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Lance Armstrong Lawyers – Justice Department Joining Fraud Suit Against Disgraced Tour de France Champion

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:33:10 +0000

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong that alleges the former, seven-time Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and defrauded his long-time sponsor, the U.S. Postal Service, Armstrong's lawyers said Friday.

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Bradley Cooper to Star as Lance Armstrong for J.J. Abrams?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:29 +0000

It hasn't taken long for the Lance Armstrong story to become the hottest new biopic in town. Shortly after the cyclist confessed to doping on Oprah, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot snatched up the rights to an upcoming book about Armstrong. And everybody wants to be in the J.J. Abrams business right now.

Turns out a certain handsome, Oscar-nominated actor has aggressively thrown his hat into the ring to portray the embattled athlete: None other than Bradley Cooper. But how close is he to securing the part?

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Armstrong's Enemies Find Vindication, Sadness

Associated Press — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:54:23 +0000

Now that Lance Armstrong has admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he's a doper, a liar and a bully, many of those who saw their lives changed, some ruined, are going through a gamut of emotions.

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Juiciest Quotes From Armstrong's Interview

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:01:08 +0000

Thursday night, part one of Oprah Winfrey's interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong aired. Oprah, as is her style, got right to the point, and Armstrong, we guess to his credit, answered her directly.

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Armstrong Admits Doping: "I'm A Flawed Character"

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:23:18 +0000

He did it. He finally admitted it. Lance Armstrong doped. Right from the start and more than two dozen times during the first of a two-part interview Thursday night with Oprah Winfrey, the disgraced former cycling champion acknowledged what he had lied about repeatedly for years.

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Is Any Sports "Hero" Safe to Trust?

Gene Hetland — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:38:33 +0000

It's pretty much always been good advice not to choose someone from the sports or entertainment fields for too much admiration.

I could go forever on people who turned out to have feet of clay, but lately we've seen too many glaring examples, and not entirely of their own doing

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What is Lance Armstrong's Legacy?

Sam Tastad — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:54:49 +0000

Lance Armstrong announced Monday that on Thursday he will confess in an interview with Oprah that he took performance-enhancing drugs. So, what does this mean for Armstrong's legacy?

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AP Source: Armstrong Tells Oprah Winfrey He Doped

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:28:42 +0000

After a decade of denial, Lance Armstrong has finally come clean: He used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.

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Armstrong Cuts Formal Ties to Livestrong

Associated Press — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:23:06 +0000

Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

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