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		Bonds won't fess up, Stubblefield to face sentencing By Ken Gimblin and Joe Cronin January 18, 2008
	Former NFL football player Dana Stubblefield, left, leaves a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. Stubblefield pleaded guilty Friday to lying to investigators in the BALCO steroids case, making him the first football player charged in the long-running federal investigation. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
	SAN FRANCISCO--Former 49ers defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield fell on the sword Friday at the U.S. District Court at the Federal Building pleading guilty to steroid use after lying to IRS investigators. Stubblefield who played for the 49ers, Washington and the Raiders between 1993-2003 was defensive player of the year in 1997 and a three time Pro Bowler. Stubblefield was looking at zero to six months but Judge Susan Illston let Stubblefield know in court that she is not bound by such an agreement and can sentenced Stubblefield for as long as five years in prison. Stubblefield's name surfaced in the BALCO investigation when the BALCO labs were raided in 2003 setting up the federal investigation. Stubblefield who had a record at BALCO for steroid distribution was asked by IRS agents if he ever used steroids or performance enhancing drugs and Stubblefield said no at the time. Had Stubblefield had said yes he would have been in the clear as steroids, HGH, and performance enhancing drugs in 2003 were not banned in the NFL at that time. Stubblefield recanted and was told by Illston that he was going to be looking at time for lying to investigators. Meanwhile former Giant outfielder Barry Bonds in a You Tube interview with Jim Grey repeated again that he never used steroids or performance enhancing drugs. Bonds is set for trial sometime after the regular season ends in the fall and is expected back in court in February for more preliminaries. Ken Gimblin and Joe Cronin are covering the BALCO steroids scandal and both co-host Sportstalk on 1690 KFSG Sacramento.