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Column: Are reporters to blame for Armstrong myth?
The memory from the 2003 Tour de France remains fresh — because it was among the more astounding things I've seen as a journalist. His collarbone ...
IOC to wait for UCI before acting on Armstrong
The IOC will wait for cycling's governing body to act on Lance Armstrong's doping case before it considers taking away his Olympic bronze medal from ...
Cyclist Leipheimer fired for doping admission
American cyclist Levi Leipheimer has been fired by the Omega Pharma-Quick Step cycling team after confessing to doping as part of the investigation ...
Scandal hurts Armstrong, but doesn't destroy image
It's not so much that the Lance Armstrong story was too good to be true. Now it might just be too good to let go. Even after investigators unveiled ...
Bruyneel out at RadioShack following USADA report
Lance Armstrong's former manager Johan Bruyneel left the RadioShack-Nissan team Friday after he was singled out as a central figure in the former Tour ...
No winner for past Tours if UCI strips Armstrong
The Tour de France will have no official winner for the seven races from 1999-2005 if Lance Armstrong is stripped of his victories by the ...
Armstrong foundation fighting for future
Lance Armstrong can never ride again in the world's top cycling races. His attempt to win elite triathlons in middle age is over. He even got booted ...
Armstrong marches on the day after report
Lance Armstrong tried to treat it like any other day. The world-renowned cyclist was at the office of his cancer-fighting foundation, "talking about ...
Column: Finally, Armstrong's teammates do good
Lance Armstrong once said the extraordinary accusations that he doped needed to be backed by extraordinary evidence. Well, the evidence is more ...
26 testify against Lance Armstrong in doping case
Lance Armstrong said he wanted to see the names of his accusers. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gave him 26, including 11 former teammates. The world's ...
Armstrong renews criticism of USADA
With U.S. anti-doping officials set to issue their report on the Lance Armstrong case, a lawyer for the cyclist on Tuesday again criticized the ...
UCI hails defamation case win vs cyclist Landis
The International Cycling Union said a Swiss court ruling has prohibited Floyd Landis from repeating claims that UCI leaders corruptly protected Lance ...
UCI cites 'concern' over delay in Armstrong case
Cycling's governing body is losing patience with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency over delays in turning over evidence in the Lance Armstrong case.
UCI chief questions USADA delay on Armstrong file
The chief of world cycling's governing body is questioning why American anti-doping authorities have not sent him the file of evidence that prompted ...
Spain's Puerto doping case in court in January
Spain's long-running Operation Puerto doping saga will finally reach the inside of a courtroom in January, nearly seven years after the case started.
WADA taking cautious approach on cycling amnesty
The World Anti-Doping Agency would consider an amnesty for riders who confess to drug offenses even though the proposal by cycling's ruling body would ...
World cycling considers introducing doping amnesty
World cycling's governing body is considering an amnesty for riders and officials to confess to doping offenses, and says there is no plan to ...
IOC official: Armstrong 2000 medal case unclear
Lance Armstrong could keep his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games even if he is stripped of his seven Tour de France victories for doping.
APNewsBreak: Hamilton says Armstrong gave him PED
Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster before the 1999 Tour de France and that the teammates took blood transfusions ...
Armstrong says he's 7-time Tour de France champ
Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference Wednesday. "My name is Lance Armstrong. I am a ...
Tyler Hamilton book now set for Sept. 5 release
Tyler Hamilton's tell-all book about Lance Armstrong and doping in cycling will be released two weeks earlier than originally planned. "The Secret ...
Donors standing by Lance Armstrong's foundation
Lance Armstrong's reputation may be permanently stained but in the eyes of corporate and individual donors, his charity still wears an unsullied ...