May 19, 2013

Cycling: Lance Armstrong tells Oprah he doped

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Lance Armstrong’s confession was a stunning reversal, after years of vigorously denying he had doped. Gianluigi Guercia/ AFP/ Getty Images; George Burns/ AP AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. The disgraced cyclist made the confession to [...]

Cycling: Armstrong case sends shockwaves, Britain rules

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(Reuters) – The Lance Armstrong scandal left a huge gap in cycling’s record books and further tainted the sport in a year when Britain experienced Olympic bliss in the wake of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France title. Armstrong was banned for life and stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles after the U.S. [...]

Cycling: Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles, issued lifetime ban

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Cyclist Lance Armstrong addresses participants at The LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride at the Palmer Events Center on October 21, 2012 in Austin, Texas. More than 4,000 cyclists participated in the charity ride supporting cancer survivors. Armstrong has recently been accused of leading “the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen” according [...]

Cycling: USADA strips 7 Tour titles from Lance Armstrong

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May 1993: Lance Armstrong of the United States climbs Beech Mountain during the Tour Dupont. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport (April 30, 1993 – Source: Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Banned from cycling for life and stripped of the seven Tour de France victories that lifted him from cancer survivor to [...]

Cycling: Lance Armstrong receives backing from U.S. Congressman

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Seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong attended the 2012 Paris Roubaix cycle race from Compiegne to Roubaix on April 8, 2012 in Paris, France. The 110th edition of the race is 257km long with 51.5km of cobbles spread over 27 sections. (April 7, 2012 – Source: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Europe) (PhatzRadio / USA [...]

U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team

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(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program. The decision means that Armstrong, a cancer survivor and one of his sport’s greatest champions who has always vehemently denied [...]

NFL: Thomas injury overshadows Giants win over Bears

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EAST RUTHERFORD,N.J. (AP) — The offense woke up, the defense was solid and special teams was outstanding. The New York Giants had a near perfect night against the Chicago Bears, except for the season-ending knee injury to starting cornerback Terrell Thomas. Thomas tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee with 22 seconds left [...]

Feds reply to Armstrong leaks in sealed filing

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(L-R) Lance Armstrong, Billy Starr and Scott Brown gather at the starting line of the 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge on August 6, 2011 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. (August 5, 2011 – Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – Prosecutors handling an investigation of doping allegations against champion cyclist Lance Armstrong have responded to [...]