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Bonds testimony ordered unsealed

A federal judge ordered Friday that Barry Bonds’ grand jury testimony be unsealed, and what the home run king said under oath about his use of performance-enhancing drugs soon will be made public.

Bonds is charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction for allegedly lying 19 different times during his December 2003 testimony to a grand jury investigating steroid use in professional sports.

The indictment, unsealed last November, cites snippets of testimony where Bonds denies ever ingesting steroids or human growth hormone. It quotes Bonds denying his personal trainer Greg Anderson ever injected him with steroids, which prosecutors allege is a lie.

The November indictment came just three months after the San Francisco Giants star broke Hank Aaron’s career home run record, and it culminated a four-year investigation into steroid use by elite athletes.

Prosecutors are expected to decide whether to seek a new indictment before Bonds’ next court date on March 21. They declined comment outside court.

NFL

All-Pro Samuel signs with Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles got the defensive playmaker they desperately needed, signing free-agent cornerback Asante Samuel to a six-year contract.

Samuel, an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection this past season, spent the last five seasons with the New England Patriots. The Eagles wasted little time making an offer, reportedly worth up to $60 million, on the first day of free agency.

“We regarded Asante as the No. 1 available free agent in the NFL,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said.

Samuel, who won two Super Bowl rings, has 22 career interceptions.

NFL

Browns, Anderson agree on contract

Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson wasn’t a free agent for long.

The former Oregon State star has agreed to terms on a multiyear contract to stay with the Browns, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press.

General manager Phil Savage believed if Anderson had received an offer from another team, the Browns probably wouldn’t have been able to keep him. The Browns were prepared to turn their offense over to Brady Quinn.

The team had been negotiating a three-year, $20 million deal for Anderson.