Cycling
Lance Armstrong ordered back into the courtroom
AUSTIN, Texas – Lance Armstrong has been ordered to give sworn videotaped testimony next month about using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times.
Armstrong has been sued by a Texas company seeking the return of about $12 million in performance bonuses. An arbitration panel has issued subpoenas for testimony from Armstrong on June 12 and his longtime business manager Bill Stapleton on June 9.
Golf
Woods: Surgery erased doubts, no date for return
BETHESDA, Md. – Tiger Woods said his back injury was so debilitating it caused him to doubt whether he would play golf again.
Woods said Monday that the surgery he had March 31 erased those doubts, though he still has no timetable for his return.
Woods said before the surgery he had trouble just getting out of bed.
Speaking at the media day for the Quicken Loans National, Woods says he’s now excited about playing again.
Hockey
France into quarterfinals; Ovechkin injured at worlds
MINSK, Belarus – France clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championship with a 6-2 victory over Denmark on Monday, while Finland kept alive its hopes of advancing by beating Kazakhstan 4-3.
The result means the Czech Republic also advanced to the quarterfinals from Group A together with Canada and defending champion Sweden.
MINSK, Belarus – Alex Ovechkin will miss at least one game at the ice hockey world championship after sustaining a right leg injury in a collision during Russia’s game against Germany. Russia has won all six of its games and is the only unbeaten team.
Horse Racing
Fans exhale as Chrome’s nasal strip is approved
NEW YORK — California Chrome can breathe easy – he may wear a nasal strip when he goes for the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
Belmont Park stewards cleared the horse Monday to use the strip he wore while winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
New York tracks have a rule prohibiting any equipment not specifically approved by stewards; nasal strips were not on the list.
The state’s Gaming Commission said three stewards unanimously gave approval.
NBA
League’s biggest losers look for help from draft lottery
NEW YORK – The NBA’s biggest losers have a chance for a huge win.
The draft lottery is Tuesday, a night some teams appeared to be aiming toward for months during a season featuring plenty of talking about tanking.
The winner gets the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft, when Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker might make all of this season’s misery worth it.
NBA charges Sterling, sets up a hearing for June 3
NEW YORK – The NBA has initiated a charge against Donald Sterling, setting up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.
The charge Monday asserts that Sterling has damaged the NBA and its teams, disparaged African-Americans and that he his actions “significantly undermine the NBA’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.”
Sterling was banned for life by Commissioner Adam Silver after the release of a recording in which he made racist remarks. He has until May 27 to respond to the charge and the right to appear at the hearing in front of the board of governors.
If three-fourths of the owners vote to sustain the charge, Sterling will be forced to sell the team.
Associated Press
