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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 as Lance Armstrong?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:00:29 +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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Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal Movie Coming From Director J.J. Abrams

Mike Sampson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:45:29 +0000

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal has captured the interest of the world over the past few days after the cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he used PEDs and cheated during all 7 of his once-triumphant Tour de France victories. It's the the kind of drama that makes for a great movie. And, as you might have expected, the Lance Armstrong doping scandal is going to do just that.

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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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Is It Too Late for Lance Armstrong to Come Clean? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:14:35 +0000

To the surprise of no one, Lance Armstrong is finally coming clean about using performance enhancing drugs. But is it too late?

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