his money for her personal and business expenses. The lawsuit accuses Mary Wong of Omaha, Neb., of fraud, breach of contract, negligence and other offenses. The lawsuit also names Williams and Bullocks, a company Wong co-owns with three NFL players: Demorrio Williams of the Kansas City Chiefs and twins Josh Bullocks of the New Orleans Saints and Daniel Bullocks of the Detroit Lions. • The widow of Minnesota Vikings lineman Korey Stringer reached a settlement with the NFL over his heatstroke death during training camp in 2001. Under an agreement with Kelci Stringer, the NFL will support her efforts to create a heat illness prevention program. Kelci Stringer filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the league, claiming the NFL hadn’t done enough to ensure that equipment used by players protected them from injuries or deaths caused by heat-related illnesses. • The man accused of being the mastermind behind a jewelry heist involving stolen New York Giants Super Bowl rings, Sean Murphy pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering, larceny and possession of burglar’s tools in Attleboro District Court. Police said he was the leader of a $2 million break-in at E.A. Dion Inc., an Attleboro jewelry manufacturer, in June. Police said they found a stolen Super Bowl ring in Murphy’s bedroom and 27 other rings in a safe deposit belonging to a woman authorities believe is his live-in girlfriend. • A man who says he was shot by Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison was convicted of a misdemeanor for lying to Philadelphia police about the shooting. A municipal court judge acquitted Dwight Dixon of two related misdemeanors after tossing out two of three statements he gave police, who had evicted Dixon’s lawyer from his hospital room after the shooting. Dixon, 32, initially told police his name was Malik Turner and that he was shot by two strangers who robbed him in West Philadelphia, several officers testified. Dixon had been shot in the hand and apparently struck in the head with a gun in the April 28 incident. Police took him from the hospital to a police station, where they interviewed him twice more. Dixon eventually told a homicide detective his real name and said he was shot at the North Philadelphia location, Detective Omar Jenkins testified. Police questioned Harrison soon after the shooting. He said he was at his car wash at the time of the shooting; that he knew Dixon; and that the two had been in a fist fight two weeks earlier after Dixon tried to bring a gun into a bar Harrison owns, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham. Harrison said his gun had been at his suburban home the day of the shooting and that it had not been fired since he bought it, Abraham said. Police instead found the weapon at Harrison’s car wash a day after the shooting. Although prosecutors do not have enough evidence to charge anyone with the shooting, they will monitor depositions in Dixon’s civil case and the criminal case remains open. • A federal judge says she might toss some of the strongest evidence against Barry Bonds, a blow to prosecutors trying to prove the home run king lied when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said her “preliminary thoughts” were to exclude from trial three 2000-2001 positive drug tests that prosecutors say belong to Bonds unless there is a direct link that the urine samples came from the former San Francisco Giants slugger. “If there’s no testimony to establish that, I don’t think any of them work,” Illston said. The only person who can do that seems to be Bonds’ personal trainer, Greg Anderson, who spent more than a year behind bars for refusing to speak to a federal grand jury investigating Bonds. And Anderson’s attorney, Mark Geragos, has said his client will not testify against Bonds at the trial, scheduled to start March 2. • Former All-Star second baseman Roberto Alomar has full-blown AIDS and insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged in a lawsuit, according to a report by the New York Daily News. In papers filed in state and federal court, Ilyna Dall said Alomar was finally tested in January 2006 while suffering from a cough, fatigue and shingles. “The test result of him being HIV-positive was given to him and the plaintiff on or about February 6, 2006.” Soon after, the couple went to see a disease specialist, who discovered a mass in the retired second baseman’s chest, the court papers stated. Alomar’s skin had turned purple, he was foaming at the mouth and a spinal tap “showed he had full-blown AIDS,” the suit said. Alomar, 41, who quit baseball over health issues in 2005, was unable to be reached by the Daily News for comment. Dall tested negative and they broke up last October. She is demanding at least $15 million in punitive damages, claiming Roberto Alomar caused her emotional distress and exposed her children to the virus. • Miguel Tejada became the first high-profile player convicted of a crime stemming from baseball’s steroids era, pleading guilty in federal court to misleading Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Under a plea agreement with the same prosecutors pursuing a perjury indictment against Roger Clemens, Tejada admitted he withheld information about an ex-teammate’s use of steroids and human growth hormone when questioned by a House committee’s investigators in August 2005.

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Antonio Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo, had their licenses revoked by the California State Athletic Commission after a hard foreign substance was found under the fighter's hand wraps before a January 24 bout. The Mexican fighter, some have now dubbed "Marga-cheato", did not enter the ring with the hard pads over his hands and US veteran Shane Mosley stopped Margarito in the ninth round to take the title. Capetillo claimed he accidentally padded the gloves but officials forced both men to reapply for reinstatement in one year and until then neither can work in the sport in any US venue due to reciprocity between states on bans. • PETA has withdrawn an offer to televise an anti-dog-fighting public service announcement with Michael Vick after his release from prison. Previously, an agreement was reached between Vick’s representatives and the organization to shoot the spot, but Vick’s attorneys sought assurance from PETA that the group would support Vick’s return to the NFL. PETA is urging that Vick undergo a brain scan and a full psychiatric evaluation. • Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin, current radio show host and tireless self-promoter has decided to add talent scout to his lengthening resume. Irvin will play host as a dozen “football neophytes”—guys whose dreams of playing in the NFL ran into one obstacle or another—vie for a guaranteed spot on the Dallas Cowboys’ 80-man training camp roster. • Cowboys’ receiver Terrell Owens is taking his outsized personality to television. The NFL star is teaming up with VH1 for his own reality television show, which is to debut in July. In the series, Owens will be shadowed in the off-season by his best friends and publicists, Monique Jackson and Kita Williams. • Randy Moss Motorsports has partnered with Toyota for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Randy Moss Motorsports, co-owned by New England Patriots star wide receiver Randy Moss, made its debut February 13 in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. • A lawyer for Michael Vick told a federal bankruptcy judge that the imprisoned NFL star could be transferred to a halfway house in Virginia any day. The judge presiding over Vick’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case asked about the transfer during a hearing at which he also approved procedures to sell some of the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback’s property. • NBA Players Association officials filed a grievance on behalf of Jamaal Tinsley, an Indiana Pacer point guard who has not played or practiced all season. Tinsley was involved in several controversial off-court incidents and the Pacers have indicated he is not in their plans as they try for a trade deal for Tinsley, who has two years and 14.7 million dollars remaining on his contract. Larry Bird, the retired NBA legend who is the Pacers president, said Indiana is trying to swing a deal, reportedly with the Charlotte Bobcats. • Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 23,000 points (30 years, 171 days old). The previous fastest person to the milestone in NBA history was Wilt Chamberlain, who did it in 30 years, 176 days. • The NFL Players Association is stepping up its support for embattled New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress. The NFLPA submitted legal briefs on behalf of Burress in his fight to prevent the Giants from recouping money from the wide receiver following his accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound in late November. Spokesman Carl Francis confirmed to PA SportsTicker the actions taken by the players union, which relate to the Giants’ contention that Burress defaulted on his contract. The NFLPA also is fighting the withholding of payment of certain provisions in the wide receiver’s contract. The union had filed a separate grievance against the Giants on Burress’ behalf, challenging the team’s suspension and fine levied against him. • Jeremy Lusk, an American freestyle motocross rider, died of head injuries after crashing while trying to land a back flip in competition. He was 24. Jorge Ramirez, chief of the intensive care unit at Calderon Hospital, said Lusk suffered severe brain damage and a possible spinal cord injury. He was injured when he failed to complete a full rotation while attempting a Hart Attack back flip and slammed headfirst into the dirt. • An unauthorized and highly anticipated book about Alex Rodriguez is coming out a month sooner than planned. Publication of Selena Roberts’ “A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez” has been moved up from May 19 to April 14 as scrutiny builds on the New York Yankees slugger after he acknowledged using banned substances from 2001-2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers.