Overall leader Victor Hugo Pena of Colombia, on the U.S. Postal Service team, wearing the yellow jersey, second from left, rides in the middle of the pack in the early miles of the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Nevers and Lyon, central France, July 11, 2003. Alessandro Petacchi, of Italy, won the stage, but Pena retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.
Grand champion Asashoryu, left, pulls the topknot of his fellow Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan down at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, July 10, 2003, in Nagoya, Japan. For the first time ever, a wrestler ranked at the very top of Japan's venerable old sport has been disqualified for grabbing a fistful of his opponent's topknot and yanking him down to the dirt - and Japan is duly scandalized.
Andres D'Alessandro of Argentina's River Plate, right, will transfer to Germany's Wolfburg next season in a deal worth nearly $11 million, his agent said on July 11, 2003. Here, he battles for the ball with Ruben Bustos of Colombia's America de Cali during the May 20, 2003, Libertadores of America quarterfinals game in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
New Jersey Devils' Ken Daneyko retired on July 11, 2003, ending an 18-year NHL career that included three Stanley Cup titles in the last nine years. In this June 9, 2003, photo. Here, Daneyko celebrates the Devils 3-0 win over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in East Rutherford, N.J.
U.S. Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas, right, rides ahead of teammate Victor Hugo Pena of Colombia, second left in the overall leader's yellow jersey, during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Nevers and Lyon, central France, July 11, 2003. Italian Alessandro Petacchi won the stage and took the best sprinter's green jersey. Pena retained the overall leader's yellow.
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reacts after being hit by a pitch by Blue Jays' starter Kelvim Escobar during second-inning AL action in Toronto on Sunday, July 13, 2003.
Brazil's Paulo Miyashiro emerges ahead of the pack to lead the first lap of the swim during Sunday's 2003 Edmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton, July 13, 2003.
$50,000 winner Jason Delguercio of Strathmore, Alberta, gets a 86.5s ride on Dippin Little Wolf in the semifinal of the North American Bareback Championship at The Calgary Stampede, in the North American Bull Riding Championship, Sunday, July 13, 2003, in Calgary.
Atlanta Braves' Vinny Castilla hits a single in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago Sunday, July 13, 2003. Castilla capped a remarkable series Sunday night, getting three hits and two RBIs as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cubs, 7-2, to go 61-32 at the All-Star break, the major league's best record.
Bull runners scramble to keep clear of a bull in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 14, 2003, during the last San Fermin bull run. The week-long festival involves running with fighting bulls though the streets in the early morning, bullfights in the evening and around-the-clock partying.
American golfer Tiger Woods during early morning practice on the 5th tee, Monday, July 14, 2003, in preparation for The British Open at Royal St. George's, Sandwich, in Kent.
Anaheim Angels outfielder Garret Anderson connects in the finals of the All Star Home run Derby, Monday, July 14, 2003, at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Anderson defeated St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Albert Pujols to claim the 2003 Derby.
Michelle Garel, right, and her husband Michael, second right, from Austin, Texas, take photos of overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, prior to the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Gap, southeastern France, and Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, July 15, 2003. The Garels have placed a Texas flag in front of them.
Germany's Tobias Schellenberg performs in the preliminary round of the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, July 15, 2003.
American League's Hank Blalock of the Texas Rangers hits a two-run home run, in his first All Star at bat, in the eighth inning of the 74th annual All Star game, Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The American League rallied to beat the National League, 7-6.
Tiger Woods of the United States wipes his eye after playing from the 7th tee during the first round of the British Open golf championship at Royal St. George's golf course in Sandwich, England , on Thursday, July 17, 2003.
Overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, center, rides with the pack past a field of sunflowers outside Carcassonne during the 11th stage of the Tour de France cycling race, Thursday, July 17, 2003. Carcassonne is between Narbonne and Toulouse in southwestern France.
San Francisco Giants' Jose Cruz Jr. reaches to make a running catch of a ball hit by Colorado Rockies' Preston Wilson during the ninth inning Thursday, July 17, 2003, in San Francisco. The Giants won 8-4.
On the left Saadi Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, at the right Paulo Miranda during a charity soccer match for the association " the Children of Sahara" sponsored by French soccer star Zinedine Zidane, in Bordeaux, southwestern France,Thursday July 17, 2003.
New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui watches his walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Cleveland Indians pitcher David Riske to win the game 5-4 Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Indians catcher Tim Laker, left, looks on.