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AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong has returned his Olympic bronze cycling medal, the latest fallout from his confession to using performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong won the medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The International Olympic Committee in January vacated the medal Armstrong won in the road time trial. Armstrong tweeted Thursday that he gave it back and a U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman released a statement confirming its return. Armstrongs tweet included a photo of the medal and its blue ribbon along with the message: "The 2000 Bronze is back in possession of (at)usolympics and will be in Switzerland asap." Mark Higgins, who has been a manager and spokesman for Armstrong for several years, gave the medal to USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport on Thursday. Armstrong declined further comment. The IOC has said it will not reallocate Armstrongs bronze medal, just as cyclings ruling body decided not to declare any winners for the Tour titles once held by the American. Spanish rider Abraham Olano Manzano, who finished fourth in Sydney, will not be upgraded and the bronze medal will be left vacant in Olympic records. Armstrong denied doping for years until his confession in January in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The confession came after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report detailed widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs by Armstrong and his U.S. Postal Service team. Armstrong also has been stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won from 1999-2005. The IOC previously stripped Tyler Hamilton, a former Armstrong teammate, of his time-trial gold medal from the 2004 Olympics after he acknowledged doping. Armstrong won his medal two months after winning his second Tour de France title. His U.S. Postal Service teammate, Vyacheslav Ekimov of Russia, won the gold and Jan Ullrich of Germany won silver. Ekimov was Armstrongs teammate during the time period in which USADA outlined widespread doping on the team. Ullrich, who was a chief rival of Armstrong and finished second to him in the Tour de France three times, confirmed in an interview with a German magazine in June that he used blood-doping treatments during his career. The IOC has not brought charges against either Ekimov or Ullrich. Discount Vans Trainers . This week, they discuss the NCAAs revenue sharing, Don Zimmer, soccer language and Super Bowl 50. Vans Shoes Sale . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions. http://www.cheapvansdiscount.com/. After rookie right-hander Alex Colome excelled in a 5-2 victory in the opener, the Rays fell to Chris Tillman and the Orioles 4-1 on Friday night. Wholesale Vans Authentic Shoes .com) - The Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings are ready to put all the talk and hype surrounding their meeting at Dodger Stadium behind them. Vans Shoes Cheap Onlne . Vincent Lamar Carter is no longer the lean, athletic dynamo who dazzled Raptors fans with eye-popping dunks that posterized even the leagues best defenders.Queens, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Chris Obekpa had 16 points, six blocks and eight rebounds as No. 17 St. Johns routed Long Beach State 66-49 on Monday night. Phil Greene IV posted 16 points and four steals, while SirDominic Pointer added 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Red Storm (10-1), who moved to 8-0 at home this season. Mike Caffey netted 13 points to lead Long Beach State (5-8), which fell to 0-7 on the road this year. After Tyler Lambs layup cut the 49ers deficit to 46-39, the Red Storm went on a 15-3 run to put the game away. Obekpa had four points during the surge, which was capped on a pair of DAngelo Harrison free throws for a 61-42 advantage with 1:28 left.dddddddddddd Earlier, St. Johns raced out to an 11-4 start, but Long Beach State stayed within striking distance and was down 24-20 heading into the break. Lamb nailed a 3-pointer to give LBSU a 28-27 edge early in the second half, but St. Johns responded with a 9-0 spurt, with Greenes triple staking the Red Storm to a 36-28 margin. Game Notes St. Johns posted 12 steals and nine blocks ... The Red Storm were just 3- of-15 from beyond the arc and sunk just 9-of-16 from the foul line ... Harrison tallied nine points and 10 boards for the Red Storm. ' ' '