and lance armstrong won't be finishing first in the tour de france. why he's still happy with his performance. this is espnews. captioning by captionmax >> hi and welcome to espnews. along with mike yam, i'm j.w. stewart. yammer, vlad guerrero, torii hunter and juan rivera are all hurt, but the angels haven't skipped a beat. >> yeah, j.w., they're one of the hottest teams in baseball entering play, winning seven straight. the big reason, their offense. the angels, during their winning streak, continue to rack up the runs, averaging almost seven runs a game. trying to do it against nick blackburn. bottom four. game tied at 2-2, kendry morales, gap shot to right center field, off the wall, bobby abreu will come around to score. morales just had his 20-game hitting streak snapped but picking it right back up, angels on top 3-2. later in the fourth, angels up 5-2, two on for chone figgins, a single to left field. gary matthews jr. will come around to score, figgins 2-4 in the game, angels up 6-2. next batter, maicer izturis a three-run shot to right, his

yeah, lance, come on up.rong, moves from 10th to third in the overall standings, at stage three. makes a move mid race, the final sprint. cavendish beats everyone to the finish line. >> i prefer to stay out of the drama of who is the leader of the team. have i won it seven times. i think i deserve a little bit of credit but alberto is great rider, too, and we've got to go on with two leaders but that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of opportunities like today. >> race leader cancellara, third day in a row, the swiss rider extends his lead and is head of columbia required tony martin of germany by 33 seconds and armstrong by 40. >> phil mickelson's mother, mary, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. less than two months after mickelson's wife amy was diagnosed with the same disease. tina mickelson, phil sister, told the san diego union tribune that her mother was diagnosed a week ago and will have surgery this friday. amy mickelson had surgery at the same hospital last wednesday. >> got our first glimps

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lance armstrong was not supposed to be here.retired four years ago from racing after winning a record seven tour de france titles. >> the critics say i'm arrogant -- >> reporter: but he came back to raise cancer awareness. armstrong survived a deadly form of testicular cancer and to dispel suspicion he used performance enhancing drugs. >> he has been hounded particularly after he retired that he was a drug cheat and that he only achieved what he did because he -- he was doping. and he wanted to show that he could come back and be competitive at the highest level which he is proving. >> reporter: now he is fighting something new, a 37-year-old body. armstrong took on a rigorous training program and regained his former strength stunningly fast so he could climb mountains like this one. there are four categors of climbs in cycling, one through four, one is the toughest, and then there is a climb like this one, so difficult, it's beyond the categories. but not too hard for armstrong with less than a week to go on a route that goes t

armstrong and during the ride, frank schleck looking to pass lance on the hill and lance following his move andy schleck trying to make up time on contador and contador and armstrong holding their possessions well and near the finish line, breakaway rider manuel garate finishes the stage and contador finishing safely with armstrong and both schleck brothers right near them. lance remains in third overall. contador realizing he's essentially won the tour de france. stage 21, the finale a 102-mile ride into gay paris with a ceremonial trip down the champs-elysees. it will be a day that belongs to contador the 2007 champ who will win it again in 2009. all right, top stories on the way in espnews including the latest on the roy halladay rumors. the deadline rapidly approaching. what they jays want from among other teams the phillies and the new york yankees with the longest win streak in baseball entering play today with a big comeback and stop and stay and see if it was enough. at 155 miles per hour, andy roddick has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to

lance armstrong, and alberto contador.ur, both men are rock stars. >> here comes alberto contador. >> reporter: but at the end of the race, two weeks down the road, only one rider can lead the team. >> ultimately, the road, of course, is going to decide who the strongest guy is. >> anyone who knows and has covered armstrong as long as i have, knows never to count him out. >> reporter: today, armstrong is only two seconds behind contador. two days of steep mountains lie ahead. and both men love to climb. for "good morning america," miguel marquez, abc news, andorra. >>> california lawmakers are working through the weekend, trying to solve that state's massive budget problems. major banks say they will no longer accept california's ious, starting today. the state has written about 91,000 ious so far, totalling $350 million. >>> nasa is keeping a close eye on the weather as it prepares to launch space shuttle "endeavour" later today. there's a better chance of thunderstorms at cape canaveral. the mission to the international

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everybody is wondering, could it possibly be that lance armstrong guy. >> lance armstrong, a lot of people saying oh, boy we have to do it again, armstrong is back. >> he is back and so far in the comeback tour, it's team player lance armstrong. >> you have to stay on the wheel. >> staying on the wheel for now in third place, eight seconds behind the leader. >> it didn't go according to the plan that we had set out earlier. it doesn't matter. >> reporter: 37-year-old armstrong that would like to win a history making eighth tour may face his toughest competition from his own teammate. on this tour, both men are rock stars. >> here comes alberto. >> at the end of the race two weeks down the road, only one rider can be the team. >> ultimately the road will decide who the strongest guy is. >> anyone that knows and covered lance armstrong knows not to count him out. >> he is two seconds behind con take door. both men love to climb. >> my favorite part of saturday, i just wanted to know, did you see that. >> he knocked me off my feet, baby, but that didn't stop thompson as he grabs the ball and

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and i was able to look at lance armstrong who was supposed to die.s testicular cancer had spread through his body to his brain. he stood out as a role model of how to fight and win. >> reporter: at 57, jamie underwent a rigorous treatment program riduenng six cycles of chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, five days straight. >> at my lowest time i looked in the mirror and said quit whining. get up, man up and get moving again. >> reporter: but the man who wasn't supposed to live has defie the odds. jamie is in remission. >> i'm cancer free now for just over, well, just coming up on two years but i will never be free of cancer but i will always be cancer free. >> reporter: sunday jamie is heading to iowa to take part in a seven day 500-mile ride across the state. he and several others touched by cancer that are participating in this event have raised $115,000 for lance armstrong's live strong foundation. >> you are not damaged goods. that's the whole piece -- the hope he's giving everybody. am i passionate about that, you bet. >> sara walsh 9 news now and wu

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>>> loving lance. cycling champion lance armstrong won't win an eighth tour de france but finally winning over the french. we'll take you live to the finish line. ♪ are you ready for the summer >>> and cabin fever. campfires and s'mores give way to bed rest and tamiflu as swine flu hits summer camp. how campers and counselors are flu hits summer camp. how campers and counselors are coping in quarantine. captions paid for by abc, inc. >> a song from "meatballs." >> a classic. >> "good morning america," america, it is sunday, july 26. happy to have our senior white house correspondent jake tapper back, bill weir's on vacation. >> good morning to you. we have a lot to talk about with george stephanopoulos this morning. did president obama succeed in defusing the tension surrounding his comments about the arrest of harvard professor henry louis gates? what impact, if any, will the controversy have on his presidency? did the firestorm take away important momentum from the president's health care reform? we'

what did lance do? we will show you on 9 sports coming up. fafa nasa. >>> and now, 9sports with brett haber. emmy winner for outstanding sports anchor three years running. >>> all right. if you think nats fans are disgruntled now great until you see what happens if they don't sign steven strassburg. they will have to pour boiling oil off the stadium to keep the angry mob of fans at bay. the nats are not on pace to sign strassburg by the august 17th dead line and offered him just a standard minor league deal. of it reported not to be accurate and the discussions are ongoing with scott boras. nats an mets go again at the ballpark tonight. nats coming off a 4-0 shutout last night looking for their first two-game win streak or any win streak since june 20th. craig stamen against mikee pelfrey. little day baseball this afternoon. a-rod and yankees wrapping up their series against the os. little dibbleler from robinson dribbler from robinson cano. sweeping the os 6-4. >>> one week from today the redskins report to training camp in ashburn and i wou

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you know what, lance, we didn't expect him to do this well.s collarbone in march, retired almost three years and he is 38. so, there you go and the french treated lance well, amazing. already the favorite for next year's tour de france to win it the guy who he lost to, teammate and spaniard, alberto contador is on the right. lance answered don't like each other, got a history together, even though they are teammate bus not teammates next year, which means a great rivalry. either way, lance was gracious in his defeat. >> i wanted to come in first. but sometimes in sport, there is somebody that's better and i was that guy for seven years. that's what the great thing about the tour, the best man always wins. >> going to be great watching these two guys go at it in the future. >>> michael phelps also an off night in the poolle but still won his first major meet since the olympics. he was the slowest, in fact, on the u.s. team in the 400 meter relay in the world championships but the americans took first thanks to anchorman, stay classy, nathan had

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is back. >> reporter: he's back and so far in his comeback tour it's team player lance armstrong not team laider. >> my obligation is to the team. you have to just stay on the wheel. >> reporter: staying on the wheel for now in third place, 8 seconds behind the leader. >> it didn't go according to plan, but it doesn't matter. >> reporter: lance armstrong may face his toughest competition from his own teammate, 26-year-old. expectations are intense. on this tour, both men are rock stars. at the end of the race, two weeks down the road, only one rider can lead the team. >> ultimately, the road, of course,going to decide who the strongest guy is. >> reporter: anyone who knows and has covered armstrong as long as i have knows nerver to count him out. >> reporter: today, armstrong is only two seconds behind. two days of steep mountains lie ahead and both men love to climb. >>> it's saturday night and i just wanted to know, did you see that? ♪ [music] ♪ he knock immediate off my feet, baby, but that didn't stop thompson. no time left on the clock and south africa's down by one goal. fans a

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how can you not pull for lance armstrong? >> it is great. said it is much tougher than he thought. >> like first time he has ever said that, though. >> yeah, right. >> when we come back, we will tell you about the gas station giving away free gas this morning. >> new report out details how many hours people living in our area spend in traffic every year. >> don't forget you can et g upsteupn the stories we are forking on throughout the day by inow ollusg n twitter. wendy rieger is all over this. usr.tem. r. >>> price of regular balance only of gas this morning, 0 dollars and 0 cents. not a joke. 3800 gallons of free gas given out at this shell station on duke street courtesy of allstate. insurance company says alexandria was this year's most improved city for the number of car crashes. and the free gas was the city's reward. >> they include their years between accidents by 1.8 years which is more than any other city on the list. >> each driver who lined up between 6:00 and 9:00 this morning got ten free gallons. >>> d.c. is now the second wo

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cooler by early next week. >>> lance armstrong? amazing. >> he even shocks himself. after finishing stage four, armstrong said his comeback would be a lot easier than it has been. he is making it look easy after being at a competition for three years. today he kicks into another gear. he is just behind the leader. >> the most important thing is that we want -- we won a stage. before the day, i told alberto we would like to win, but it is important we take minutes out of guys. i do not know the final results, but i think we were successful. >> it has been a busy summer for antawn jamison. he is holding this camp and charlotte. we ask him about a trade. >> everybody is healthy, and we have mike miller coming from minnesota. if we can pick up another big guy that can bruise and back up brendan, we can make a run for a championship. >> the nationals are playing pretty good baseball of late, but they struggled at the plate all night last night. nothing was a better example than in the seventh inning. the comeback to the pitcher. the same inning, bases loaded, the ground t

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well, lance's new deal makes a little bit more sense.hack will be the sponsor of a new cycling team headlined by armstrong. sources tell us it's a two-year deal negotiated by wasser medias group. it's in the range of $10 million a year. which is kind of what top teams get these days. who knows if armstrong will ride in 2010, but the deal cleverly covers armstrong's rights as a triathlete and a runner. he's of course run in the new york city marathon and expressed a desire to compete in the iron man. now, for radio shack the deal makes sense in that it actually has a product to sell, unlike lance's recent sponsor, the kazakh government and discovery channel. there's a challenge in this deal in that radio shack has very little presence outside the united states so it doesn't take advantage of armstrong's worldwide reach unless they use him to open up some doors. part of the value will be of course based on armstrong, who is 367 years old, and whether he can win again. armstrong might be in third place now but it would be a miracle if he fi

and lance armstrong won't be finishing first in the tour de france. why he's still happy with his performance. this is espnews.

leaves behind beloved wife nannette, parents lynn and lance, and stepfather jay. three sisters, one brother. ryan haupt, american hero. thank you to all our guests, but especially to you for being with us. i'll see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend.

lance armstrong is strong.sixth place trying to move past armstrong on the hills but it's not working. his brother andy is in second trying to make up ground but contador and lance have everything under control. he finishes and knows he's won the race. raise your hands if you are sure. he will be the winner and lance will finish in third. >>> it's only happened 18 times in the history of the major leagues, a perfect game. no hits, no runs, no walks, no errors. it's the ninth inning in chicago and you've got to see that. >> that ball hit deep into left center field. back, back. makes the catch! >> what a play. >> he makes the catch! what a play by weiss. alexei, yes! yes! yes! history! >> and the baby was happy. back to you, rosy. >> thanks a lot, rick. >>> we'll be back with a little more after this so let's take this look at harbor cam. it's a little wet but a lot of folks are having a good time in the harbor tonight. doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand... of pain reliever. tylenol rapid rel

he is the leader of lance's team this year.team, they may want to rethink that, because after today's forth stage, armstrong is now in third place, just one second off the lead. and the seven time champion joined a break away to remain out there. the only negative today, lance got fined $100 for failing to sign in before the race, because apparently he was chatting with the actor, ben stiller. bummer. maybe ben will pay the fine. >>> police in nashville, they are still unwilling to label the death of them in the murder suicide because according to them, they have not been able to uncover a motive for the female companion. they continue for thursday's memorial in nashville to honor mcnair. they spoke to the former redskins today, who got to know mcnair over their seven seasons together in the league. still coming from it, that's the good out there for them and the good man that, well, they had his license numbers. steve mcnair was a role model to all of us. >> moving onto soccer and a big month for team usa. beating spain to fin

>> lance armstrong, close to putting on that yellow jersey. boudreau talks about the loss of some of the team's veterans. venus williams plays tonight in d.c. she gets to give back to the community as well. "news4 at 6:00" continues.ye (bell ringing) woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! kobak. mr. miller (announcer) everyone's heading to arby's for the official $5 combo of summer. featuring arby's new bbq bacon cheddar roastburger with curly fries and a drink for only $5. big on bbq taste, it's the $5 combo done better. this is about a new, more efficient luxury hybrid continuing to produce 70% fewer smog-forming emissions while delivering greater power. a fact not lost on the world around us. the all-new 2010 lexus rx hybrid. >>> lindsay and i had a conversation when the nationals play and where. all the other things. they are out -- did i tell you -- coors field. that's what it is. >> the nationals, though, here is the deal overall really good game for them. they did play better. >> seven innings, gave up one room and they lose. >

lance on the outside seems to let up a bit., watch this, he kind of adjusts his handlebars and what are you going to do. on ca. utah senator orrin hatch urging the justice department to investigate the bcs for possible violation of antitrust laws. now, the university of utah was shut out of january's title game despite being undefeated. florida topped oklahoma in a battle. in a house subcommittee hearing this year, one legislator asked the bcs to be changed to a playoff system. >>> in case you are wondering it is official, it is okay to go to the bathroom during the singing of "god bless america" the judges ruled. a baseball fan settling his lawsuit against the yankees after he said he was kicked out of his game for leaving his seat during a song. he will receive $10,000 for his pain and suffering. >> poor pregnant women, too. >> emergencies, you can go. >>> hey, will we see twitter updates from nfl huddles? chad ochocinco says he plans to tweet during games but the nfl hasn't signed off on that just yet. in april, some teams w

this is where lance makes his move. lance and the team led for most of the day but he actually fell back at the end. everyone is chasing that guy there from france. he took the stage. lance is in third. he said he wasn't as tired as he thought he would be. >>> finally football news. the cleveland browns wide receiver dante stallworth was released from jail after serving 24 days in jail for dui manslaughter. he struck and killed a pedestrian on march 14th. he will be on house arrest for the next two years followed by eight years of probatioand has been suspended indefinitely by the nfl. but of course the good news in the nfl and those guys are out there doing great work in the community and always great to see that. >> great. thank you. >> that is all for 9 news now at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next and then join derek for the only newscast at seven and the latest on the hostage standoff it is going on in leesburg and don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. i'm anita brikman. have a good night.

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>> lance is like mr. swtwitter. an eighth title might not enough to satisfy lance armstrong. >>> come on, come on. are you on time? it is a quarter to the hour. attorney general eric holder may call for an investigation into the bush administration's terror interrogations. that is from a source familiar with the process. a decision to appoint a prosecutor could come in the next few weeks, but this would go against what president obama has said publicly about an investigation. he said the nation should look forward and not backward. >>> new this morning in germany, a man deported from the u.s. is now charged with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder. prosecutors filed the charges against the man today. he's accused of having been a guard at a nazi camp in poland during world war ii. he says he was a prisoner of war at the time. >>> a swim club accused of discriminating against a group of african-american and latino children has invited them back. the valley club outside philly voted yesterday to try and work

lance armstrong. nbc's john yang is in london with more.ood morning, lester. the tour de france is a three-week test of endurance and strength, and one week into it, lance armstrong is still in the thick of it trying to do something that many people say is impossible again. >> lance armstrong! >> reporter: back in what may be the world's most demanding competition after an absence of four years lance armstrong sounds like a very different racer than he was before. >> well, i don't have the se confidence that i had before, but i come with an extreme sense of excitement, and also quite honestly, a heck of a lot of nerves. >> reporter: this is armstrong's first appearance in this 2200 mile race since 2005 when he won a record seven straight victories. that string began in 1999 just three yea after a near fatal case of test tick cueler cancer. now armstrong eamericaned from retirement to chase an eighth title across the european countryside. it he wins he'll be the oldest victor since 1922. >> it's a difficult race at any age, and especially wh

another huge day for lance armstrong at the tour de france.ime champ moves into second place. according to reports, he will remain head coach of the national team. a formal replacement to be made later this month. watch as a brazilian player flipped the ball over his shoulder, over the goalie and tapped it in with his head. the fancy footwork caught the keeper off guard. one of the best goals you will ever see. one fan wasn't all shook up during a wild play in the fifth. freel smashed against the dugout roof. a spectator caught the broken bat while talking on the phone. that is certainly multitasking. that's your early look at sports on "early today." >>> megan fox did what to audition or transformers? our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she's an ins separation, hero and record breaker all before getting her driver's license. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." looks like another beautiful day in and around nashville. beautiful up towards cincinnati. temperature in the 80s. plen

and lance caught up with a great run. scary moment, look at this.on the pavement. no update on his condition. wins the stage, and as you saw, about 35-miles-per-hour these guys are going down sharp turns. and it is over, and everybody is safe. overall standing, the same as before. >> we stay current on "espnews," good news and bad news for robert from miami. tears his acl. and, he's not eligible for the 2009 season. he'll be fine. williams, has decided to play overseas. and coach k will coach team usa through the 2012 summer olympics. >> top stories on the way, halladay, latest on a trade deadline for ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our

lance armstrong says that is it. the show is over. he cannot win the tour the frantz, not after falling behind by more than 1.5 minutes -- he cannot win the tour the france. he pulls the water out of the back back, and then he slides up next demands armstrong. supporters give him what to. it did not help. another one of their teammates -- supporters gave him water. meantime, ms. armstrong finished way back. he said it was too much to overcome -- lance armstrong finished way back. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune >>> one last word on the weather. >> not so gorgeous for our monday and tuesday. a bit of a wet pattern. these days are not going to be washups, just cloudy, and we will deal with the showers coming in and out -- these days are not going to be washouts. >>> thank you for joining us. "nbc nightly news" is next. "nbc nightly news" is next. >>> this is a wbal tv 11 news editorial by president jordon wertlieb. >> are street corners. there a

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