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PARIS (AP) - After a second doping test came up positive today, American Tour-de-France champion Floyd Landis' says he's "never taken any banned substance" and that he won because he "was the strongest man" in the race. The International Cycling Union announced in Paris today that tests on the backup urine sample from the race have turned up the same result as the original -- elevated levels of testosterone. Landis, who comes from a Mennonite family in Lancaster County, faces the loss of his title and a two-year ban from the sport. The Swiss team Landis rides for immediately fired him "for violating the team's internal Code of Ethics." The team says in a statement that while Landis still has legal options, it's now his personal affair. Landis' spokesman says his lawyer is preparing a case for arbitration. The controversy erupted after Landis' astounding comeback from eight minutes behind during a one man breakaway in an Alpine stageof the race.

Friday's major league scores

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 7 Cleveland Indians 6
N.Y. Yankees 5 Baltimore Orioles 4
Chicago White Sox 6 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Boston Red Sox 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2
Minnesota Twins 8 Kansas City Royals 5, 10 innings
Oakland Athletics 5 Seattle Mariners 2
Texas Rangers 7 L.A. Angels 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Chicago Cubs 0
Philadelphia Phillies 5 N.Y. Mets 3
Cincinnati Reds 5 Atlanta Braves 4
L.A. Dodgers 6 Florida Marlins 2
Milwaukee Brewers 4 St. Louis Cardinals 3
Houston Astros 8 Arizona Diamondbacks 7
Washington Nationals 6 San Diego Padres 2
Colorado Rockies 5 San Francisco Giants 2

Chase Utley's hitting streak ended at 35 games, David Dellucci hit a tie breaking homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-to-3. Utley went 0-for-5, striking out twice. Philadelphia has won nine of its last 11 and now trails first-place New York by 11 games in the N-L East.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - First-round draft pick Brodrick Bunkley ended his two-week holdout yesterday by signing a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 14th overall selection in the N-F-L draft missed 16 days of training camp, and the team says he won't play in Sunday's preseason game against Oakland.