BRIEFLY : ARMSTRONG SAVES HIS STRENGTH.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Awaiting the arduous mountain climbs of the Pyrenees, American 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. again conserved energy Sunday and remained in command 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 . On a day when Russia's Dimitri Konyshev captured the 14th stage of the race, Armstrong stuck to a strategy that has served him well - sitting back and keeping a close eye on his main rivals while lesser names have broken away to win the stages. In the mountains, the leaders will have to attack Armstrong, or hope he cracks. ``We need Armstrong to have a bad day, and that's not out of the question on the Tour,'' said Spain's Abraham Olano Abraham Olano Manzano (born on January 22, 1970 in Anoeta, Spain) is a former professional cyclist from Spain. He gained limited fame in 1995 when he became World Road Champion and in 1998 he won the World Time Trial Championship. , who is in second place, 7 minutes, 44 seconds behind Armstrong. Today is a rest day. Racing resumes Tuesday. BASKETBALL: The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. went through the motions in the Olympic qualifying tournament at San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. , defeating Cuba 88-52 after learning of the likely defections of four Cuban players before the game. When the Cubans arrived at the arena about an hour before the game, only eight players were present. Missing were three of the team's four leading scorers: Lazaro Borrell Lazaro Manuel Borrell Hernandez, referred to as Lazaro Borrell (born September 20 1972 in Cuba), is a Cuban professional basketball player. He has played in such countries as United States (with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics during 1999-2000, and the CBA's La Crosse , a 26-year-old center; Roberto Herrera, 24, a guard, and Angel Cabellero, 28, a guard. A fourth player, 23-year-old center Hector Pino, also was missing. TENNIS: Jennifer Capriati continued her comeback by winning the A&P Classic with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Chanda Rubin in Mahwah, N.J. It was the third time she has won the exhibition event. BASEBALL: Whitlow whitlow /whit·low/ (hwit´lo) felon. herpetic whitlow primary herpes simplex infection of the terminal segment of a finger, with extensive tissue destruction, sometimes accompanied by systemic Wyatt, a key figure on the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1941 National League pennant-winning team and a leading pitcher of the early 1940s, died Friday at a hospital in Carrollton, Ga. Wyatt was 91. He won 22 games for the 1941 team that captured the Dodgers' first pennant since 1920, touching off a huge victory parade. He led the league in shutouts that season with seven, started in the All-Star Game and finished third in the balloting for the league's Most Valuable Player, behind fellow Dodgers Dolph Camilli and Pete Reiser. |
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