Ricco wins ninth stage in Pyrenees at Tour de France
Italian rider Riccardo Ricco dominates the ninth stage from Toulouse to Bagneres de Bigorre earning his second mountain win this tour. He distances rivals by 1 minute 4 seconds, cuts Kirchen's overall lead to 2 35, and faces scrutiny over blood hematocrit levels. Cadel Evans crashes and suffers injuries in a downhill section as the race heads into the Pyrenees.
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Australia
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Russia
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Paris
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Bjarne Riis
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Andy
Frank Schleck
Spain
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Peyresourde
Aspin
Manuel Beltran
Team Columbia
Christian Vande Velde
United States
Germany
Stefan Schumacher
Denis Menchov
Valverde
Lotto
Christophe Brandt
Riccardo Ricco
Italy
Bagneres de Bigorre
Brandt
Evaris
Gerard Porte
Cadel
Busch earns seventh win of season at Chicagoland
Kyle Busch survives late restart to take his seventh win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Chicagoland Speedway. He passes Jimmie Johnson on lap 267 after a late yellow and leads Joe Gibbs Racing to a strong title chase ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stewart leaves for Stewart-Haas next season.
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Chicagoland Speedway
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Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Nascar
Dale Earnhardt, Jr
Joe Gibbs Racing
Tony Stewart
Stewart
JGR
Stewart-Haas Racing
AF Nascar
Kyle Busch
Joliet
Ill
Dixon extends win streak with fuel luck at Nashville
Scott Dixon captured his fourth win of the year in the Firestone Indy 200 at Nashville, moving his season points lead to 68. A late red flag left Dixon in front after he believed he could not catch Tony Kanaan, while Dan Wheldon gambled on fuel to finish second.
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Jimmy
Franchitti
Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Nashville
Homestead
Indianapolis
Texas
Target
Chip Ganassi Racing
Dan Wheldon
Wheldon
Olson ends pursuit of one and done players at Arizona
Arizona coach Lute Olson said he will no longer recruit one and done prep stars after Brandon Jennings chose to play overseas. He called the rule a farce and urged reform, citing agents and parents pressuring top talents to leave after one season.
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Angeles Times
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UCLA
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Virginia
Europe
Jerryd Bayless
Bayless
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Trail Blazers
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Ncaa Basketball Issues Committee
NABC
Rick Leddy
Syracuse
Jim Boeheim
Boeheim
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo
Minnesota
Tubby Smith
Smith
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Wade returns to Miami in star-studded charity exhibition
Dwyane Wade dazzled in his homecoming on Miami’s court returning from injuries with a two handed dunk off a Chris Paul pass. The Zo's Summer Groove charity event drew LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kenyon Martin and Terrell Owens, featuring past and future Heat players and aiming to support Alonzo Mourning Charities.
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Chris Paul
Wade
LeBron James
Alonzo Mourning
James
Paul
Kenyon Martin
Terrell Owens
Tim Hardaway
Damon Jones
Michael Beasley
Mario Chalmers
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Iowa
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