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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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Steinberg: The lying needs to stop
There was a time, not so long ago, when members of the athletic community were viewed as pillars of honesty and integrity. The public gave them trust ratings much higher than those of elected representatives (not surprising) and even physicians. Those...Tags: MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Mark McGwire, Ben Johnson, Baseball, Oprah Winfrey
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On Faith: Rosh Hashanah a time to renew hope
Hope has been in short supply lately — the murder of a diplomat in Libya, the ongoing savagery in Syria, Iran's apparent march toward nuclear weaponry, Midwest drought, climate change, the pain of the unemployed — the list is long. In the...Tags: Iran, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Religious Festivals, Yom Kippur
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Steinberg: Lance Armstrong ends battle
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong made a decision this week not to contest the United States Anti-Doping Agency charges that he employed blood doping to give him an unfair competitive advantage over the course of his racing career. It is the equivalent of...Tags: Judges, Tour de France, Alberto Contador, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tyler Hamilton
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Steinberg: Armstrong amid allegations
This week seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong received the letter he hoped would never come. The United States Anti-Doping Agency, which regulates Olympic and many amateur sports, told him they would recommend that charges be filed against...Tags: Tour de France, National Football League, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tyler Hamilton, Steroids
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Check It Out: Roll into library for bicycling books
Last weekend, Alberto Contador of Spain won his third Tour de France in the last four years. Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, last year's runner-up, finished second again, only 39 seconds behind the winner. Lance Armstrong, in what appears to be his final...Tags: Tour de France, Alberto Contador, Murder, Heart and Circulatory System, Cycling
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
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Cycling tries to put doping in the past
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — They're trying. The cyclists and team managers participating in the eighth Amgen Tour of California gathered Friday at City Hall to speak about the future of the sport. Not the past. Please, not the past. At least there was...
Tags: Judges, Tour de France, Tour of California, Jens Voigt, Oprah Winfrey
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Lance Armstrong scandal creates a mess in Spain
The Lance Armstrong doping scandal continues to reverberate through Spain, where authorities have launched an investigation into several figures allegedly linked to the American cyclist. Prosecutors are looking at Spanish citizens mentioned in the U.S....
Tags: Tour de France, Andy Murray, Cycling Trial, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Rafael Nadal
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Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame
Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...
Tags: Tour de France, Baseball, Mark McGwire, International Cycling Union, Livestrong Foundation
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Bayern Munich routs Barcelona, 4-0, in first leg of Champions League semifinal
Thomas Mueller scored twice, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had one goal each and Bayern Munich routed Barcelona, 4-0, Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Munich. Bayern Munich sent Barcelona to its first four-goal defeat...
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Valentino Rossi seeks eighth title as MotoGP opens in Qatar
Valentino Rossi, the Italian many consider to be the greatest motorcycle racer in history, will be seeking his eighth world title as the MotoGP series opens its season Sunday in Qatar. Rossi, who has won seven championships, is back with the Yamaha race...
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“Cycling High”: Inside the Lance Armstrong scandal
Channel Guide MagazineCycling High: Doping to Win on National Geographic Channel Sunday, April 21, at 7pm ET goes inside the doping scandal that brought down cyclist Lance Armstrong, looking at the science, eyewitness testimonies, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Report and...
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