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Beating two Swiss riders at the only Swiss finish of this year’s race, Ukrainian Alexandr Gontchenkov captured the 16th stage of the Tour of Italy with a solo finish in Lausanne, Switzerland. Russian Pavel Tonkov retained the pink jersey of overall leader although trailing the winner by more than 3 minutes… . Goalie Jon Casey, who helped the St. Louis Blues nearly upset the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the playoffs, signed a multiyear deal with the team… . Inclement weather suspended play at both U.S. Open qualifying sites in Ohio, and two of golf’s more notable names - Lanny Wadkins and Craig Stadler - withdrew from the field at Columbus, while two-time Open champion Andy North failed to qualify at Chicago.