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Lance Armstrong can still pull a crowd, as evidenced by the hundreds of cyclists who woke early on a calm Auckland morning to ride alongside the worlds most notorious drug cheat.Older, stubbled and slightly grizzled, Armstrong put out the clarion call to his Twitter followers on Monday to join him for a ride in the City of Sails.The disgraced seven-time Tour de France winner was in Auckland on business and, with bike in tow, was looking to re-live the glory days down Tamaki Drive.So groups of mostly middle-aged men in lycra (MAMILs) flocked to Mechanics Bay for a quiet pedal with the Texan.At least 200 cyclists turned up, some with a GoPro strapped to their helmet, others gripping the handlebar with one hand and a smartphone with the other.The day couldnt have gone any better for Armstrong, who arrived to a mass of flashes, selfies and pats on the back, no-one present especially concerned about the 45-year-olds fall from grace or the 2012 revocation of his Tours for doping. Nor were they concerned about his arrogance and shamelessness after announcing his guilt.The whole sport was riddled with it and he was just king of the kids, 64-year-old cyclist Ian Margan said.He was still an amazing rider in his time, and he still is, presumably.Off the pack went, rolling along the still Auckland waterfront towards Mission Bay before turning back to the city.Plenty dropped off along the way, exhausted, but a good chunk made it back to where they started 45 minutes earlier.Armstrong was humbled by the showing, he said, before being summarily bundled away by security. The peloton, meanwhile, went back to their lives satisfied with a selfie snapped, an autograph signed or an anecdote earned, content to say theyve ridden with Lance Armstrong.I saw the news articles, having a read, and thought Id lend a little support, 36-year-old Edward Levy said.We all know the history.Danny DeKeyser Red Wings Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Pavel Datsyuk Jersey . 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Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf.CALGARY, Alberta -- Mylan Hicks, a former Michigan State defensive back and member of the Calgary Stampeders, was killed early Sunday in what the CFL team described as an act of violence.He was 23.Obviously this is an extremely difficult and upsetting time for the players and staff, Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnagel said in a statement. Its a terrible tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mylans family.Police said earlier Sunday they were investigating a shooting outside a Calgary nightclub. They said in a statement that the victim, whom they did not identify, was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition before dying of his injuries. They later said three suspects had been arrested.Stampeders defensive back Joshua Bell said Hicks death was immediately felt in the locker room.We lost family today, Bell said. Everybody doesnt react the same, but we lost family today, were hurting. Were shaken a little bit.You lose family, but you have family. Were leaning on each other right now.Hicks, who signed with the Stampeders in May and was on Calgarys practice roster, was born in Detroit. At Michigan State, he recorded a career-high 19 tackles and four pass breakups in nine games during his senior year in 2014.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said he learned of Hicks death around 9 a.m. on Sunday.This is just tragic. Its sort of roccked our Spartan football community, Dantonio said.ddddddddddddHe compared Hicks to former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler, who died in a car accident this summer.No. 6 was a beautiful person, Dantonio said. Like Mike Sadler in a lot of ways, he just lit a room up when he walked in. He established himself as a leader on our football team in his last year.Dantonio took to Twitter on Sunday.Hicks signed with the?San Francisco 49ers?as an undrafted free agent in May 2015 before being released at the end of training camp.He hadnt played a game this season with the Stampeders, who are on a 12-game unbeaten streak.Everybodys talking about whens the next time were going to lose, last night we had the most devastating loss we could, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell said. Football doesnt even seem important right now. Were going to honor him as much as we can and play for him and his family.Brian Ramsay, executive director of the CFL players association, said Hicks was just starting to establish himself as a member of the team and was highly regarded.Mylan was a respected young man throughout his collegiate and professional careers, Ramsay said in a statement.Information from ESPNs Dan Murphy and The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '