June 19, 2013

Cycling: Armstrong case sends shockwaves, Britain rules

Lance Armstrong signs autographs following a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal

(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 (L) addresses participants at The LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride as Doug Ulman (R), Livestrong President and CEO, looks on at 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 [...]

Olympics: U.S. men set Olympic records in historic win over Nigeria

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LONDON (AP) — The last group in England with this many records was The Beatles. The U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team beat Nigeria 156-73 Thursday night, an epic blowout that answered the Americans’ detractors and sent a clear message to let them be. After two opening routs that provoked criticism of their slow starts and [...]

Vettel wraps up F1 title, finishes 3rd at Japanese GP

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Sebastian Vettel (2nd left) of Germany and Red Bull Racing leads from Jenson Button (left) of Great Britain and McLaren towards the first corner at the start of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on October 9, 2011 in Suzuka, Japan. (October 8, 2011 – Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images AsiaPac) (Reuters) [...]