Mark Calcavecchia turns back clock to shoot 67, grabbing clubhouse lead at British Open

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Mark Calcavecchia always plays at a brisk pace.

Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador avoid crashes as truce continue on Tour de France

SAINT-FARGEAU, France — The truce between Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador continued at the Tour de France, with the two teammates and main contenders enjoying a peaceful ride on a day marred by several crashes.

Mark Cavendish wins 11th stage of Tour de France, Lance Armstrong remains 3rd overall

SAINT-FARGEAU, France — Mark Cavendish has won the 11th stage of the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong remains in third place overall.

Lance Armstrong trying not to let rivalry with Alberto Contador distract him at Tour de France

SAINT-GIRONS, France — Lance Armstrong is trying not to let his rivalry with Alberto Contador distract him and the rest of the Astana team at the Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong mum about Tour tensions at Astana

SAINT-GIRONS, France — Lance Armstrong is trying not to let his rivalry with Alberto Contador distract him and the rest of the Astana team at the Tour de France.

Sanchez wins eighth stage of Tour de France, with Armstrong still in third place overall

SAINT-GIRONS, France — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong remains in third place in the Tour de France, after Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez won the eighth stage Saturday in a sprint ahead of three other breakaway riders.

Branson’s publicity stunt in Sydney riles Australians ahead of Ashes

SYDNEY - A publicity stunt that saw a 100-foot image of Virgin Group boss Sir Richard Branson’s face beamed on to Sydney Harbour Bridge has riled Australians.

Family, friends remember, honor ex-NFL QB McNair, who police say was killed by girlfriend

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve McNair’s pastor and close friend cautioned against judging the ex-NFL quarterback Thursday, reminding people who gathered for his memorial not to cast the first stone when talking about his life off the field.

4-team, 8-player trade sends Marion to Mavs, Stackhouse to Grizzlies, Turkoglu to Raptors

DALLAS — The way Jerry Stackhouse’s contract was structured, the Dallas Mavericks knew they could parlay him into a key player for next season. As it turned out, a lot of teams benefited.

Lance Armstrong just misses yellow jersey, trails Tour by less than second after time trial

MONTPELLIER, France — Over two days, Lance Armstrong showed his rivals that his desire to lead his teammates to victory was very much alive after nearly four years in retirement.

NFL commissioner Goodell, Seahawks coach Mora leaving base camp on Mt. Rainier climb

NFL commish reaches base camp for Rainier climb

Seeing yellow: Armstrong surges within split second of lead at Tour after team time trial

MONTPELLIER, France — Calling his team “simply awesome,” Lance Armstrong was nearly decked out in yellow again.

Dockett says he won’t allow contract issue to disrupt Cardinals camp

PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett says he will report to training camp and not allow his contract issues to affect his performance this season.

Free agent forward Charlie Villanueva tweets he’ll sign with Pistons on Wednesday

DETROIT — Charlie Villanueva posted a message on his Twitter account, informing his followers he will sign with the Detroit Pistons.

A savvy Texan up to old tricks, Armstrong jumps to 3rd at Tour with yellow jersey in sight

LA GRANDE-MOTTE, France — If age is Lance Armstrong’s enemy, then experience is his friend.

Britain’s Mark Cavendish wins 2nd stage of Tour de France; Armstrong finishes safely in pack

BRIGNOLES, France — Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France in searing heat Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack.

Armstrong has solid performance in first stage of Tour de France won by Swiss rider Cancellara

MONACO — Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 riders many years younger and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian Cancellara.

Armstrong has solid performance in first Tour de France stage won by Swiss rider Cancellara

MONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.

Return of ‘Le Boss’: Armstrong set to begin Tour de France comeback with time trial in Monaco

MONACO — The Tour de France is ready for another edition with Lance Armstrong, and Saturday’s opening stage may show whether he’s ready to challenge for another title.

French minister says Armstrong will be ‘particularly monitored’ for doping during Tour

PARIS — France’s sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be “particularly monitored” for doping during the Tour de France.

The Big Ringbearer: Shaquille O’Neal wants to deliver NBA championship to Cleveland, LeBron

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — His nickname hasn’t arrived. His motto with Cleveland is already in place.

Love Shaq: Cavs are thrilled with Shaquille O’Neal, who aims to win a ring for LeBron James

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Laughing and loose, Shaq looked right at home.

Family affair: Serena struggles, Venus breezes, setting up all-Williams final at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England — Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can’t bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage.

AP source: Kidd is the free agent Cuban Twittered about meeting at 12:01

DALLAS — Mark Cuban wants to be first in line to talk to Jason Kidd.

Agent says Eagles and rookie RB LeSean McCoy agree to terms on 4-year deal

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a four-year deal with second-round draft choice LeSean McCoy, according to his agent.

Armstrong’s return brings buzz to Tour de France bracing for next round in doping fight

PARIS — France’s anti-doping crusaders are stockpiling needles for testing blood and cups for sampling urine, and two new books on Lance Armstrong have just been released in France.

Murray invents snack-based nicknames for his tennis pals

LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has invented snack-based nicknames for his tennis pals.

Shaq goes back to the future: Will return to No. 33 with Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Shaquille O’Neal hasn’t picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number — his old one.

Lance Armstrong takes back seat to Alberto Contador in Astana lineup for Tour de France

PARIS — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong will return to the Tour de France in the unfamiliar role of support rider after his Astana team chose 2007 winner Alberto Contador as its leader for the race.

Serena Williams unhappy with ‘no eating in locker room’ rule

LONDON - Tennis champ Serena Williams is not happy with ‘no eating in the locker room’ rule introduced in Wimbledon this year.

Spurs acquire Jefferson from the Bucks; Milwaukee gets Amir Johnson from Detroit

SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs acquired scoring swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee in a four-player deal, giving San Antonio the extra offensive punch the aging former champions sorely needed.

Random thoughts from a long, muddy week at the US Open

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Lucas Glover finally found dry ground where he could pose with his U.S. Open trophy, taking it to the top of the Empire State Building on Tuesday.

Team official familiar with deal: Bucks to trade Jefferson to Spurs for Bowen, Thomas, Oberto

MILWAUKEE — A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto.

Serena ‘Williamsova’ doesn’t recognize flood of Russian new-ovas!

LONDON - In a bizarre attack on the growing Russian crowd in the tennis arena, Serena Williams has labelled the Eastern Europeans players as a bunch of nobodies.

Lance Armstrong wins 1-day Nevada City Classic in Northern Calif.

NEVADA CITY, Calif. — Lance Armstrong won the Nevada City Classic on Sunday night, holding off teammate Levi Leipheimer in the challenging one-day race in the Sierra Nevada foothills.