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Cycling

Armstrong soaks it up

Lance Armstrong always had a bottle of water within reach when he powered up the mountains at the Tour de France.

Now he’s using hundreds of thousands of gallons of water at his villa in Austin, Texas.

A review of June water records by the Austin American-Statesman found that Armstrong’s 1.1-acre residence pumped 222,900 gallons, the equivalent of 26 households.

That makes him Austin’s No. 1 water user. His bill for June was $1,630.

“I’m a little shocked,” said Armstrong, who has been in California since early June. “There’s no justification for using that much water.”

Armstrong said the electric bills seemed high when he moved in several years ago, but the water usage had not been brought to his attention. His finances and bills are handled by a management company.

Sport

McEnroe makes nice

A day after a vintage obscene tirade, John McEnroe was on his best behavior in his second match in the Hall of Fame Champions Cup at Newport Island, R.I.

McEnroe, 49, beat Karel Novacek 6-3, 6-1 on Friday in the grass-court event for players 30 and older.

On Thursday, McEnroe got tossed against MaliVai Washington for a new kind of triple fault: cursing, arguing with the chair umpire and making an obscene gesture at fans.

“You know, I don’t remember exactly what happened,” McEnroe said. “Now if people are interested because they heard something happened, I guess it’s a positive.”

Basketball

Pargo leaves for Russia

New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargo is the latest player to turn his back on the NBA for Europe.

Pargo, brother of Gonzaga University guard Jeremy, signed a one-year deal with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League worth nearly $4 million.