BRIEFLY : ARMSTRONG COMES OUT AS PROLOGUE WINNER.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. , the two-time Olympian who returned to cycling after overcoming testicular cancer testicular cancer Malignant tumour of the testis, or testicle. Although relatively rare, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy for men between the ages of 20 and 34. It typically affects men between 15 and 39 years old. , scored a stunning personal triumph Saturday by winning the prologue of the Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and . Riding for the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. team, Armstrong won the 4-1/4-mile time trial in 8 minutes, 2.5 seconds, seven seconds ahead of Alex Zulle of Switzerland of the Banesto team. Armstrong's success came as the Tour de France struggles to emerge from the shadow of the drug scandal that rocked last year's race. Asked about the scandal, Armstrong said, ``I'm here for the love of cycling,'' adding that he hoped ``the other 179 guys are, too.'' Asked about his victory, he said: ``With my problems, my history, it is incredible. The Tour de France is the greatest race in the world.'' Armstrong, 28, of Austin, Texas, won the 1993 world championship and competed for U.S. Olympic teams in 1992 and 1996. He won stages of the Tour in 1993 and 1995 but has struggled through its mountainous middle stages. COLLEGES: Kevin Freeman Kevin Freeman is an Australian Dance Music Producer. He is best known for his work with Aura on a track titled "Piece Of Alright". The track achieved commercial success on the Shock Records label in 2002. It peaked on the aria charts at number 28. of Connecticut scored 18 points as the U.S. men's basketball team struggled to a 96-77 win over South Korea in the opening game of the World University Games in Palma De Mallorca Palma is the major city and port on the island of Mallorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma. , Balearic Islands. About 4,000 athletes will participate in 12 sports at the games, which officially opened Saturday night with a torch-lighting ceremony at the new $25 million Son Moix Stadium. The games close July 13. The first gold medal went to Russia in the women's team gymnastics competition, as all-around world champion Svetlana Khorkina led the way. The U.S. team was fifth as three gymnasts, led by ninth-place Heidi Louise Moneymaker, the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX senior, had individual scores among the top 24 and qualified for Monday's all-around competition. In men's volleyball, the United States beat Norway 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. HORSE RACING: Brazilian-bred Virginie nipped 3-10 favorite Tranquility Lake by a half-length in Hollywood Park's $250,000 Beverly Hills Handicap The Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II un over a distance of 1 ΒΌ miles on turf, the race is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older. . It was jockey Laffit Pincay Jr.'s first victory in a Grade I race since the Hollywood Futurity last December aboard Tactical Cat. BASKETBALL: Carlton Myers scored 18 points and Gregor Fucka pulled down 10 rebounds as Italy won the European Championship by beating Spain 64-56 in the title game in Paris. ROWING: Harvard and Princeton crews rowed to victories at the Henley Regatta and qualified for the semifinals of the Temple Cup for university eights at Henley-on-Thames. Harvard edged Dartmouth in an all-American quarterfinal, while Princeton beat Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes University is a public university in Oxford, England. Overview The University has roots in Oxford that go back to 1865 (when it was known as the Oxford School of Art). The present student body is 19,000. by 2-3/4 lengths to advance to the final four. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: George Diederich, an All-America two-way guard for Vanderbilt in 1958, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 63. Deiderich, selected in the 23rd round of the 1959 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, spent two seasons with the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes. |
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