Basso Dances Over to Disco

Other cycling teams aren't happy that the Discovery Channel team co-owned by Lance Armstrong has signed Ivan Basso, long thought to be Armstrong's heir apparent atop the Tour de France podium. CSC team manager Bjarne Riis says the world's top teams had agreed not to hire any of the riders involved in the Operación Puerto investigation. And I don't think the Italian fans will like this. Maybe Disco can bring in Jan Ullrich, too. Also, Floyd Landis is a free agent. ...