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History says Landis keeps Tour title
Friday, July 28, 2006
The Phonak cycling team was quick to distance itself from Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, but the smart money says Landis won't be stripped of his title despite a positive test for ''elevated levels of testosterone.'' Phonak suspended Landis and removed all references to him from its website, but Landis intends to challenge the test results and history appears to be on his side. Landis told SI.com Thursday that an elevated level of testosterone is different from a positive test and that this is a fairly common problem among pro cyclists. Landis has retained Spanish doctor Luis Hernandez, who has aided other riders' appeals of similar test results. Landis and ESPN cycling analyst John Eustice both noted no cyclist has ever lost an appeal of a test for elevated testosterone levels. Landis also said the next step is to submit to an endocrine test that might help him prove he just happens to be a guy walking around with an inordinate amount of testosterone in his blood. Meanwhile, Landis will not be yukking it up with Jay Leno tonight. A spokesperson for the show said Landis' appearance will be rescheduled. U.S. bids found lacking: The United States Olympic Committee has pared the number of potential candidates for the 2016 Games down to three cities, but USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth isn't very enthusiastic about the chances for Chicago, Los Angeles or San Francisco. Ueberroth, who revolutionized the Olympic Games by rounding up major commercial sponsorship for the successful 1984 Games in L.A., said: ''Right now, of the three cities that were selected today, there's none that would have an acceptable program we could take to the (International Olympic Committee).'' The USOC eliminated Houston and Philadelphia from contention. Bid's in the toilet: Leland's, the auction house that specializes in sports memorabilia, is taking bids on the toilet that was installed inside the home dugout at Boston's Fenway Park before the 1986 season and was removed during clubhouse renovations in 2004. The auction catalogue states that the toilet ''got up close and very personal with the likes of Boggs, Ramirez, Damon and Pedro.'' Has-been update, Part I: A Florida court has sentenced former major-league slugger Albert Belle to 90 days for stalking a former girlfriend. Belle attempted to keep tabs her by attaching a global positioning system device to her car. Has-been update, Part II: Former Ohio State All-American running back Maurice Clarett doesn't have a lawyer for his coming trial on aggravated burglary and weapons charges. In a single-paragraph letter written on July 20, Clarett fired attorneys William Settina and Robert Krapenc. They filed a motion this week, saying they do not wish to continue as Clarett's lawyers, saying he has not paid their fees and is not co-operating in his own defence. Montreal Gazette EDS: The CND will move Pat Hickey's Standing Pat column on asemi-regular basis, or those times when his column is of nationalinterest. © CanWest News Service 2006
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