MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Calling his team “simply awesome,” Lance Armstrong was nearly decked out in yellow again. The seven-time champion surged from third place to second at the Tour de France on Tuesday after his Astana squad won a team time trial in a dramatic finish. Armstrong erased all but a sliver of his […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have reached an agreement to re-sign Mike Bibby to a three-year deal. Bibby’s agent, David Falk, said Tuesday he has reached an “oral understanding” that will allow the Hawks to retain the point guard who has led the team to two straight playoff appearances. “We’ve reached an agreement in […]

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Tiger Woods is 33 and already has more PGA Tour victories than Arnold Palmer. One of these days, he might have the kind of influence on players that the King can wield with a mere glint in his eye. Consider the case of one player, whom every tournament would love to […]

OTTAWA (AP) — Alex Kovalev’s disappointment in leaving the Montreal Canadiens is balanced by the belief he can be a missing piece in helping the Ottawa Senators rebound from bad times. The 36-year-old right winger spoke on a conference call from his native Russia on Tuesday, one day after he left the Canadiens to sign […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate college football’s Bowl Championship Series for what he views as violations of antitrust laws. Hatch made the comment after conducting a standing-room-only hearing in the Senate subcommittee with antitrust oversight, where he serves as the top Republican. “Frankly, there’s an […]

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Former figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with being part of a northern New Jersey drug ring. The 31-year-old Bobek made her first court appearance Monday by video from the Hudson County Jail. Bobek, who has homes in New York and Jupiter, Fla., was arrested in Florida last […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A trove of letters to one of baseball’s founding fathers has been removed from an upcoming auction while the FBI investigates whether they were among items stolen from the New York Public Library years ago. The letters are 19th century correspondence to Harry Wright, who built the country’s first professional baseball […]

LA GRANDE-MOTTE, France (AP) — If age is Lance Armstrong’s enemy, then experience is his friend. With a savvy sense of the pack and a touch of luck, the 37-year-old Texan surprised some of the younger Tour de France contenders Monday to move within striking distance of the yellow jersey. He made up for what […]

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Tiger Woods watched good friend Roger Federer in the championship match at Wimbledon for as long as he could before heading out to prepare for the final round of the AT&T National. The fifth set was tied at 14 when he was on the putting green. When he arrived at the […]

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade will remain in Miami on one condition. He wants the Heat to become a championship contender again, the quicker the better. Otherwise, he might need moving trucks next summer. The reigning NBA scoring champion, who can opt out of his Heat contract after the 2009-10 season, said Monday that simply […]