CYCLING
Lance drops plan for drug testing
Lance Armstrong’s plans for an independent drug-testing program have been scrapped because of costs and near impossible logistics. When he announced his comeback last year, the seven-time Tour de France winner said he wanted to prove he was clean, and was teaming with renowned anti-doping expert Don Catlin.
BASEBALL
Rare card nets $64K
A Fresno antiques dealer has hit a home run with the sale of a rare baseball card she thought was worth only $10. Bernice Gallego ended up selling the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings team card on an online auction site for $64,073 on Tuesday.
Wednesday results
– Blackhawks 3, Atlanta 1
– Rochester 4, Wolves 3
– Illinois State 70, Evansville 68
– N. Iowa 81, S. Illinois 55
– Creighton 79, Bradley 65
ONE-LINERS
All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs and admitted buying what he believed was human growth hormone. … An ex-girlfriend of Roberto Alomar filed an explosive lawsuit alleging the former baseball star insisted on unprotected sex for four years despite having AIDS. … Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was slightly injured Wednesday in a motorcycle accident in the Spanish city of Cartagena.
