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cycling • Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador tested positive for a banned steroid during this year's race and has been suspended by cycling's governing body. A lab in Germany found clenbuterol in Contador's urine sample on July 21 at the Tour de France, according to a statement from the UCI.
But the amount was "400 time(s) less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA must be able to detect," the cycling organization said. Both Contador's A and B samples tested positive and the cyclist has been "formally and provisionally suspended," the UCI said. Jacinto Vidarte, Contador's publicist, released a statement Wednesday saying the cyclist insists food contamination is the only possible explanation.
"The experts consulted so far have agreed also that this is a food contamination case, especially considering the number of tests passed by Alberto Contador during the Tour de France," Vidarte said in the release, "making it possible to define precisely both the time the emergence of the substance as the tiny amount detected, ruling out any other source or intentionality."
Rapids beat Union, help playoff hopes
MLS • Omar Cummings scored twice in the first half and the Colorado Rapids beat the Philadelphia Union 4-1 Wednesday night. Wells Thompson and Quincy Amarikwa also scored for Colorado, which helped its chances of making the playoffs by moving to fourth overall in the Western Conference with 41 points.
Chicago Fire shut out Earthquakes
MLS • Freddie Ljungberg scored his first goal with Chicago and added two assists to help the Fire beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Wednesday night. Rookie defender Steven Kinney scored his first MLS goal, and Patrick Nyarko added another score in second-half injury time. Kinney headed home a neatly curled corner from Ljungberg in the 40th minute.
From wire reports