Bonds, Giants complete one-year, $15.8-million deal

Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a $15.8-million, one-year contract Monday night after the slugger spent hours at the ballpark being examined by team doctors.

The club announced the deal, which was completed nearly two months after the sides agreed to financial terms Dec. 7, the final day of baseball’s winter meetings.

Bonds had to pass a physical, and the parties had to work out complicated language regarding Bonds’ behavior and what would happen if the slugger were to be indicted.

Two baseball officials said the slugger’s trainers -- Harvey Shields and Greg Oliver -- would no longer be on the Giants’ payroll. That means neither will be allowed in the clubhouse, where they previously had their own lockers next to Bonds’ space, or any other restricted area in any big league ballpark, the officials said.

Sammy Sosa and the Texas Rangers ended weeks of negotiations and agreed to a minor league contract that was to be announced today.... Boston Red Sox star Curt Schilling says he will not retire at the end of the 2007 season as previously indicated and plans to pitch in 2008.... Jeff Weaver passed his physical and completed a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth $8.325 million.... The Dodgers completed a one-year contract with reliever Chin-hui Tsao and added him to the 40-man roster.

JURISPRUDENCE

Sprewell is hit with

$200-million lawsuit

The mother of four of former NBA guard Latrell Sprewell’s children sued him for $200 million, alleging Sprewell broke their long-term cohabitation deal and roughed her up last month in their Westchester County, N.Y., home. Candace Cabbil brought the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, saying Sprewell, 36, recently ended the arrangement that developed after they met in 1989.

Citing a lack of evidence, charges will not be filed against former California running back Marshawn Lynch despite an Oakland woman’s accusations that he choked, slapped and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said. Lynch announced earlier this month that he’s skipping his senior year to make himself available for the NFL draft.

A military judge set an April court-martial date for a former Naval Academy football player on charges alleging he sexually assaulted two female midshipmen. Midshipman Kenny Ray Morrison, 24, did not enter a plea during an arraignment on two counts of indecent assault and two counts of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.

TENNIS

Sampras will compete

on the senior tour

Pete Sampras’ first appearance on the Outback Champions Series senior tour will be in Boston, May 2-6. He is expected to play a few more events after the Boston tournament, according to a tour official. An official announcement will be today.

-- Lisa Dillman

Oscar Hernandez beat three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3), in round-robin play in the Movistar Open at Vina del Mar, Chile.... Marcos Baghdatis, who reached the Australian Open final last year, advanced to the second round of the Zagreb Open after beating Florent Serra, 6-2, 7-6 (5), at Zagreb, Croatia.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Army coach Ross retires,

replaced by line coach

Bobby Ross retired as Army’s football coach, without a victory over Navy in his three seasons with the Black Knights.

The former NFL coach, who had a 9-25 record at Army, will be succeeded by offensive line coach Stan Brock.

Before his arrival at West Point, Ross, 70, was 77-68 in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions.

He spent 15 years as a college coach and his 1990 Georgia Tech team went 11-0-1, sharing the national title with Colorado

MISCELLANY

Salt Lake City soccer

stadium plan hits snag

Calling it an “unsafe investment,” the Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon said that he won’t support $30 million in taxes for a soccer stadium for MLS club Real Salt Lake.... Real Madrid and AC Milan are $1.3 million apart on a deal to send Ronaldo to the Italian club.

Two barns are under quarantine at Los Alamitos Race Course after the deaths of two horses from the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). One was a stable pony; the other was a racehorse.

PASSINGS

Fowler, 84; former

Dodgers pitcher

Art Fowler, who pitched for the Dodgers’ 1959 championship team and became a pitching coach for five major league clubs, died at Spartanburg, S.C. He was 84. Story, Section B.