National Sports :
ARCALIS, Andorra Lance Armstrong dropped one spot to third place in the Tour de France on Friday, with rival and teammate Alberto Contador breaking away in the final sprint up the mountain to claim second.
Kerr rides 3-birdie streak to take lead Logano wins at Chicagoland Fluttering knuckleball makes Wakefield an All-Star Lefty to skip British Open Pedroia’s double decides pitchers duel Giants pitcher Sanchez hurls big no-hitter UFC hits 100 with big Vegas show US drops opener to Croatia at Davis Cup Wilkerson uses used parts from rivals to beat them Major League Baseball teams fear haunted’ Milwaukee hotel Fever winning streak reaches 9 McNair’s hometown prepares to bury hero Phelps has sore neck, drops out of 100 freestyle Atlanta opts to retire pitcher Maddux’s No. 31 jersey Mets trade OF Church to Braves for OF Francoeur Cubs’ Soto goes on disabled list
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Cristie Kerr strung together three birdies on the front nine in a round of 1-under 70 to take a one-stroke lead over Paula Creamer after two rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open.
JOLIET, Ill. - Joey Logano won the Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway for his third win of the season and continues to live up to his billing as one of NASCAR's rising stars.
BOSTON Orlando Cabrera watched Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball weave through the air.
LUSS, Scotland Phil Mickelson will skip the British Open so he can be with his wife as she starts her recovery from breast cancer, ending the longest active streak of majors played at 61.
BOSTON (AP) - Dustin Pedroia doubled in a run in the eighth inning, Jon Lester outdueled Brian Bannister and Boston beat Kansas City 1-0 on Friday night.
SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Sanchez pitched the majors' first no-hitter this season, dominating San Diego in San Francisco's 8-0 victory Friday night.
LAS VEGAS - By early afternoon, the line was 15 people wide and hundreds deep, stretching the length of a cavernous corridor near the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Hundreds of boisterous mixed martial arts fans of every age, race, fitness level and tattoo taste whooped and fidgeted in the refrigerated casino air.
POREC, Croatia (AP) Ivo Karlovic pounded 47 aces and rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake in five sets Friday, giving Croatia an opening victory over the United States in a Davis Cup quarterfinal.
MORRISON, Colo. The parts on Tim Wilkerson’s funny car are wearing thin and in need of replacement.
MILWAUKEE First Carlos Gomez heard voices. Then he watched his iPod go haywire after he got out of the shower, sending him scrambling for the lobby without stopping to put on his pants and shoes.
CHICAGO (AP) Reserve Shay Murphy scored 15 points as the Indiana Fever extended their franchise- record winning streak to nine games, 83-54 over the Chicago Sky on Friday.
MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained.
INDIANAPOLIS Michael Phelps withdrew from the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships Friday because of a sore neck.
ATLANTA For the second time in three months, a major league team is retiring Greg Maddux’s number, leaving the Hall of Fame-caliber pitcher feeling humbled and a little confused.
NEW YORK (AP) The Atlanta Braves traded Jeff Francoeur and cash to the New York Mets for Ryan Church on Friday in a swap of outfielders who had fallen out of favor with their teams.
CHICAGO The Cubs are starting to feel snake-bit.
