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Sagan sprints to Stage 7 victory

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Albi, France (Sports Network) – Slovakian rider Peter Sagan won the seventh stage of the 2013 Tour de France on Friday, a 205.5-kilometer ride from Montpellier to Albi. Sagan outsprinted John Degenkolb and Daniele Bennati to the finish line. Davide […]

Chestnut eats 69 hot dogs for record 7th straight title

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Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) – Joey Chestnut broke his own record by downing 69 hot dogs and buns on Thursday to win the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest for a record seventh straight year. Chestnut topped the record he swallowed […]

Greipel wins Stage 6 of Tour de France

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Montpellier, France (Sports Network) – Andre Greipel of Germany won the sixth stage of the 2013 Tour de France on Thursday, a 176.5-kilometer ride from Aix- en-Provence to Montpellier. Greipel pulled away late to beat Peter Sagan, Marcel Kittel, Mark […]

Cavendish sprints to 24th career Tour stage win

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Marseille, France (Sports Network) – Mark Cavendish won the fifth stage of the 2013 Tour de France on Wednesday, a 228.5-kilometer ride from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille. Cavendish led a final dash to claim his 24th career Tour stage victory, beating […]

Gerrans grabs yellow jersey after his team wins time trial

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Nice, France (Sports Network) – Simon Gerrans moved into the overall lead of the 100th Tour de France after his Australian team, Orica-GreenEdge, placed first in Stage 4’s team time trial on Tuesday. One day after capturing Stage 3, Gerrans […]

Nobody asked me, but …

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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The hardest part, without question, is trying to maneuver the golf cart around, but it’s all worth it in the end. What are we talking about? Miniature golf, of course, the most fun you can […]

Eastern Michigan hires Lyke as AD

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Ypsilanti, MI (Sports Network) – Eastern Michigan University has hired Heather Lyke to be its vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. Lyke, who has spent the last nine years at Ohio State under the guidance of Gene Smith, will […]

Gerrans holds off Sagan to win Stage 3

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Calvi, Corsica (Sports Network) – Australian Simon Gerrans edged out Slovakia’s Peter Sagan in a thrilling photo finish to capture Stage 3 of the 2013 Tour de France. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil, Michal Kwiatkowski and Philippe Gilbert rounded out the […]

Bakelants takes Stage 2 and Tour lead

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Ajaccio, Corsica (Sports Network) – Belgian Jan Bakelants won Stage 2 of the 2013 Tour de France to take the yellow jersey from Marcel Kittel. Bakelants crossed the finish line one second ahead of a large group led by Peter […]

Kittel wins confusing Stage 1 of 2013 Tour de France

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Bastia, Corsica (Sports Network) – Marcel Kittel of Germany won the opening stage of the 2013 Tour de France, outsprinting Norway’s Alexander Kristoff to the finish line. Where the race would actually finish came into question late on Saturday after […]