Ohio State junior place kicker Drew Basil has been named to the initial watch list for the 2012 Lou Groza College Place-Kicker Award, which is presented by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.

Basil led the Big Ten Conference in 2011 by hitting on 84.2-percent of his field goal attempts (16 of 19), a percentage that ranks fifth all-time at Ohio State. His 16 field goals rank ninth in Buckeye history and his 12 consecutive made attempts at one point last year was the third-longest streak in school history.

TOUR DE FRANCE

Voeckler wins 10th stage in Alps

Thomas Voeckler of France led a five-rider breakaway to win the 10th stage of the Tour de France as the race entered the Alps, while Bradley Wiggins retained the overall lead.

The 120.9-mile ride from Macon-sur-Valserine marked a return to racing after Tuesday’s tumultuous rest day in which a Cofidis rider Remy Di Gregorio was suspended by his team following his arrest by police in a doping probe.

For the first time in the Tour, the peloton scaled the 10.9 mile Grand Colombier pass — classified as one of the hardest climbs in pro cycling in part for two tough patches with steep, 12 percent gradients.

HORSE RACING

I’ll Have Another in pain after Preakness

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another was ailing well before he was retired from racing with a tendon injury the day ahead of his bid to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years.

The New York Times reports in a story hat veterinary records obtained from New York state racing officials show that I’ll Have Another was being treated with painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs in the weeks after his win in the Preakness on May 19 and before the Belmont, which was June 9.

According to the records, X-rays of the colt’s front ankles and knees taken four days after the Preakness showed that I’ll Have Another had osteoarthritis.

ODDS AND ENDS

3 inducted to the U.S. Hall of Fame

Hockey: Lou Lamoriello, New Jersey’s longtime general manager, who has led the Devils to three Stanley Cup titles and five Eastern Conference crowns, was named to this year’s induction class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Former players Mike Modano, who won a Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars, and Eddie Olczyk, who won one with the New York Rangers, are also a part of the class that will be enshrined in the fall.

Boxing: The WBA is reinstating British boxer Amir Khan as its junior welterweight champion, just in time for a unification bout this weekend in Las Vegas with WBC 140-pound champion Danny Garcia.

Staff and wire reports