(Associated Press)

Rodrigo Pena Associated Press The peloton closes in on the leaders in Palm Springs during the Tour of California's second stage, which began in Murrieta. PALM SPRINGS – Javier Acevedo of Colombia bolted to the front with about 700 yards left...

ESCONDIDO – Lieuwe Westra of the Netherlands easily outsprinted Spanaird Francisco Mancebo to claim the sweltering and hilly Stage 1, and assumed the overall race lead on Sunday in the Amgen Tour of California. Westra, an eight-year pro who cl...

LONDON – Lance Armstrong must make a full confession under oath – not just an admission in a television interview with Oprah Winfrey – if he wants authorities to consider lifting his lifetime ban from sports, the director of the World An...

Peter Dejong Associated Press file, 2005 Lance Armstrong puts up seven fingers before the 21st and final stage of the 2005 Tour de France, signaling his seventh straight win. Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs to w...

Christophe Ena Associated Press David Ferrer of Spain exults after topping Jerzy Janowicz of Poland for the Paris Masters title. Victor Bernardez scored on a free kick deep into stoppage time Sunday night to lift the Earthquakes to a 1-0 triumph ...

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France – Cadel Evans' vision of repeating as Tour de France champion vanished under the sun-baked punishment of the Pyrenees mountains Wednesday, as Bradley Wiggins took another step toward taking the yellow jersey home. Fr...

ANNONAY, France – David Millar, a reformed "ex-doper," won a stage at the Tour de France on Friday, saying his victory is proof riders can win cleanly. His British compatriot, Bradley Wiggins, is of like mind. Wiggins, who holds the overall l...

Laurent Cipriani Associated Press Tom Danielson, who suffered a separated shoulder from an earlier crash, sustained hip, collarbone and elbow injuries Friday. METZ, France – Peter Sagan of Slovakia avoided a bloody, across-the-road pileup to...

MOUNT BALDY – Dutchman Robert Gesink won the difficult seventh stage of the Tour of California on Saturday to take a 46-second lead in the overall standings into today's largely ceremonial final leg. Gesink, the Rabobank rider who broke his ri...

BIG BEAR LAKE – Sylvain Georges of France pedaled to a long solo win, and Dave Zabriskie maintained his overall lead Friday with a main field finish in the mountainous Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California. Georges, 28, who rides for Ag2r-L...