Bonds now says September return is possible

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Outfielder Barry Bonds now says there&#39;s a good chance he could play for the San Francisco Giants this season because his surgically-repaired right knee is doing better.<br> <br> Bonds says on his Web site that his rehab has taken a turn for the better over the last ten days. He hopes to be in the batting cage in the next few weeks, saying there&#39;s a good possibility he could be back in September.<br> <br> Earlier this month, Bones told M-L-B.com that he didn&#39;t expect to play this year.<br> <br> Giants manager Felipe Alou was cautiously optimistic as he looked at a printout from Bonds&#39; Web site before tonight&#39;s game at Cincinnati.<br> <br> The Giants have gone just 51-and-66 without Bonds, but it leaves them only seven games behind first-place San Diego in the National League West.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)