The Oklahoman

Sagan wins hilly Stage 5 at Tour de France

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For the second time in this year's Tour de France, Peter Sagan beat Sonny Colbrelli in a sprint finish.

As opposed to the flatter Stage 2, his Stage 5 victory came at the conclusion of the race's first hilly route Wednesday in Quimper, France.

Greg Van Avermaet took advantage of an intermedia­te bonus sprint to add two seconds to his overall lead, ahead of BMC teammate Tejay van Garderen.

Race favorite Chris Froome crossed safely in the main pack. He trails Van Avermaet by 57 seconds in the 15th spot.

Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert, a former world champion, was third and moved up to third overall.

Aguilar, Segura win vote for final All-Star spots

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar and Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura won the final two roster spots for next week's All-Star Game in Washington.

Major League Baseball released the results of online balloting for the last slot in each league Wednesday night, with Aguilar drawing 20.2 million votes to secure his first All-Star selection. His total was the second-highest in the history of the All-Star Final Vote, trailing only Justin Turner's 20.8 million votes last year.

Segura snagged the last American League spot with 13.6 million votes.

Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated title

A group of former Louisville men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over the organizati­on's vacation of the Cardinals' 2013 national championsh­ip and 2012 Final Four.

John Morgan, one of several attorneys representi­ng former Cardinals captain Luke Hancock, the 2013 Final Four Most Outstandin­g Player, and four teammates from that title team, said a lawsuit had been filed.

The suit filed Wednesday states the NCAA cast the plaintiffs in a false light and seeks declaratio­n that it wrongfully vacated the plaintiffs' wins, honors and awards.

The NCAA stripped Louisville of the title as part of sanctions for violations discovered during an escort scandal investigat­ion.

Pacman Jones attacked by employee at airport

Police say former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was attacked during a run-in with a facility-service employee at the airport in Atlanta.

Atlanta Police spokesman Jarius Daugherty says Jones confronted ABM Industries employee Frank Ragin after Ragin made a "gesture" toward the football player Tuesday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Internatio­nal Airport. Police say words were exchanged before Ragin struck Jones with a closed fist, causing a cut to Jones' face.

Cellphone video footage shows that Jones and Ragin traded several punches with each other. Jones ultimately knocked Ragin down to the ground with a punch to the face then hit the employee one more time before a man broke up the fight.

Daugherty says that at some point during the fight, Ragin ended up hitting a woman who was with Jones, injuring her hand. He says Ragin was the aggressor and Jones defended himself.

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