DIEKIRCH, Luxembourg — Lance Armstrong, who is competing in the Tour of Luxembourg as part of his preparations for the Tour de France, held on to third place in the overall standings Saturday after Frenchman Tony Gallopin won the third stage in a sprint finish.
Gallopin edged Italian Giovanni Visconti and Alexandre Geniez of France, while Armstrong finished in the main pack in 22nd place.
The 38-year-old Texan is 30 seconds behind race leader Matteo Carrara, who leads defending champion Frank Schleck by one second.
Galaxy remains unbeaten
CARSON, Calif. — Jovan Kirvoski scored twice to lead the unbeaten (10-0-2) Los Angeles Galaxy to a 4-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
• Brek Shea scored twice within a two-minute span in the second half to lift host FC Dallas to a 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes.
• Defender Leo Gonzalez scored his first MLS goal and later added his first assist as the Seattle Sounders beat the visiting New England Revolution 3-0.
• Seth Stammler scored in the 27th minute as the host New York Red Bulls defeated Chivas USA 1-0.
• Toronto FC extended its unbeaten MLS streak to five games with a 0-0 draw against the visiting Kansas City Wizards.
• D.C. United held visiting Real Salt Lake to one shot on goal and snapped its club-record, five-game winning streak with a scoreless draw.
WNBA’s Dream a winner
WASHINGTON — Angel McCoughtry and Erika de Souza scored 23 points each and Kelly Miller‘s only basket of the game was a go-ahead 3-pointer with 44.4 seconds left in overtime as the Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics 86-79 in the WNBA.
• Shavonte Zellous scored a season-high 23 points to lead the host Indiana Fever to a 78-73 victory over the New York Liberty.
• Sylvia Fowles had a career- high 32 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks to lead the Chicago Sky to its fourth straight win, 95-70 over the visiting Tulsa Shock.
Augusta State in NCAA final
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An ill Taylor Floyd birdied the 18th hole of The Honors Course to win his match while Henrik Norlander eagled the 17th to take another and send Augusta State to its first NCAA golf tournament finals against powerhouse Oklahoma State.
The Jaguars are in the tournament for the 11th time, while Oklahoma State, winner of 10 national titles, has appeared in every tournament in the championship’s 64- year history.
Footnotes.
Boston Celtics assistant coach Tom Thibodeau has accepted a three-year contract to become the Chicago Bulls’ head coach, according to multiple media reports.
• Peruvian mountain rescue police brought the body of acclaimed American freeskier Arne Backstrom down off 18,780-foot Pisco mountain, two days after he died in a high-altitude fall.
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