The Tour, and Other Sports
On the eve of the prologue, the Peloton officials ejected several of the top riders because of a doping scandal that occurred in Spain. The rejected riders include such starts as Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso and Joseba Beloki, among others. Because the Astana team may not be able to race with the recquisite number of riders now, Alexandre Vinokourov may not be able to race either. This is shocking news.

The Mets were swept for the first time this season with last night's 3-2 loss to Boston. What can you say? It was bound to happen. But the Mets are still number one in the NL and a full eleven games up on Philly, their closest NL East rival.

Besides, maybe the loss will get the Mets all fired up for their game tonight, the first in the Subway series against the Yankees in the Bronx. Interestingly, El Duque faces Mike Mussina. Click here for a preview.
- posted by Base10 @ 1:06 PM