Ricky Williams is bulking up to batter NFL linebackers.

The running back, who sat out last season and had reportedly dropped below 200 pounds, has been working out and now weighs about 215 pounds, his agent told The Miami Herald.

Williams' agent, Leigh Steinberg, told the paper that the back is ''in good spirits and ready to go" when camp starts. Steinberg said he would ask the league to reinstate Williams before the Dolphins begin practice July 25.

Williams, who has acknowledged that he tested positive for marijuana a third time last July, has to stay retired for a year to avoid a full season's suspension under the league's drug policy. He is still subject to a four-game ban. Normally, Williams would be reinstated to the NFL's drug program upon his return to the league. But Steinberg said NFL officials decided to put his client back in the drug program early to monitor him before his official reinstatement by the league.

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This long and drawn out process won't actually be complete until every "i" has been dotted and every "t" has been crossed and representatives of the NHL and NHLPA sign off on the agreement, pending ratification.

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Heavy downpours, treacherous rain-slickened roads, high winds and a nasty crash in the final dash to the finish line. It wasn't a day to remember for American Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France on Thursday.

The six-time champion came through soaked but unscathed and kept his overall lead in the three-week race's sixth stage through eastern France, from Troyes to Nancy. "(But) it wasn't pretty," Armstrong said.

One of the American's main challengers, Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, shaved 19 seconds off Armstrong's lead by dashing ahead in the closing stages to place second. But he still trails Armstrong by one minute two seconds overall. Lorenzo Bernucci of Italy, a 25-year-old racing his first Tour de France, won the stage Thursday. He kissed his wedding ring as he crossed the line and dedicated his first victory to his wife.

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