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Thursday, July 18, 2013 • Page C7
TOUR DE FRANCE
Third stage win for Froome in Tour de Force On a day when the British rider was planning to save some energy for upcoming mountains, Froome CHORGES, France – Even still brushed aside the field and when he expects to lose, Tour de took his third stage win of this France champion-in-the-making 100th Tour. Alberto Contador, Froome’s Chris Froome cannot help but win. He’s that strong and he’s Spanish rival still trying to make making it look easy. a fight of this one-sided battle,
By JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press
Chris Froome
THE ESPYS
James wins 3 trophies By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – LeBron James padded his trophy collection, receiving three at the ESPY Awards, including male athlete of the year for helping the Miami Heat win a second straight NBA championship. James also won in the championship performance and NBA player categories, completing a sweep of the three awards he won last year. He shared in the best team award WednesLeBron James day night. James beat out Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps for male athlete honors. Serena Williams won two awards, including female athlete of the year. She defeated a pair of Olympians, gymnast Gabby Douglas and swimmer Missy Franklin, and former Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner. Williams didn’t attend because she’s playing a tournament in Sweden. Peterson and Phelps also won two awards each. Jon Hamm, the star of AMC’s “Mad Men” and a noted St. Louis Cardinals fan, hosted the 21st annual show from the Nokia Theatre. Quarterback Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M won male college athlete honors after flying in earlier from Hoover, Ala., where he attended SEC media days. Griner, who now plays for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, won female college athlete. Peterson won trophies for NFL player and best comeback, while Cabrera won as best MLB player. Williams won female tennis player, giving her eight career ESPYs. Phelps also claimed best male Olympian, while teenage swimming sensation Missy Franklin won best female Olympian. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won as breakthrough athlete.
ESPY AWARD WINNERS LOS ANGELES – Winners at the 21st annual ESPY Awards presented Wednesday: Male Athlete: LeBron James, Miami Heat Female Athlete: Serena Williams Team: Miami Heat Coach-Manager: Rick Pitino, Louisville Cardinals Breakthrough Athlete: Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers Game: Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs, Game 6, NBA finals Record-breaking Performance: Michael Phelps Championship Performance: LeBron James, Miami Heat Play: Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina football Moment: Jack Hoffman touchdown at Nebraska spring game Upset: No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast beats No. 2 seed Georgetown in NCAA tournament Comeback: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings Male College Athlete: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M quarterback Female College Athlete: Brittney Griner, Baylor basketball Male Action Sport Athlete: Nyjah Huston, skateboarding Female Action Sport Athlete: Stephanie Gilmore, surfing Baseball Player: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers NBA Player: LeBron James, Miami Heat WNBA Player: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks NFL Player: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins MLS Player: Thierry Henry, New York Red Bulls Bowler: Pete Weber Driver: Ryan Hunter-Reay Fighter: Floyd Mayweather Male Golfer: Tiger Woods Female Golfer: Stacey Lewis Jockey: Joel Rosario Male Tennis Player: Novak Djokovic Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams International athlete: Usain Bolt Male Olympian: Michael Phelps Female Olympian: Missy Franklin Male Athlete with a Disability: Jeremy Campbell, pentathlon Female Athlete with a Disability: Jessica Long, swimming College Athletic Program: North Carolina women’s athletics and UCLA men’s athletics Arthur Ashe Courage Award: Robin Roberts Jimmy V ESPY for Perserverance: Dick and Rick Hoyt
gave his all in Wednesday’s Alpine time trial. His face contorted in a grimace of effort as he sprinted out of the saddle to the line, while spectators whipped up a thunderclap of noise by banging their fists on the barriers. Froome, having set off behind Contador, sped in a few moments
later. He, too, rode hard but looked more comfortable with his easyon-the-eye pedaling style. Contador shook his head and shrugged his shoulders when a TV flashed that Froome beat his time by 9 seconds. This was another opportunity lost for Contador – 4 minutes, 34 seconds back in sec-
ond place in the overall standings – to make victory for Froome in Paris on Sunday at least feel less inevitable. “Froome is in impressive shape,” was the understated assessment of the 2007 and ’09 winner who was stripped of his 2010 victory for a failed doping test.