from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat in exchange for guard Caron Butler and forwards Lamar Odom and Brian Grant. (ESPN) The Los Angeles Lakers announce Rudy Tomjanovich as their new coach, confirming reports from the previous day. Details of the contract were not announced, but the deal is reportedly for 5 years and $30 million. (ESPN) WNBA: Michael Cooper obtains a victory in his last game as coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, as the Sparks defeat the Houston Comets, 59–56, in Houston(WNBA) Track and field: At the United States Olympic track and field qualifying in Sacramento, California, Marion Jones finishes fifth in the 100 meter dash and therefore fails to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in that event. (Voice of America) Major League Baseball: Barry Bonds is intentionally walked three times in a 3–1 San Francisco Giants win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. This gives him 71 intentional walks before the All-Star break, surpassing his own single-season record of 68, set in 2002. (ESPN) July 9, 2004 Tour de France: Early in Stage 6, Lance Armstrong crashes along with several other riders. Armstrong suffered a minor scrape of one leg, but was not otherwise hurt, and soon rejoined the peloton. He and major rival Jan Ullrich completely avoided a second crash near the finish that involved all but about 30 riders. There were no major changes to the overall classification. (ESPN) NBA: Rudy Tomjanovich, who coached the Houston Rockets to NBA titles in 1994 and 1995, agrees to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. The team will officially announce the signing in a July 10 press conference. (ESPN) July 8, 2004 Tour de France: Lance Armstrong relinquishes the overall lead after a wind- and rain-swept Stage 5. The peloton, which included Armstrong and all his key competitors, gave up over 12 minutes to a five-man breakaway. The riders in the breakaway are not considered to be threats to win the Tour. (ESPN) The Minnesota Twins win three straight shutouts, a first for the ball club and only the fourth time it has occurred for a Major League Baseball team. The games were against the Kansas City Royals. July 7, 2004 Tour de France: Lance Armstrong takes the overall lead after the Stage 4 team time trial of the Tour de France. Six of the top seven places in the general classification are occupied by members of Armstrong's