WADA: Lance Armstrong Needs To Confess Under Oath
The World Anti-Doping Agency says Lance Armstrong must confess under oath to seek a reduction in his lifetime ban from sports for doping during seven Tour de France victories.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency says Lance Armstrong must confess under oath to seek a reduction in his lifetime ban from sports for doping during seven Tour de France victories.
After his admission of using performance-enhancing drugs to Oprah Winfrey on Monday after a decade of arrogant, aggressive denials, the world's largest fall from grace is complete and the biggest sports fraud of our lifetime is crowned.
After years of bitter and forceful denials, Lance Armstrong offered a simple "I'm sorry" to friends and colleagues and then admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs.
A person familiar with the situation says Lance Armstrong has completed his interview with Oprah Winfrey and that it was "emotional at times."
A person with knowledge of the situation says Lance Armstrong has apologized to the staff at his Livestrong cancer foundation. He did so before heading to an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
On Sunday morning, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man about to confront the doping scandal that has shadowed his storied career like an angry storm cloud.
Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday.
The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory described as "nonsense" on Friday claims by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart that he helped Lance Armstrong avoid being caught for doping.
Lance Armstrong has agreed to a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey where he will address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
The New York Times reported Friday that Lance Armstrong has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Lance Armstrong's former physician, Michele Ferrari, said that he never saw the American cyclist doping. "I've never seen, I never heard something about that," the Italian said.
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.
British judge Philip Otton, Paralympic great Tanni-Grey Thompson and Australian lawyer Malcolm Holmes will investigate the governing body's links to the Lance Armstrong doping case.
Lance Armstrong's cancer fighting charity has formally dropped him from its name and will officially be known as the Livestrong Foundation.
Disgraced cycling great Lance Armstrong has cut ties with his cancer-fighting charity,Livestrong, amid his doping scandal.
The International Olympic Committee is proceeding with an investigation that could result in Lance Armstrong losing his Olympic bronze medal for doping.
The Australian city of Adelaide has stripped Lance Armstrong of its highest honor -- the key to the city -- following the removal of his seven Tour de France titles.
The UCI said Armstrong and "all other affected riders" in the case should return their prize money. That amounts to almost $4 million in Tour money from Armstrong.
Monday brought the news that Lance Armstrong officially lost his Tour de France titles, all seven of them, and he is now banned from competitive cycling for life. Not a shock.
Having won seven Tour de France titles is no longer part of Lance Armstrong's Twitter profile.
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned by cycling's governing body after a report that accused him of leading a doping program on his teams.
Lance Armstrong greeted about 4,300 cyclists at his Livestrong charity's fund-raiser bike ride Sunday, then retreated into privacy as cycling officials get set to announce if they will appeal his lifetime ban and loss of seven Tour de France titles ordered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
The fall of former DFW denizen Lance Armstrong is mighty and hard. With overwhelming evidence that he did in fact dope while biking, he is now toxic. Gone are the lavish endorsements. Gone is his reputation.
Richardson Bike Mart is the shop that became famous as the source of Lance Armstrong's first bike. And like so many cycling fans, store manager Woody Smith was saddened to see Lance Armstrong's legacy disappear in the midst of a doping scandal.
Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer fighting charity to help it limit the damage from the doping scandal that has snared the former champion cyclist.
