GONZALES — Ascension Parish could become the “extreme sports” capital of Louisiana if two proposed recreational facilities — a skateboard park and a bicycle motocross park — become reality.

Whether they are parked outside the O'Connor Campus Center (the Coop), speeding down Broad Street, or simply sitting in storage in your dorm, it is undeniable that there has been an increase in bicycles around Colgate. Biking has become a more popular activity on campus over the past year. Could it be due to the Colgate University Cycling Club? Should it be attributed to the hype over Lance

What better way to enjoy a glorious summer morning than a bicycle ride up Mt. Wachusett? You can think of a few? OK, how about riding around Wachusett Reservoir instead? The Nashoba Valley Pedalers (NVP) bike club offers such options.

University of Texas women's track and field coach Bev Kearney and cycling champion Lance Armstrong are among several luminaries who will be honored by the The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at the 21st annual Great Sports Legends Dinner on Sept. 19 in New York City.

Cowboys WR Terrell Owens is getting more attention as a cyclist than Lance Armstrong these days. His mouth and sore hamstring have the iconoclast falling deep on draft boards. The friction between him and Cowboys coach Bill Parcells is more of a public chess match than something that genuinely will affect Owens' playing time.

LA COVATILLA: Italian rider Danilo Di Luca won the 178km fifth stage of the Tour of Spain from Placencia to here yesterday, the first mountain stage and summit finish of the race.

A little help and a lot of determination guided a Huntsville athlete in setting a new record at a New York-based endurance road race.

It's time for an intervention ... with Terrell Owens. And Randy Hill is just the man to round up some of those who could help the cantankerous wide receiver. See how the likes of Dr. Phil, Lance Armstrong and Jerry Rice might pitch in to save T.O. from himself.

From being the USA's top domestic rider for several years to riding for a ProTour team in the Tour de France, Chris Horner is always on the up.

It's time for an intervention ... with Terrell Owens. And Randy Hill is just the man to round up some of those who could help the cantankerous wide receiver. See how the likes of Lance Armstrong, Jerry Rice, and Dr. Phil might pitch in to save T.O. from himself.