Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs.
Jeffrey Tillotson, the attorney who handled the case for Dallas-based SCA Promotions Inc., said Tuesday that his office will send the documents to federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.
Armstrong and SCA went to arbitration after the company withheld a $5 million performance bonus it owed Armstrong for his 2004 Tour de France win. SCA had cited published allegations Armstrong was doping, which he denied.
The 2004 case ended with SCA paying Armstrong $7.5 million, covering the original contract plus attorneys fees and interest.
Spanish cyclist banned: The International Cycling Union says Spanish rider Ruben Lobato has been banned for two years for doping based on results from his "biological passport." The sport's ruling body said Tuesday that Lobato was suspended by Spain's cycling federation. It provided no details on when the ban starts or expires.
Cherundolo chosen Hannover captain
American defender Steve Cherundolo has been appointed captain of his German soccer club Hannover for the coming season.
Former captain Hanno Ballitsch left the team for Bayer Leverkusen in the offseason. Cherundolo, 31, from San Diego, is Hannover's longest-serving player, having been with the club since 1999. He recently signed a three-year contract extension and previously served as a deputy captain.
Gatlin prepares for his return
Organizers say former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will make his comeback from a four-year doping ban on Monday at the Bigbank Kuldliiga meet in Estonia.
Spokesman Taavi Esperk said the American sprinter will run in the 100 meters at the meet in the northeastern town of Rakvere. Gatlin also reportedly is to race at the Ergo Games in Tallinn on Aug. 8.
Gatlin won gold in the 100 at the 2004 Athens Olympics and in the 100 and 200 at the 2005 world championships.
He tied the 100 world record of 9.77 seconds, but that run came weeks after a positive test in April 2006 for excessive testosterone and has since been erased.
Fourth-ranked Murray splits with coach
Fourth-ranked Andy Murray is splitting with coach Miles Maclagan after less than three years, according to a statement on the British tennis player's website Tuesday.
The statement says "the situation" will be reviewed after the Aug. 30-Sept. 12 U.S. Open.
Still searching for his first Grand Slam title, Murray, 23, has been coached by Maclagan since he replaced Brad Gilbert in 2007.
USA Swimming reveals second list
USA Swimming acknowledged to The Associated Press on Tuesday that it has a second list of people who are under suspicion for unscrupulous behavior, having already banned 46 coaches and officials for life, mostly for sexual misconduct.
The board met in Newark, N.J., to sign off on measures that will be voted on at the national convention in September, another step in its efforts to cope with numerous allegations of coaches abusing underage athletes.
USA Swimming president Jim Wood also told the AP there's a second list of people who have been "flagged" for alleged misconduct against swimmers but haven't faced disciplinary action because they aren't current members. That will change - the board voted Tuesday to take those cases before the National Board of Review.
Lyttle leads Dream over Shock, 105-89
Sancho Lyttle had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Iziane Castro Marques scored 23 points to help the visiting Atlanta Dream beat the Tulsa Shock 105-89 in WNBA action on Tuesday.
Former North Carolina guard Ivory Latta led Tulsa with 23 points, a season high by any Shock player.
Atlanta (16-9) scored at will, and the WNBA's best rebounding team outrebounded Tulsa 44-30. Former Duke center Alison Bales had 12 rebounds for Atlanta.
Drosselmeyer sidelined for remainder of year
Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer is recovering from an ankle injury that has sidelined the 3-year-old colt for the rest of the year.
The racing manager for the farm that owns Drosselmeyer said Tuesday the injury was discovered about a month after the colt's three-quarter length win in the Belmont on June 5.
Kickboxer dies after tournament KO
A 34-year-old Atlanta kickboxer has died after she was knocked unconscious during an amateur tournament in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that Adrienne Simmons was participating in the International Kickboxing Match held at a hotel Sunday. During the final third round, she was hit with a left hook that knocked her unconscious.
The fight was stopped, and a doctor tended to her. She was taken to a hospital, where she was treated for two days before dying.
The International Kickboxing Federation sponsored the tournament.
