Fedrigo Wins Mountain Stage as Tour Battle Heats Up
Pierrick Fedrigo of France wins the ninth mountain stage in Tarbes with a two man break. Rinaldo Nocentini holds the yellow jersey for a third straight day, six seconds ahead of Alberto Contador and eight ahead of Lance Armstrong. The Tour rests tomorrow then finishes in Paris on July 26 as Armstrong trails by eight seconds. Croatia defeats the United States 3-2 to reach the Davis Cup semifinals.
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Wade gets offer from Heat in early contract talks
Miami Heat moved quickly to extend Dwyane Wade as the reigning scoring champion confirmed a late night text from Heat president Pat Riley. Wade plans formal talks later this summer while hosting a charity game with Alonzo Mourning in Miami.
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Johnson tops field at Deere Run as Stricker wins by three
Zach Johnson finishes tied for second at the John Deere Classic finishing 7 under and 66 in the final round. Steve Stricker secures a three stroke victory at 20 under 264, aided by rounds of 68 and 64. Johnson credits his putter as pivotal while noting Stricker’s late surge.
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Johnsons big day fuels fan rally at PGA event
Zach Johnson played a stellar Sunday gap of birdies and crowds at the PGA Tour event. He shot 64 66 and tied for second as Steve Stricker edged ahead with a final round surge. The day began at 7:03 a.m. on No 10 with about 20 spectators including volunteers and family.
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Ludwick lifts Cardinals to split with Cubs in doubleheader
Ryan Ludwick hit two two run homers and a double, driving the Cardinals to a 4-2 win in the nightcap at Wrigley Field while Adam Wainwright worked eight innings. The Cubs won the opener 7-3 behind Carlos Zambrano’s homer and six innings.
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