Basso Withdraws From Tour With Cancer Diagnosis
Two-time Giro d Italia winner Ivan Basso revealed on the Tour de France rest day that a tumor in his left testicle was diagnosed by doctors. The 37 year old Italian rider will undergo surgery and treatment while Alberto Contador leads the team in the Alps and Pyrenees. Lance Armstrong offered support.
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Contador
Ivanbasso
Chris Froome
Paris
Marco Pantani
Froome
Spain
Tinkoff Saxo
Peter Sagan
Slovakia
Vannes
Plumelec
Greinke to Start NL All Star. Keuchel to Lead AL
Zack Greinke will start for the National League in the All Star Game at Great American Ball Park, with Dallas Keuchel starting for the American League. Greinke, 31, boasts a 1.39 ERA and is coming off five scoreless starts. Keuchel, 27, is 11-4 with a 2.23 ERA. The AL lineup marks the first all right handed hitting unit for the league.
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Houston
Dallas Keuchel
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Keuchel
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MLB
Phyllis Merhige
Iree
Bruce Bochy
Euchel
J.R. Richard
Mike Scott
Roger Clemens
Lawsuit seeks extended safety netting in ballparks
An Oakland Athletics season ticket holder asks the federal court to order MLB to extend the foul line netting from pole to pole in all parks, seeking class status and non monetary relief. The suit cites injuries from bats and foul balls and notes fan safety as MLB’s top concern.
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Rob Manfred
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Washington Senators
Sherry Robertson
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Tonya Carpenter
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Robert Hilliard
MLB Players Association
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