Armstrong Still Faces Tough Time Trial Challenge
Lance Armstrong holds a slim overall lead at the Tour de France ahead of Friday's 29 mile individual time trial as he battles to become the first to win five consecutive titles. He sits 21 seconds ahead of Alexandre Vinokourov with Ibán Mayo 1 02 back and Jan Ullrich 2 10 behind in sixth.
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Belgium
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Kazakhstan
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Germany
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Wahlert reclasses in 14 Iowa sports for 2003 04
Dubuque Wahlert will drop to Class 3A in most four class sports and 1A in two class sports for the 2003-04 school year. Football and boys golf stay in 4A. Wahlert cites enrollment decline and competition balance as reasons for the move.
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Injury plagued Boselli to retire
Tony Boselli is expected to retire this week due to injuries ending a career once hailed as the league’s best offensive lineman. The former Jacksonville Jaguars star and Houston Texans first pick in the 2002 expansion draft sat out most of the last two years after three left shoulder operations.
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Center of attention in NBA free agent market
Several teams pursue 7-footer Brad Miller of the Pacers as free agency opens. Mavericks and Nuggets space exist but Washington and San Antonio are pursuing other targets. Miami signs Elton Brand affecting Clippers Sterling and other offers. O'Neal, Mourning, Payton, Malone re-signings anchor day of deals with multiple teams.
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Woods Eyes British Open Glory After Western Open Triumph
Tiger Woods remains the betting favorite as he heads to the British Open seeking a second career Grand Slam. The 1996 pro winner aims for a second Grand Slam after a fourteenth yearly win and a five stroke Western Open victory. At St Andrews three years ago he avoided bunkers, a feat that could be tougher on the current links with blind shots and warped fairways.
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Golfers face lunar putts as humps and bounces test players
Perry compares Royal St. George’s greens to another planet while Howell III jokes about a curb bounce. Players acknowledge wild bounces will happen at majors, but insist shotmaking and course management determine outcomes.
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Cedar Rapids hosts District D softball tournament opener
The 32 team Amateur Softball Association District D event starts at the Tait Cummins Sports Complex with Cedar Rapids favorites Quizno's and Solberg's. Quizno's placed seventh and Solberg's fifth in prior national events. Other notable entrants include Muddy Waters and Bosch Financial Storm. Berths lead to the state and national tournaments in Cedar Rapids this September.
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