In Brief

CYCLING

Federal judge tosses
Armstrong's lawsuit

A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the agency's drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner to move ahead.

Armstrong, who repeatedly has denied doping, claimed in his lawsuit that USADA lacked jurisdiction and its arbitration process violates his constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks dismissed the lawsuit as speculative.

"With respect to Armstrong's due process challenges, the court agrees they are without merit," Sparks wrote in a 30-page order. "Alternatively, even if the court has jurisdiction over Armstrong's remaining claims, the court finds they are best resolved through the well-established system of international arbitration, by those with expertise in the field, rather than by the unilateral edict of a single nation's courts."

Armstrong can try to overturn Sparks' decision by going to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. He also can agree to proceed with USADA's arbitration or accept its sanctions.

Armstrong was still considering his options.

USADA says Armstrong took steroids and blood boosters to win the Tour de France every year from 1999 to 2005. Penalties could include a lifetime ban from cycling and loss of his titles. USADA has said former teammates of Armstrong will testify that his teams had a long-running doping program.

MISCELLANEOUS

California, Connecticut
win, advance in LLWS

California's Danny Marzo homered to clinch a 5-4, eight-inning victory over New Jersey at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

Connecticut also advanced after getting a no-hitter from Will Lucas in a 4-0 victory over Indiana.

In international bracket elimination games, Curacao edged Canada 4-3, and Mexico topped Taiwan, 4-3.

Also: Texas Tech dismissed linebacker Daniel Cobb from the team after he was arrested and charged with felony burglary on Sunday. Cobb started seven games last season and made 70 tackles, the third-best total on the team.

Florida tight end Colin Thompson will have surgery to insert a screw in his right foot, an injury that could sideline him at least two months. The freshman had been expected to play a key role for the 23rd-ranked Gators this season.

Making matters worse at the position, Jordan Reed has missed the last week of practice with a knee injury.

Two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and top-20 players Kaia Kanepi and Flavia Pennetta pulled out of the U.S. Open. Kuznetsova won the 2004 title at Flushing Meadows and won the 2009 French Open.

The U.S. Open begins Monday in New York.

Simon Gourdine, who became deputy commissioner of the NBA in 1974 and went on to work for and lead the players' association in the 1990s, died at age 72.

The NBA confirmed Gourdine died on Thursday, though the cause of death was not released. He was living in the Bronx.

Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael Jordan, was among three players leaving the basketball team at Central Florida, the school announced. Jordan, a shooting guard, averaged 13.7 points and 2.4 assists last season as a junior.

Marouane Fellaini headed in a corner kick from Darron Gibson in the 57th minute, giving Everton a season-opening 1-0 upset win over Manchester United in the English Premier League.