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- Lance Armstrong will not talk doping with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
- Lance Armstrong's attorney says the disgraced cyclist won't interview under oath with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials who wanted him to tell them all he knows about doping.
- USADA extends Lance Armstrong's deadline to cooperate
- The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it has been in contact with Lance Armstrong and is giving him more time to decide if he wants to co-operate with its investigators and tell more about what he knows of doping in cycling.
- Michael Rasmussen latest cyclist to admit to doping
- In the latest doping scandal to hit the sport of cycling since Lance Armstrong's confession earlier this month, Danish rider Michael Rasmussen admitted on Thursday that he took performance-enhancing drugs for more than a decade.
- Lance Armstrong says amnesty is 'only way' to deal with doping crisis in cycling
- Lance Armstrong says a truth and reconciliation program is the "only way" to deal with cycling's doping crisis and the sport's governing body should have no role in the process.
- Frank Schleck to miss Tour de France due to positive drug test
- Luxembourg's anti-doping authorities have suspended RadioShack Nissan Trek leader Frank Schleck until July 14 after he tested positive for a banned substance during last year's Tour de France.
- UCI disbands Lance Armstrong panel
- Cycling's governing body disbanded an independent panel put together to review any involvement it had in the Lance Armstrong scandal, saying it will go ahead with a "truth and reconciliation commission" instead.
- Attorney says Lance Armstrong will help 'clean up cycling'
- An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will co-operate with efforts to "clean up cycling," though it's the sport's governing body and world anti-doping officials who should take the lead.
- Hein Verbruggen defends UCI warning suspected cheats
- Former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen defended the governing body's doping policy during the Lance Armstrong era, claiming that it deal with doping appropriately.
- Oprah Winfrey says Lance Armstrong can be a 'hero again'
- Speaking at a lecture in Edmonton on Monday, talk show host Oprah Winfrey said she believes Lance Armstrong has the opportunity to be a hero again.
- French cyclist Steve Houanard banned 2 years for doping
- French rider Steve Houanard has been suspended for two years for doping with EPO, and a disciplinary case has been opened against former Lance Armstrong teammate Leif Hoste of Belgium, the International Cycling Union said on Tuesday.
- Alberto Contador says Lance Armstrong admission may help sport
- Alberto Contador, a two-time winner of the Tour de France who was stripped of a third title for using a banned substance, says cycling needs to take something positive from the Lance Armstrong scandal.
- Lance Armstrong told his son 'don't defend me anymore' video
- Lance Armstrong finally cracked. Not the way anti-doping authorities hoped or as disillusioned fans wanted, while expressing deep remorse or regrets, though there was plenty of that in Friday night's second part of Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
- Reaction to Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah, part 2
- In part two of Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey, the cyclist revealed the impact his web of lies had on his family as the Twitter world reacted to his teary-eyed confessions.
- IOC wants 'whole truth' from Lance Armstrong video
- IOC vice-president Thomas Bach contended Friday that Lance Armstrong's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs isn't enough to satisfy relevant sports governing bodies.
- point of view Reaction to Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah
- Lance Armstrong admitted the use of performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during the first installment of his interview with Oprah Winfrey and, as expected, the Twitter world flooded with reactions.
- Lance Armstrong admits to doping in Oprah interview video
- Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, reversing more than a decade of denial.
- IOC strips Lance Armstrong of Olympic medal
- The International Olympic Committee has stripped Lance Armstrong of his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics because of his involvement in doping.
- Lance Armstrong 'left it all on table' in Oprah interview
- Part 1 of Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey about using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France a record seven times is being aired at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday.
- Doping officials urge Lance Armstrong to confess under oath video
- Lance Armstrong's admission of drug use to TV host Oprah Winfrey may not be enough because anti-doping officials are demanding the disgraced U.S. cyclist confess under oath.
- video Lance Armstrong's history of denials
- Lance Armstrong denied doping for 10 years before an avalanche of conflicting information and testimonials forced him to
- analysis Lamb: Lance Armstrong's confession is about money video
- Lance Armstrong has spent well over a decade vehemently denying he used performance-enhancing drugs. So why confess to Oprah Winfrey now? The short answer is money, writes CBC World Report's David Michael Lamb.
- Oprah Winfrey says Lance Armstrong admits drug use video
- Oprah Winfrey has confirmed that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong came clean to her in an exclusive interview to be aired this week about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
- Lance Armstrong tells Oprah Winfrey he used drugs video
- Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
- Lance Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview
- Lance Armstrong says he is "ready to speak candidly" as he prepares to discuss doping allegations against him in his upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey.
- Lance Armstrong met with head of USADA: report video
- Lance Armstrong recently met with the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to explore a "pathway to redemption," according to a report Wednesday night on "60 Minutes Sports" dealing with the investigation that cost the cyclist his Tour de France titles.
- USADA chief says Lance Armstrong offered 'donation' of 150K US video
- The chief of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency told "60 Minutes Sports" that a representative for Lance Armstrong offered the agency a "donation" in excess of $150,000 US several years before a USADA investigation led to Armstrong being stripped of seven Tour de France titles.
- Ryder Hesjedal wins Conacher Award as male athlete of the year video
- Cyclist Ryder Hesjedal has won the Lionel Conacher Award as the country's top male athlete, as adjudged by the Canadian Press.
- Armstrong sued by British paper over previous libel action
- A British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than US$1.5 million over the now-disgraced cyclist's successful libel action over doping allegations. The Sunday Times paid Armstrong 300,000 pounds (now about $485,000) to settle a case after it printed allegations in 2004 that he took performance-enhancing drugs.
- Roberto Heras to be reinstated as 2005 Vuelta winner
- Spain's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Roberto Heras must be reinstated as the winner of the 2005 Spanish Vuelta after it upheld a decision to clear him of a doping ban that had stripped him of the title.
- Tour of Alberta bike race announced audio
- Cycling enthusiasts are getting set for the first ever Tour of Alberta, a six-day bike race around the province.
- Lance Armstrong resisted subpoena, then wanted secrecy: court documents
- Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents.
- IOC delays Lance Armstrong decision, strips 4 others of medals
- The International Olympic Committee stripped medals Wednesday from four athletes caught doping at the 2004 Athens Olympics including one gold medal winner, and held off revoking Lance Armstrong's bronze from the 2000 Sydney Games.
- LeMond ready to lead change within cycling union
- A group of the UCI's fiercest critics is demanding that the president step aside, with three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond offering to take over.
- Panel to probe alleged UCI links to Lance Armstrong case
- A three-member investigation panel examining the International Cycling Union's links to the Lance Armstrong doping case will include British Paralympic great Tanni Grey-Thompson.
- Vote: People's Pick: Canada's athlete of the year in 2012 video
- Canada has spoken. Canadians voted in record numbers to choose CBCSports.ca's athlete of the year. The poll has closed and the winner will be announced Saturday at 5:55 p.m. ET on Sports Weekend.
- International Cycling Union suggests tougher doping penalties
- The International Cycling Union says its athletes' commission wants teams and entourages to also be sanctioned if a rider is caught doping.
- Lance Armstrong cuts ties with Livestrong charity video
- 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.
- Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins hit by car in Northern England
- 2012 Tour de France and Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car while riding his bike in northern England.
- Independent panel to probe International Cycling Union
- The International Cycling Union turned Wednesday to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for help in choosing a panel to investigate links, if any, to the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
- UCI probing Olympic cycling champ's alleged bribe to fix 2010 race
- Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov is under investigation for allegedly bribing a rival to fix a race, as ongoing fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping affair threatens to claim another of cycling's biggest names.
- WADA says stripping Lance Armstrong of medals 'right sanction' video
- The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the decision that stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, saying Friday it was the "right and proper sanction" for the disgraced American cyclist.
- Sportswear company suing cycling's governing body over Armstrong scandal
- Australian sportswear company Skins is suing cycling's governing body for $2 million, claiming its brand has been damaged by backing the sport as the Lance Armstrong doping scandal unraveled.