The newspaper reported that major league commissioner Bud Seligis considering a suspension for the San Francisco Giants star among a wide range of possible responses.

It was also reported a ruling could be made before the Giants' April 3 season opener.

The Tribune also said that Selig met with Bonds during spring training in 2004 over concerns about claims that Bonds took steroids.

Selig made a vague offer of leniency to Bonds if he had anything to confess, the Tribune reported, but also warned that consequences would be"much worse" if he proclaimed innocence and evidence revealed him as a steroid user.

Bonds is 47 home runs shy of Hank Aaron's all-time major leaguerecord of 755 career homers as he prepares for what he has said would be his farewell season.

Bonds did make his spring training debut Thursday for the Giants, two days after excerpts from the upcoming book"Game of Shadows" detailed a program of doping that began in 1998 and included his 2001 season. Enditem