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TOUR DE FRANCE
Riblon wins 14th stage
Christophe Riblon of France has won the 14th stage of the Tour de France. It was the first stage in the Pyrenees. Andy Schleck held on to his yellow jersey as overall leader of the race. Riblon broke away in a group in the first 19 miles of the race and found himself alone just before the top of the major climb of the day, the Port de Pailheres. He held his lead over the top and down the long descent to the climb up to the ski resort of Ax-3 Domaines. He finished in 4 hours, 52 minutes, 43 seconds, ahead of Denis Menchov of Russia and Samuel Sanchez of Spain.
Lance Armstrong is brushing off as "nonsense" a reported claim by Greg LeMond that the seven-time Tour de France champion tried to pay someone $300,000 to say LeMond used a banned drug. LeMond told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung's weekend issue that Armstrong tried to implicate him "by all means" in an EPO scandal.
GOLF
Bettencourt takes Reno
Matt Bettencourt chipped in for an eagle on the 11th hole, then held off Bob Heintz by a stroke to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Bettencourt capped his 4-under-par 68 with a bogey on No. 18 after a birdie on 17, finishing the Reno-Tahoe Open at 11-under 277. John Merrick and Mathias Gronberg each shot 69 and tied for third at 9-under.
WOMEN'S HOOPS
CK's Smith, U.S. romp
Christ the King's Bria Smith helped the United States rout Canada, 114-57, at the women's under 17 world championships in Rodez, France. The U.S. team (3-0) was led by Kaleena Lewis of Anaheim, Calif., who scored 21 points.
- AP
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