Wednesday's sports briefly

Bonds wants perjury case dismissed Barry Bonds asked a federal judge to dismiss perjury charges against him Wednesday, arguing the indictment is "scattershot" and noted for its "striking inartfulness."

Bonds was charged in November with lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. In the motion filed in San Francisco federal court, the former San Francisco Giant neither admits nor denies taking the drugs, but argues the questions asked by prosecutors during Bonds' December 2003 grand jury appearance were vague, ambiguous and confusing.

Bonds' lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Susan Illston to toss the case or order prosecutors to streamline the indictment, which cites 19 different instances of Bonds' alleged lying.

• The New York Times reported that Jose Canseco, the former major league slugger and admitted steroid user who exposed other players in his 2005 best-selling book "Juiced," offered to not name Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez in his next book if Ordonez invested money in a movie project Canseco was promoting, according to a person in baseball with knowledge of the situation. Ordonez was not mentioned in Canseco's earlier book or in the report on drugs in baseball by former Sen. George J. Mitchell. Four people in baseball confirmed that referrals were made from Major League Baseball to the FBI regarding Canseco's actions. All four insisted on anonymity because they didn't have authority to speak about the events.

• Former Twin and four-time All-Star Chuck Knoblauch had not been tracked down as of 7 p.m. Wednesday evening by federal marshals trying to serve him a subpoena from a House panel investigating steroids in baseball, according to a committee staffer who spoke on condition of anonymity. Knoblauch originally was asked to appear today for what was supposed to be the first of five depositions scheduled by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

• The New York Yankees had a record payroll of $218.3 million last season, with Boston a distant second at $155.4 million. The lowest payroll was for Pittsburgh at $51.4 million. The Twins were at $71.9 million.

• Rafael Betancourt, 32, one of the AL's top relievers last season, agreed to a $5.4 million, two-year contract with Cleveland, which avoided going to salary arbitration with the righthander. He went 5-1 with a 1.47 ERA in 68 appearances last season.

Macartney, 30, was flown home to Salt Lake City where he was to undergo follow-up neurological tests, the Austria Press Agency reported. Macartney was clocked at 87 miles per hour when he crashed Saturday in Kitzbuehel.

Tour caddie dies in taxi accident Steve Duplantis, a popular PGA Tour caddie known for bringing out the best in his players, was killed early Wednesday when he was struck by a taxi while crossing a street in Del Mar, Calif. Duplantis, 35, had been working at the Buick Invitational for Eric Axley.

Tennis: French Open winner Michael Chang was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., and IMG creator Mark McCormack and Tennis Week magazine founder Eugene Scott were selected posthumously.

Boxing: Undefeated boxer Joe Calzaghe (44-0) of Cardiff, Wales, will fight Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1) of the U.S. in a non-title light-heavyweight contest April 19 in Las Vegas.

Colleges: New Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini signed a five-year contract that pays $1.1 million a year, and he can earn significant bonuses for his players' achievements on the field and in the classroom. Terms were announced more than seven weeks after athletic director Tom Osborne hired Pelini.