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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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In sports, finances and life, impulse to cheat is strong
"Cheat, cheat, never beat." Remember that catchy, foreboding maxim drilled into us as kids? It's comforting to believe cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Unfortunately, there's ample evidence that cheating is rampant in almost every sphere of...
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Athletic cuts handled poorly by Towson University administration
We knew that the cuts were coming, but it was through the execution of the whole thing that Towson University showed how to do things the wrong way. The President of the University, Maravene Loeschke, gave members of the men's soccer and baseball...Tags: Baseball, High School Sports, Special Olympics, College Baseball, Alpine Skiing
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Armstrong's turn on Oprah's couch
When Lance Armstrong met last month with his own personal Javert, Travis Tygart of the anti-doping agency, he said after the frustrating meeting, "You don't hold the keys to my redemption. "Only one person holds the keys to my redemption, and that's me,...
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Note to Lance: Winning isn't everything
Lance Armstrong has been rightly condemned for cheating. It takes skill, raw talent and extreme drive just to complete the Tour de France. However, to use unlawful measures to win it takes a complete unraveling of one's moral compass and a breakdown in...
Tags: Trials, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Justice System, Cycling, Tour de France
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Deer antler spray wouldn't deliver banned substance, according to Hopkins doctor
The Baltimore SunEven if Ray Lewis did use deer antler spray his body would have never absorbed the banned substance its manufacturer says gives the product its potency, a Johns Hopkins professor said. Sports Illustrated ran an article online Tuesday that connected the...Tags: Justice System, National Football League Players Association, Steroids, St. Louis Rams, Football
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Oprah Winfrey brings it, but Lance Armstrong is still on the con
The Baltimore SunTuesday morning on CBS, Oprah Winfrey said that Lance Armstrong "brought it" to the interview she had taped with him the day before. Now that we've seen the interview Thursday night, we know that isn't exactly true. Yes, he admitted to doping and...Tags: CBS Corp., OWN (tv network), Lisa Ling, Cycling, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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Should the Olympics suspend cycling?
No, but UCI must go Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Cycling gets to stay in the Olympics on one condition: the International Cycling Union leaders who turned a blind eye to doping (best case) or enabled it (more likely) must go. Ex-UCI President Hein...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Philip Hersh, Clean and Jerk, Swimming, Cycling
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Lance Armstrong an argument for book burning
Lance Armstrong's well-orchestrated apology tour has brought back a bad memory: all the wasted hours I spent reading his book, "It's Not About the Bike." I was one of many readers captivated by his dramatic tale: hot-headed young rider gets felled by...
Tags: Testicular Cancer, CBS Corp., Tour de France, Cycling, The Wall Street Journal
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Lance Armstrong and Oprah an unbeatable ratings team?
The Baltimore SunThe question now is: who’s getting more out of Lance Armstrong’s doping confession, the disgraced cyclist himself or Oprah? I say that because Oprah Winfrey -- the Doyenne of Drama, the High Priestess of Pathos -- was busy Tuesday flacking...Tags: CBS Corp., OWN (tv network), Tour de France, Cycling, Oprah Winfrey
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
WEATHER: Rainy, with temperatures in the 40s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS O'Malley to push sweeping gun control, licensing plan: Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Monday broad details of a plan that would...
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What was the No. 1 sports story of 2012?
Look toward London Iliana Limón Romero Orlando Sentinel The London Olympics delivered the most compelling storylines of 2012. Gabby Douglas was not considered a contender for the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal at the beginning of the year,...Tags: Gabby Douglas, Abusive Behavior, McKayla Maroney, Cycling, Michael Phelps
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If Armstrong comes clean, reinstate him?
Throw the book at him Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Before assuming Lance Armstrong comes fully clean, not to Oprah Winfrey but to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency under oath — quite an assumption, given his decade of lies — it is worth noting...
Tags: Cycling, World Anti-Doping Agency, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Oprah Winfrey
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