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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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CBS News: Government rejects Armstrong's $5M restitution offer
CBS News(CBS News) Lance Armstrong has offered to pay more than $5 million to the federal government to compensate for the fraud he allegedly committed against the U.S. Postal Service, CBS News has learned. The Postal Service paid Armstrong's team more than $30...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Mail Order Industry, Government Postal Delivery, International Cycling Union
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Armstrong steps down as Livestrong chairman, Nike terminates contract
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so it can focus on its mission instead of its founder's problems. Armstrong's announcement came minutes before Nike Inc., announced it is...
Tags: Cancer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Nike, Inc.
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Armstrong won't fight USADA charges: AP Exclusive
AP Sports WriterAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong says he will no longer fight charges from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France...Tags: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Cycling, Sports, Emergency Health Procedures, Tour de France
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'60 Minutes' report: Armstrong encouraged doping
Lance Armstrong 's former teammate, Tyler Hamilton, says Armstrong and other team leaders encouraged, promoted and took part in a doping program in an effort to win the Tour de France in 1999 and beyond, according to a report aired Sunday night on "60...Tags: Blood Transfusion, Testosterone, Cycling, Sports, Emergency Health Procedures
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Deportes Summary
ReutersFUTBOL-Brasil vence 2-0 a México, queda a un paso de semis Copa Confederaciones FORTALEZA, Brasil (Reuters) - La selección de fútbol de Brasil disfrutó el miércoles de una gran actuación de su estrella Neymar y quedó a un paso de las semifinales...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Chris Bosh, Uruguay, Association of Tennis Professionals, LeBron James
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France's big bike race has a place for the little guy
In 2008, only eight years after taking up biking, Jim Long decided to do a bike trip in conjunction with the legendary Tour de France, a trip he saw as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. "It was so much fun," he remembered, "we decided it was a twice-in-...
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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...
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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: Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Baseball
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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: Toronto Blue Jays, Steroids, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Baseball, Mark McGwire
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Nike to phase out Livestrong products
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Nike to phase out Livestrong products Nike is ending its association with Livestrong products by the end of 2013, further distancing themselves from charity founder Lance Armstrong. "Nike has made the decision to stop producing new...Tags: Livestrong Foundation
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Press Box: Rutgers backs new AD
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Press Box: Rutgers backs new AD Rutgers University athletic director Julie Hermann will remain in her new position, despite a challenging start to her tenure, the school said Monday. "Looking at Julie's entire record of...Tags: Livestrong Foundation, Entertainment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dwayne Johnson, Big 12 Conference
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