PRA LOUP, France-- Chris Froome emerged unscathed from a treacherous 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday, retaining his lead while Alberto Contador lost a lot of ground and Tejay van Garderen abandoned the race.

TORONTO-- Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse took a step in the right direction in his bid to sweep three events at the Pan American Games by advancing to the marquee 100 metres semi-finals on Tuesday.

TORONTO-- Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse took a step in the right direction in his bid to sweep three events at the Pan American Games by advancing to the marquee 100 metres semi-finals on Tuesday.

NICE, France-- Formula One world champions past and present paid their respects to Jules Bianchi and mourned one of their own at the French driver's funeral on Tuesday.