Armstrong poised for fifth Tour de France in Alps
Lance Armstrong eyes a fifth straight title as mountains begin the Pyrenees and Alps. Teammate Victor Hugo Pena leads overall, while Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi seeks more stage wins and the green jersey amid brutal climbs and heat. Petacchi won Friday’s sprint and seeks Paris glory as Armstrong plots the climb-heavy path to victory.
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France
Monsters
Manna
Lance Armstrong
Armstrong
Nevers
Alps
Johan Bruyneel
U.S. Postal Service
Bruyneel
Alessandro Petacchi
Victor Hugo Pena
Pena
Miguel Indurain
Lance
Morzine-Avoriaz
Pyrenees
Col de la Rarnaz
Ramaz
Morzine
Jan Ullrich
Petacchi
Baden Cooke
Australia
Fabrizio Guidi
Italy
Fassa Bortolo
Cote Des Echarmeaux
Malone's daughter earns All-Star spot in own league
Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock center and Karl Malone's daughter, becomes the lone rookie All-Star in a 2003 East roster featuring Swin Cash and Chamique Holdsclaw. Ford averages a double double and seeks Rookie of the Year while embracing her independent career and aim to prove her own worth beyond her father’s legacy. She contemplates a three month stint in Korea after the season and watching Malone with the Lakers.
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New York
Cheryl Ford
Karl Malone
Ford
Detroit Shock
Lisa Leslie
Chamique Holdsclaw
Louisiana Tech
Malone
Summerfield
West
Natalie Williams
Indiana
Leslie
Lauren Jackson
Korea
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Shaquille O’neal
Kobe Bryant
Gary Payton
L.A. L.A
Stewart takes first Winston Cup pole at Chicagoland
Tony Stewart earned his first pole of the season at Chicagoland Speedway with a track record lap of 184.786 mph in qualifying for the Tropicana 400. Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Casey Mears, and Jeremy Mayfield joined him in the top five as career-best speeds reshaped the front row.
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Stewart
Chicago
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Tony Stewart
Chicagoland Speedway
Indianapolis
Todd Bodine
Ryan Newman
Iam
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
Bill Elliott
Casey Mears
Mears
Jeremy Mayfield
Greg Biffle
Daytona
CART and NASCAR poles set at three tracks
CART star Bruno Junqueira took provisional pole at Molson Indy Exhibition Place with a 59.486 second lap, seven points behind Paul Tracy who qualified second. Chicago area Busch Series pole went to Casey Mears at Chicagoland Speedway with 181.757 mph. Jon Wood claimed Craftsman Truck pole at Kentucky Speedway with 31.832 seconds, while Bobby Hamilton and Chad Chaffin joined on the front row.
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Bruno Junqueira
Paul Tracy
Junqueira
Exhibition Place
Tracy
Michel Jourdain
Oriol Servia
Sparta
Jon Wood
Stuart
Kentucky Speedway
Wood
Eddie Wood
Kansas Speedway
Bobby Hamilton
Chad Chaffin
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Tameeka Dixon
Sheryl Swoopes
Nikki Teasley
Sue Bird
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Associated Press Motorsports
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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