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He’s baaack! Dennis Miller once again steps away from politics for the slightly less controversial world of sports. "Last time I was in sports, I lasted for two years on Monday Night Football, and then John Madden left Fox [for ABC]. And when John Madden wants your job in football and you’re the stand-up comedian in the booth, he’s going to get your job," Miller says of his 2000-02 stint on MNF. His new weekly series, Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET on VS), features a familiar lineup of trademark rants, monologues, interviews and reviews of the top sports headlines. Here's a preview. TV Guide: Why a sports show?

In the wake of a seemingly unending series of doping allegations, investigations and admissions, the 104-year-old Tour de France (airing on Versus this Saturday at 8:30am/ET) makes its first-ever start in Great Britain, where an array of London landmarks will be on display during the opening stage. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen will anchor live morning coverage and multiple replays on a daily basis through the final stage on July 29. From last year's still-contested win by Floyd Landis (due to a positive testosterone test) to the recent admission of 1996 winner Bjarne Riis that