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Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
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Greg Cote: Random evidence of a cluttered mind . . .
The Miami HeraldSAN ANTONIO There are certain advantages to actually being here while covering the Heat in the NBA Finals. For example, if I were not here, I would not have seen all of those "MISSING PERSON" posters plastered across town bearing the likeness of Spurs...Tags: Minnesota Wild, Ryan Braun, Brett Favre, Adam Jones (football), Cincinnati Reds
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Baseball players say they want to clean up the game
SEATTLE — When cyclist Lance Armstrong was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs last fall, he was publicly disgraced, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life. When outfielder Melky Cabrera tested...
Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Jason Castro, Houston Astros, Baseball, Tour de France
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Sampling of columns of note from the past week
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceBILL PLASCHKE, Los Angeles Times, on BASEBALL BRAWLS: LOS ANGELES In the wake of Tuesday night's street fight at Chavez Ravine, longtime fan Janet Ochoa sent the Los Angeles Dodgers an email. "You should be ashamed of yourself for your bench-clearing...Tags: Washington Redskins, Major League Soccer, Biogenesis Scandal (2013), Roger Goodell, Houston Astros
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Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detrás de una gran pelea
En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...
Tags: Matt Cain, Joe Morgan (football), Carlos Arroyo, Derek Holland, Philip Humber
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MLB drug scandal: Baseball still can't clean up its drug act
Bud Selig, baseball's commissioner, declared the game's steroid era "clearly a thing of the past" and the use of banned performance-enhancing substances "virtually nonexistent." It was January 2010, and former home run champion Mark McGwire had just...Tags: World Anti-Doping Agency, Biogenesis Scandal (2013), College Baseball, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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Jeff Miller: No shock left to be felt in baseball's PED stories
The Orange County RegisterThis doesn't sound terribly encouraging for Alex Rodriguez. This doesn't look real good for Ryan Braun. This could be a major pain for the San Diego Padres, who might lose their shortstop and one of their catchers. But do you know who's really dying...Tags: Torii Hunter, Josh Hamilton, Bob Costas, Houston Astros, Baseball
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Injecting Some Truth? Don't Count On It
The Hartford CourantLance Armstrong lied. Pete Rose lied. Marion Jones lied. Mark McGwire, who alternately saved baseball and trashed baseball, lied. The authors of the greatest achievements in the history of sports ultimately have looked the camera in the eye and said,...Tags: Biogenesis Scandal (2013), Houston Astros, Biogenesis of America, Al Capone, Ryan Braun
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Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress to be sold at auction
Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress -- the one she wore as an 18-year-old when she married Conrad Hilton Jr. in 1950 -- is slated to be sold at auction at Christie's in London on June 26. The gown, a gift to Taylor from MGM and designed by costume...
Tags: Sports Illustrated, Movies, Victoria's Secret, The New York Times, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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The Baltimore Bike Party is taking over the streets in style
For The Baltimore SunOn a recent Friday evening, a carnival on wheels took to the streets of Baltimore. Women decked out in chandelier earrings juggled floor-length or knee-high dresses on bicycles. Men wearing bow ties and blazers peddled mountain bikes, while one young...Tags: Lady Gaga, Washington Monument, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, The Salvation Army, Road Race Cycling
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For What it's Worth---on the Shocks, Bryant and pre-teens
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsExasperated with her father who was, apparently, pushing her a little too hard on her chores — my ten-year-old daughter blurts out in frustration: “I can’t wait to get my own apartment”. The teenage years promise to be fun....Tags: Jeff Garcia, Livestrong Foundation, National Football League, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Butler Bulldogs
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We made no mistakes in Armstrong affair, says UCI head
ReutersST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) was fault free in their handling of the Lance Armstrong doping affair that severely tarnished the sport's reputation and triggered harsh criticism of the federation, UCI president Pat...Tags: World Anti-Doping Agency, Road Race Cycling, International Cycling Union, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Cycling
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 29
ReutersMay 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The battle for control of Dell is about to move into a new, heated phase, when the company...Tags: Malaria, Tim Cook, Livestrong Foundation, The Wall Street Journal
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