LOS ANGELES (AP) -- John David Booty was listed Friday as Southern California's No. 1 quarterback, despite missing nearly all of spring practice because of a bulging disc in his back that required surgery. USC coach Pete Carroll said Booty would enter training camp in August ahead of redshirt freshman Mark Sanchez, who was impressive while getting most of the work at quarterback during the past three weeks. "That only makes sense to me," Carroll told reporters. "[Booty] feels terrific -- he has no pain at all. To see John David feeling so good gives us the feeling he's going to jump out of this rehab. He wants to throw right now -- he feels like he can throw right now." USC's final spring practice Friday was rained out and rescheduled for next week. Carroll said Booty, who underwent surgery March 31, faced a rehabilitation period of at least eight weeks. "We've got to make sure John David makes it back," Carroll said. "I wouldn't count Mark out, he's done too well. Mark's gained more ground on him -- he had a great spring. His bid to start has been enhanced by that." Booty completed 27 of 42 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions as Matt Leinart's backup last fall. Booty will be a fourth-year junior next season. Whoever wins the job will be succeeding a pair of Heisman Trophy winners -- Carson Palmer won the award as college football's outstanding player in 2002, and Leinart won it in 2004. Leinart won the starting job in spring practice three years ago, and guided USC to a 37-2 record from 2003-05. "Mark Sanchez is ahead of where Matt was [three years ago] at this time. John David is far ahead of that," Carroll said. "Matt went ripping from this point forward, as we all know. "I'm not worried about it -- I think we're real lucky to be in the position we're in. There's no doubt in my mind we'll expect real good quarterback play." Ryan Powdrell, a 250-pound converted linebacker, was listed as the No. 1 tailback on the depth chart, but faces stiff competition from several highly regarded incoming freshmen this summer. "Absolutely, heck yeah," Carroll said when asked if one of those freshmen could win the starting job. "We're counting on that competition." Powdrell is also expected to play at fullback. Tailbacks Reggie Bush and LenDale White both passed up their final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, leaving USC with very little experience at tailback. White had been forecast as a first-round pick, but it was reported Thursday in Denver that he had a torn right hamstring. USC is scheduled to open the season Sept. 2 at Arkansas.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) -- Jim Furyk added his own touch to Harbour Town's famous 18th hole Friday, rolling in a 56-foot birdie putt for a two-shot lead in the Verizon Heritage hours after Aaron Baddeley's unlikely eagle there.
Putting from the back fringe, Furyk had simply hoped for a good lag and an easy par on the final hole. Instead, he watched his ball strike the flagstick and fall in. His 4-under 67 left him at 11 under, two strokes in front of Baddeley (67), Brian Gay (67), Duffy Waldorf (68) and first-round leader Vaughn Taylor (70).
Furyk's long birdie also added to the Friday fireworks near the lighthouse hole.
Baddeley capped a late charge -- he had three birdies and the eagle in his final five holes -- at the magnificent seaside hole featuring Sea Pines' red-and-white striped lighthouse as a backdrop.
Baddeley struck a smooth 8-iron about 160 yards that hit the green and bounced into the cup. The 25-year-old Australian heard the crowd's cheers and wondered how close he'd gotten.
"When I got up there, the ball wasn't anywhere to be seen," Baddeley said.
The hole, crafted by architect Pete Dye along Calibogue Sound, has seen its share of amazing shots. Three years ago, Davis Love III chipped in a tying birdie on the 72nd hole, then struck the flag stick for a tap-in birdie during the playoff for his fifth Harbour Town title.
Tournament officials said Baddeley's was the third eagle there since 1983. Lee Janzen accomplished it during the final round in 1997, then Mike Hulbert matched it in his second round two years later.
Furyk and Baddeley had similar second rounds -- strong play early, bad mistakes in the middle and surges at the end.
For Furyk he had birdies on four of his first seven holes to take the lead. However, bogeys on the eight and ninth holes backed him into a tie with Baddeley.
"I wanted to hit good shots and put the ball on the green and stop the bleeding at that point," Furyk said.
That's what he did, moving in front again with a birdie on the 15th hole. After getting fooled by the wind on his last hole, Furyk said he "got a little extra bonus" with the long birdie.
Furyk has not won since last year's Western Open. However, he tied for third in The Players Championship last month and likes the way he's playing.
"I got in a little bit of a tough jam," he said. "But it was nice to fight through it and keep it going."
Baddeley moved within a shot of the lead with two birdies on his first five holes. He found problems on the par-4 eighth, knocking an approach out of bounds for a 7. A series of pars settled his nerves until his five-hole flourish at the end -- Baddeley closed 2-4-3-3-2 on the scorecard.
Baddeley said despite the triple bogey, "I was still only four off the lead. So I thought if you make a few coming in, you're going to be right there for the weekend."
Baddeley, 158th on the money list coming in, is certainly in contention for his first PGA Tour title.
Jeff Maggert tied the mark for lowest back-nine score at 29. It was first accomplished by Brad Faxon in 1997 and tied by Chris Perry in 2000 and Steve Flesch in 2001. Maggert finished with a 66 to reach 7 under, three shots behind the leaders.
Ernie Els was the only one of golf's "Big Five" of Masters champ Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Retief Goosen to play here after the year's opening major. Els shot a 67 and was seven shots behind Furyk.
Divots: It was bound to happen. After hitting all 14 fairways in Thursday's first round, John Daly missed the first one he played Friday. Daly entered the week 181st in driving accuracy. Still, Daly shot a 67 and was at 5 under. ... Masters runner-up Tim Clark had the best second-round score, a 65 . He was six shots off the lead at 5 under. ... A year after tying for second, Darren Clarke missed the cut at 4-over 146. ... Jay Haas finished at 5-over 147 and missed the cut at Harbour Town for just the seventh time in a record 30 starts. Jay's son, Bill, made the cut at Harbour Town in his second try.

HOUSTON (AP) -- Fifth-seeded Tommy Haas dominated Andy Roddick on clay again, beating the No. 1 seed a fourth straight time in a quarterfinal match Friday night at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. Haas rallied from one set down to win 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 in a matchup that Roddick said could have been the final. It was two years ago. Roddick had two chances to break Haas in the final game, but he was unable to return Haas' serve and got aced on the second opportunity. Haas closed out the match two points later. He hit a forehand winner that cleaned the line and a forehand by Roddick hit the tape but the ball bounced back on his side. Haas will play American Mardy Fish in one semifinal Saturday. Seventh-seeded Paul Goldstein of the United States plays Austria's Jurgen Melzer in the other semifinal. Haas, from Germany, beat Roddick twice on clay in 2002 in Monte Carlo and Rome, and again in 2004 in the finals here. Roddick led 4-3 in the second set and had two chances on Haas' serve in the eighth game -- the longest of the match -- to set up himself to serve for the match. But Haas stiffened to win the game and then won eight straight points to close out the set, 6-4. Haas needed just five points to break Roddick in his second service game of the third set to go up 2-1. But Roddick broke right back to level it. In the seventh game Haas needed just one break chance to go up 4-3 and he did it in flashy fashion. Haas barely returned the serve to his backhand and Roddick volleyed the ball wide to the other side. The German sprinted the width of the court and hit a down the line winner on the run to go up 4-3. Fish beat fellow American Vince Spadea, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in a match that saw its share of service breaks. Fish got the first one in the deciding set when he hit an backhand winner down the line on his fourth chance to break Spadea in the fifth game to lead 3-2. Spadea, who won only five more points in the match, reached the quarterfinal when fourth seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus retired at 6-2, 3-1 Thursday night because of low back pain. Fish, who did not have a match Thursday, said it looked to him that Spadea got tired as the match wore on. "He got a break but he still had to work hard in the first set (Thursday night), and I was fresh." Fish, who jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the tiebreaker before going for a big forehand return of serve that went long, said he felt he had the momentum going into the breaker. "I had chances before and just had some stupid points at key times," he said. "I still felt I had a chance to win. I just had to play more aggressive on the big points." Goldstein struggled occasionally with his serve but he was steady enough to beat Albert Montanes of Spain 6-3, 6-4 in an early quarterfinals match. Goldstein was broken in the third game of the first set but he broke back in the fourth game and survived a challenge by Montanes to hold serve in a lengthy fifth game. Goldstein wrapped up the match at the first match point when he ran down a drop shot by Montanes and returned it as the Spaniard made a slap at the ball. Melzer gained the spot with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Fernando Vicente of Spain. The two traded breaks twice in the closing set to put Melzer up 5-4. He got to match point on a drop shot winner and closed out the match two points later on an overhead smash.

BOSTON (AP) -- Curt Schilling shut down the Seattle Mariners with relative ease.
From his barehanded stab of a hard one-hopper by Ichiro Suzuki to his mid-90s fastball to his pinpoint control, Boston's ace showed another opponent -- and his rain-soaked hometown fans -- that he is back and, perhaps, better than ever.
Schilling allowed three hits in eight innings Friday night in a 2-1 Boston win. Striking out seven and walking none, Schilling started the season with wins in his first three starts for the first time since 2002.
"I wasn't sure what I was going to be this year," said Schilling, who won just four games in 11 starts last year. "I feel I'm pitching better than I ever have."
That includes the three years when Schilling (3-0) won at least 20 games. But last year he spent 76 days on the disabled list with an ankle injury and struggled all season. This year, an effective slider and changeup and better inside pitching have made him hard to hit.
"I've seen him for a long time and he should be confident," manager Terry Francona said. "But last year he wasn't healthy."
Pitching at home for the first time this season and in a rain that fell steadily from the fifth inning to the end, Schilling lowered his ERA from 1.93 to 1.64. He allowed a run in the fifth on a double by Richie Sexson, who came around on two grounders.
Schilling got all the support he needed from an unlikely source. Alex Gonzalez, signed as a free agent for his fielding prowess at shortstop and not his hitting ability, drove in both runs with a double in the fourth and went 3-for-4 with two doubles off Jamie Moyer (0-2).
"I threw the ball decently. It seemed like I had to pitch out of trouble every inning," Moyer said in a hoarse voice caused by a sickness he's had for a few days. He said it didn't affect his performance.
The game matched two of baseball's best veteran pitchers as Schilling made his 517th major league appearance and Moyer made his 541st.
Moyer threw 51 pitches in the first two innings and left after six after allowing two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts. He escaped jams in the first, when the Red Sox stranded two runners, and in the second, when they left the bases loaded. His record dropped to 0-5 in his last seven starts against Boston.
"For us to be 7-3 after 10 games when our offense isn't even close to hitting its stride is a positive thing," Schilling said.
He has allowed just 11 hits in 22 innings. Jonathan Papelbon, who got his fifth save in five opportunities, has been even stingier, allowing hitters to go just 2-for-20.
"It's nice to give him the ball," Francona said. "I have a lot of confidence in the young man."
Schilling pitched seven innings in each of his first two starts, allowing two runs and five hits at Texas and one run and three hits at Baltimore.
"Jamie did a very good job," Seattle manager Mike Hargrove said. "He threw well enough to win, but so did the other guy."
That other guy, Schilling, faced the minimum 12 batters through four innings, allowing only a single in the third to Kenji Johjima, who was erased on a double play. Schilling even made an outstanding play himself when he grabbed Suzuki's grounder and threw out him in the fourth.
"I knew how we were defending the batter," Schilling said. "I felt that if I didn't catch the ball, it was a hit. It was just a reaction kind of thing."
Sexson got Seattle's second hit and scored on Carl Everett's one-out groundout.
Jeremy Reed hit a leadoff double in the sixth and took third on a groundout by Yuniesky Betancourt. Schilling got out of the jam by striking out the next two batters, then retired the side in order in the seventh.
He finished his outing with another perfect inning -- getting Everett on a flyout, Johjima on a strikeout and Reed on a groundout in the eighth.
"We had our chances," Everett said. "I'm not going to give him credit," Everett said of Schilling. "That'll never happen. I make my living off of pitchers."
Notes: Boston is 3-0 when it scores fewer than three runs after going 3-22 in such games last season. ... Manny Ramirez went 0-for-3 to extend his slump to 1-for-18. ... The last four batters in Boston's lineup went 8-for-16. ... Seattle's Rafael Soriano entered with runners at first and second and one out in the seventh, then retired Mike Lowell on a double-play grounder with his first pitch.

NEW YORK (AP) -- In and out. Up and down. Tom Glavine hit his spots all night Friday.
Glavine took advantage of the lowest-scoring team in the major leagues, striking out 11 Milwaukee batters over six innings as the New York Mets defeated the Brewers 4-3.
"The changeup was particularly good," Glavine said, reflecting on his 277th career victory. "The fastball's location was good. It hit both sides of the plate. It was a good formula."
It was not classic Glavine because he rarely has that many strikeouts. It was just the 13th time in his career he's had 10 or more in a game. And he felt it.
"That many strikeouts is a lot of work," the left-hander said. "I don't expect to do that very often. I was tired."
So after 107 pitches, he turned the game over to the bullpen. Milwaukee manager Ned Yost wasn't sorry to see him go.
"Glavine was vintage today," Yost said. "He was as good as I've seen him in a long time. Tommy was dead on."
The Brewers, lowest-scoring team in the majors, rallied for two runs in the seventh against Aaron Heilman. Duaner Sanchez neded 45 pitches to get through two innings and deliver the game to closer Billy Wagner, who got his third save and finished New York's seventh straight win. It is the Mets longest winning streak since Sept. 3-9, 2002, and New York is 8-1 for the first time since 1985.
"Sanchez kept us on the edge of our seats," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "He made pitches when he had to. He likes the ball every day."
Well, almost.
Sanchez said maybe he would not want the ball on Saturday.
"That was a lot of pitches," he said. "I probably need a day."
Xavier Nady put the Mets in front early, hitting his second home run of the season with two outs in the second inning after Chris Capuano (1-2) retired the first five New York hitters.
The Mets added to their lead with two outs in the third when Jose Reyes singled and scored from first on a double by Paul Lo Duca. After Carlos Beltran walked, Carlos Delgado delivered an RBI single that made it 3-0. Capuano escaped further trouble by slipping a called third strike past David Wright to end the inning.
In the fifth, Capuano opened with a single and reached second when left fielder Victor Diaz, making his first start of the season, let the ball get past him for an error. Capuano moved to third on a fly ball and scored on a single by J.J. Hardy. Glavine then struck out Geoff Jenkins and Carlos Lee, ending the rally. Jenkins and Lee combined for five strikeouts against Glavine.
Glavine opened the fifth with a single and after Reyes forced him, Bill Hall's throwing error gave the Mets runners at first and third with one out. Beltran walked, loading the bases and Delgado grounded out with Reyes scoring before the Brewers could complete an inning-ending double play.
"That was a sloppy inning," Capuano said. "Take it away, and maybe we win."
Heilman relieved Glavine to start the seventh inning and allowed hits to Damian Miller and pinch-hitter Gabe Gross. A wild pitch allowed Miller to score and, after Brady Clark walked, Duaner Sanchez relieved. The runners advanced on an infield out, and Jenkins delivered a sacrifice fly, making it 4-3. Lee was walked intentionally and Sanchez got Hall on a grounder, leaving two runners stranded.
In the eighth, Rickie Weeks opened with an infield single and stole second. Sanchez struck out Prince Fielder but walked Miller. Pinch-hitter Corey Koskie struck out and Brady Clark bounced out, ending the rally.
Notes: The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 32 minutes by rain. ... Nady's homer came on a 3-1 pitch. ... Glavine's second-inning strikeout of Hall was the 2,363rd of his career and moved him past Charlie Hough into 38th place. ... It was the 13th time Glavine has struck out 10 or more batters in a game. ... Glavine threw 107 pitches, 70 for strikes. ... Miller's seventh-inning single snapped an 0-for-16 streak. ... 2B Kaz Matsui went 1-for-4 and committed an error playing for the Class-A St. Lucie Mets. Matsui is rehabbing a sprained right knee.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Police attempted to search the dorm rooms of Duke University lacrosse players amid an investigation into the alleged rape of an exotic dancer at a team party, the school's president said Friday. President Richard Brodhead said he was just learning about the Thursday night search attempts and didn't have many details, including whether investigators had search warrants and if they actually entered any rooms. "I am aware that police attempted to enter those rooms, and I am now about to leave this news conference to learn the whole story," Brodhead said. There were no warrants for any dorm rooms at Duke among those returned to the Durham County magistrate's office Friday morning, although police have 48 hours after executing a warrant to return it. The court clerk's office was closed for the Good Friday holiday, and police officials did not immediately return calls for comment. The searches would be the third made by police as they investigate allegations that members of the nearly all-white lacrosse team raped a 27-year-old black woman hired to dance at a March 13 team party. The woman, a student at North Carolina Central University, told police she was raped and beaten by three white men at an off-campus house. Police previously searched the house where the party was held and the Duke dorm room of lacrosse player Ryan McFayden. The search of McFayden's room came after police obtained a vulgar and graphic e-mail sent from his school account shortly after the alleged assault. Friday morning, Brodhead met with N.C. Central Chancellor James Ammons, Durham Mayor Bill Bell and nearly two dozen other community leaders to discuss the tension in the community. Ammons said the two schools would continue to work together to "strengthen the bonds that tie us." "In times like these, let us remember that justice is served in the courtroom, not in the media or at the hands of individuals," he said. The case has focused intense national scrutiny on Duke and the lacrosse players and has sparked protests on the elite private university's campus and elsewhere in Durham. The school last week canceled the highly ranked team's season and coach Mike Pressler resigned after the release of McFayden's e-mail. In a police recording in the hours following the party, an officer describes the woman from the party as "just passed-out drunk." The taped conversation, obtained by The Associated Press, took place about 1:30 a.m. March 14, about five minutes after a grocery store security guard called 911 to report a woman in the parking lot who would not get out of someone else's car. The officer gave the dispatcher the police code for an intoxicated person and said the woman was unconscious. When asked whether she needed medical help, the officer said: "She's breathing and appears to be fine. She's not in distress. She's just passed-out drunk." No charges have been filed, but District Attorney Mike Nifong has said he believes a crime was committed. Attorneys for the players have said DNA tests failed to connect any players to the alleged attack, and they have urged Nifong to drop his investigation. But several defense attorneys say they expect the district attorney to ask a grand jury Monday to issue charges. Defense lawyers have said time-stamped photographs taken by the players show that the accuser was drunk and already had injuries when she arrived at the party. The recording is consistent with "what I have seen of the photo evidence before," attorney Kerry Sutton said. Those photos, she said, showed that she was "way beyond where you would put somebody behind the wheel of a car." The description of the woman's medical exam -- which Nifong has said is his basis for believing a rape occurred -- does not mention her being drunk. It states only that the woman's injuries and behavior were consistent with having been raped, sexually assaulted and having suffered a traumatic experience. The woman has told police she and another stripper hired to dance at the party arrived at 11:30 p.m. March 13. The pair reportedly left the house a short time later, fearing for their safety. The accuser told police the two were coaxed back into the house with an apology, at which point they were separated. That's when she said she was dragged into a bathroom and raped, beaten and choked for a half hour. At 12:53 a.m., police received a 911 call from a woman complaining that she had been called racial slurs by white men gathered outside the home where the party took place. The defense has said it believes the second dancer at the party made that call. The 911 call from the grocery store security guard was placed at 1:22 a.m. In it, the caller says, "Um, the problem is ... it's a lady in somebody else's car and she will not get out of their car. She's like, she's like intoxicated, drunk or something. She's, I mean, she won't get out of the car, period." Police sp

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The home of Alabama booster Logan Young was so splattered with blood that police thought they were looking at multiple crime scenes. Young was dead and police quickly launched a homicide investigation. But as it turned out, they now say, there was no crime at all and Young, who drew national attention last year because of a football recruiting scandal, was dead from an accidental fall and a gushing head wound. Fatally hurt, the 65-year-old millionaire apparently stumbled in a daze through at least a half dozen rooms spreading blood throughout his spacious, two-story house before a final collapse on a bedroom floor. Such head wounds can leave sufferers so confused they don't realize how seriously they're hurt, said Shelly Timmons, chief neurosurgeon at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. "They'll be walking and talking and moving about, but their brains are not functioning properly," Timmons said Friday. "They may not know what to do about the bleeding or to even call for help because they're too confused." Police Lt. Joe Scott said it took a while for investigators to realize that the blood spread through Young's stone Tudor residence where he lived alone may have all been his. Initially, they thought it came from at least two people. Investigators identified what they thought were four separate crime scenes -- particularly bloody areas where violence had occurred. But eventually, Scott said, they began to "notice a pattern development in each of the four scenes and that was a lack of any struggle." No blood was splattered on the walls or ceiling as would be expected where someone had been swinging a club, knife or other weapon. "We started to put the whole picture in perspective," Scott said. Young had a single, large gash on his head, which matched up with the bloody end of an iron railing post on stairs leading to his bedroom. There were no signs of a break-in and no valuables reported missing. Police believe Young died late Monday night or early Tuesday morning after falling on the stairs and hitting his head on the railing. At a news conference Thursday, they displayed drawings depicting what they believe was the bloody trail he left through the house. Young apparently tried to stop the bleeding with towels from the kitchen and a bathroom before finally making his way upstairs to his bedroom. The medical examiner also issued a preliminary report listing the cause of death as a head injury suffered in a fall, and the chief state prosecutor in Memphis agreed, too. Scott said the investigation will remain open until police get back lab results from forensic tests such as DNA scans on blood samples collected at the residence. Toxicology tests to show whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the death are expected to take up to two months. Young was convicted last year on money laundering and conspiracy charges for paying a high school coach to send a top recruit from Memphis to Alabama. Trial evidence showed Young to be a heavy drinker, but defense attorney James Neal said Young had cut back on consuming alcohol. Young was sentenced to six months in prison but was free pending appeal. He had a kidney transplant following the trial and was on a health improvement program. "He said he was feeling good but was having a hard time getting his energy back," Neal said. On appeal, Young had argued that the offense he was charged with -- bribing a high school football coach --- was not a federal crime.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
-- Even if Giants slugger Barry Bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury, it will be hard to convict him, former federal prosecutors and other lawyers said.
"It is a lot tougher to make a perjury case than most people think because it takes more than just proving that the person made a statement that was untrue," said Adam Hoffinger, a criminal defense lawyer in Washington D.C. "The government has to prove that he knowingly and willfully lied about a material fact -- it can't be a mistake, there has to be intent."
A federal grand jury is investigating whether Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids, a person with knowledge of the probe told The Associated Press on Thursday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the secrecy of the investigation.
Bonds, who is chasing Hank Aaron's home run record, was granted immunity to testify truthfully before a grand jury in December 2003 investigating a Northern California steroid distribution ring based at the company called the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative, or BALCO.
According to excerpts of testimony previously reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Bonds testified that he used a clear substance and a cream given to him by a trainer convicted in the case, but said he didn't know they were steroids.
Bonds testified that Greg Anderson, his personal trainer, told him the substances were the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and an arthritis balm.
Anderson and three others, including BALCO founder Victor Conte, have pleaded guilty to distribution charges.
Erwin Cherminsky, a Duke University criminal law professor, said the excerpt he has read of the recently published book Game of Shadows, which details extensive and knowing steroid use by Bonds, "certainly suggests he lied under oath."
The book's publication prompted Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to launch an investigation into steroid use among big league players.
Michael Rains, Bonds' attorney, did not return a telephone call Friday.
Experts said prosecutors will need some evidence other than Bond's testimony that he didn't know what he was taking in order to prove he purposely lied to mislead the grand jury.
One key witness in any perjury case against Bonds could be his ex-mistress Kimberly Bell, who has said Bonds told her he took steroids.
"She could also testify to bouts of rage, sexual problems and other behavior consistent with steroid use," criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz said. "If he said he didn't use and he knowingly used them, he is in trouble and Bell can help the government's case."
Other former prosecutors said that Bell could face credibility issues and be portrayed as a scorned lover with financial problems. Bell's attorney could not be reached for comment.
The fact that the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco has convened a grand jury to look into Bond's steroids testimony means the slugger is probably in trouble, he said.
"They wouldn't go in front of the grand jury unless they had something to go after," Horowitz said.
A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office didn't return a telephone call seeking comment.
Though perjury charges are relatively rare, they do occur.
Chris Webber of the Philadelphia 76ers pleaded guilty in 2003 for lying to a federal grand jury about perks that players received when he was at the University of Michigan. Webber ended up paying a $100,000 fine and was placed on two years' probation after pleading to the lesser charge of contempt.
Still others said the government could be motivated to go after Bonds to serve as a high-profile example of a witness breaking an immunity deal.
"They could be looking at the immunity promise and maybe Bonds flaunted it with his testimony," said Ed Davis, a former federal prosecutor who now defends white collar cases. "You just can't have people walking in and getting immunity and flaunting it."
Davis said he never prosecuted anybody for perjury during his time as a prosecutor in the 1970s and that all the perjury cases against his defense clients were dropped.
"When I was a prosecutor, there were a lot of strong cases that I looked at hard but ultimately dropped," he said. "It's hard to prove intent."

LOS ANGELES (AP)
-- Kobe Bryant has great respect for the man whose franchise records he keeps breaking.
Bryant broke Elgin Baylor's single-season scoring record with a flourish, getting 50 points Friday night in a 110-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. But he won't sit by his cell phone waiting for any congratulatory response from the Clippers' general manager, who set the mark during the 1962-63 season.
"I don't expect him to. I mean, he's with the Clippers and I'm with the Lakers," Bryant said. "But if he picks up the paper and reads about it, he should know that I owe a lot of it to him and to the other great players as well, because I really learned a lot about the game from watching them."
Bryant has been aware of Baylor ever since age 6, when his grandparents sent him a tape called "Golden Greats of the NBA." He didn't just watch it, he studied it -- over and over, year after year.
"I just steal all of their moves and incorporate them into my game," Bryant said. "I copied Elgin's first step. It's actually a `rocker' step, which is kind of a stutter move."
Bryant, closing in on his first NBA scoring title, reached the 50-point mark for the sixth time this season and 11th time in his career. The Lakers are 8-3 in those games.
He eclipsed two other franchise records this season that Baylor held -- most points in a game and most 40-point games in a season. Bryant, whose 81 points against Toronto on Jan. 22 were second-most ever in an NBA game, came in needing only 16 to surpass Baylor's mark of 2,719. He did that with 9:06 left in the third quarter, draining a 3-pointer after missing two free throws 44 seconds earlier.
"It means a lot to me because we're playing well and we're in a position where we can get into the playoffs and make some noise," Bryant said. "We've achieved everything we have as a team, and the individual stuff just makes for a more pleasant journey."
Lamar Odom recorded his second straight triple-double. He finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds and tied a career high with 12 assists, after going 15-13-10 against Golden State on Tuesday for his first triple-double with the Lakers. He is the first player on the team with consecutive triple-doubles since December 2004, when Bryant did it against Golden State and Phoenix.
"I hope I can keep it going and take it into the playoffs," Odom said. "I'd really like to get four in a row going into the postseason. I'm just staying focused throughout the game and not letting one or two missed shots get me down. I'm just doing all the little things I need to do to win games."
Kwame Brown had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who sent the Blazers to their 15th straight road loss with their ninth win in 12 games. The only thing that prevented Los Angeles from clinching a playoff berth was Utah's 105-104 victory over New Orleans, which was completed shortly before the Lakers and Blazers tipped off.
"We need to keep playing this way if we want to shock some people in the playoffs," Odom said. "No one had us making the playoffs -- and now we'll probably be picked to lose in the first round. So this is a lot of fun, being an underdog."
Reserve guard Martell Webster scored 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who sent forward Darius Miles home on Thursday for disciplinary reasons before losing their fifth straight overall and 30th in their last 34 games.
Miles, who spent the entire first half of Wednesday night's 97-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on the bench, was punished by coach Nate McMillan for changing into his street clothes at halftime of that game. The team did not characterize the move as a suspension, but Miles' status was unknown for Saturday night's game against Golden State at the Rose Garden. He is in the second year of a six-year, $48 million contract.
Odom secured his 10th career triple-double with an assist on Bryant's 3-pointer, which gave the Lakers an 86-77 lead with 10:18 to play. Portland got as close as 88-86 on a 3-pointer by Webster with 7:38 remaining. But the Lakers responded with a 15-4 run, including nine points from Bryant, to extend the margin to 103-90 with 2:49 left.
"Right now it looks like Kobe's challenging himself in the fourth quarter to see if he can just dominate," Portland coach Nate McMillan said. "Before we could even get a double-team on him, the ball was released. And there's not much more you can do about that."
Notes: A victory on Sunday against Phoenix would keep Phil Jackson's perfect record as an NBA head coach intact -- guiding a team to the playoffs for the 15th time in 15 tries without ever finishing the regular season with a losing record. ... The Trail Blazers have won only 15 of 81 road games over the last two seasons. They are a league-worst 6-34 this season away from the Rose Garden, and are assured of finishing with their worst road