TOURS, France - Lance Armstrong was content to ride safely in the main pack again in the Tour de France. He finished in 87th place in the third stage while Belgium's Tom Boonen sprinted to victory for the second straight day, the route marked by towering gray castles, endless green fields and dozens of vineyards.

There will be nothing cautious about the key time trial Tuesday. Armstrong is a mere two seconds behind leader David Zabriskie of the United States and will be looking to gain more ground on his rivals.

The Texan leads Jan Ullrich by 66 seconds, Alexandre Vinokourov by 51 and Ivan Basso by 84.

NEWPORT, R.I. - Vince Spadea overcame a slow start to beat Alexander Popp 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.In other first-round matches, fifth-seeded Robby Ginepri, the 2003 Hall of Fame champion, ousted fellow American Scott Oudsema 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-0.Also, No. 6 seed Lars Burgsmuller of Germany retired with a left leg injury in the second set with Giovanni Lapentti of Ecuador ahead 7-6 (3), 3-1.The Hall of Fame Championships, the only grass tournament in North America, is held in conjunction with induction ceremonies for the Tennis Hall of Fame.This year's class of Jim Courier, Yannick Noah, Jana Novotna and Butch Buchholz will be inducted Saturday.

WHISTLER, British Columbia - Jack Nicklaus, weeks away from his final British Open appearance, rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole to win four skins worth $48,231 and take the first-day lead at the Canadian Skins Game.Canadian Stephen Ames collected two skins worth $28,135, while John Daly won one skin worth $12,058. Vijay Singh missed two short birdie putts and was shut out.Nicklaus is using the two-day event as preparation for his final British Open at St. Andrews in less than two weeks, saying the competitive environment would force him to focus on his game. Playing the front nine of the Nicklaus North Golf Course he designed in 1995, the 65-year-old Nicklaus didn't miss a fairway.

Champion Audi Racing team of JJ Lehto and Marco Werner won the American LeMans Series New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park.Lehto beat teammate Emanuele Pirro by 1.7 seconds. Pirro shared driving duties with Frank Biela.