Analysis: Armstrong left too much unanswered
BOULDER, Colo. – For as much as he said, he didn’t say much at all.
Lance Armstrong this week fessed up to doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but it’s the things he didn’t say, the things he may have lied about still, [...]
Velonews: Lance didn’t answer everything
BOULDER, Colo. – The first part of Oprah Winfrey’s groundbreaking interview with Lance Armstrong aired Thursday night to mixed reaction. Winfrey came out swinging, and exceeded expectations in her tough line of questioning, and though [...]
Lance’s shame: Losing Livestrong
CHICAGO – Lance Armstrong finally cracked.
Not 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.
It wasn’t over the [...]
Lance Armstrong biopic in the works
LOS ANGELES, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Paramount Pictures and “Star Trek” producer J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot company have purchased the film rights to a forthcoming book about cyclist Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace, according [...]
Triathlete: What’s Armstrong’s motive for talking?
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One question in this Lance Armstrong discussion that has so far been left unanswered is “why now?” Why is the disgraced cycling star choosing to come forward and admit to doping during his seven Tour de France victories?
When [...]
Confession may lead to legal woes for Armstrong
LOS ANGELES (AP) -By admitting to Oprah Winfrey that he doped during his professional cycling career, Lance Armstrong potentially opened himself up to a stream of litigation that could lighten his wallet for years.
And then there’s the [...]
For some, Lance’s apology will never be enough
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On Thursday evening, after years of vigorous denials, Lance Armstrong will deliver a televised confession to doping throughout his storied career, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that was recorded over two-and-a-half [...]
Ex-teammates, foes split over Armstrong confession
PARIS (AP) -Some of Lance Armstrong’s former teammates view his doping confession as an important step in helping cycling restore its damaged credibility, while some of his former rivals are largely indifferent to his admission of cheating.
After [...]
Armstrong interview provokes little sympathy
PARIS – Now that Lance Armstrong has confessed to what most people already knew, sports officials want to know more.
Many believe Armstrong’s televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which he admitted to using performance-enhancing [...]
Video: Costas: ‘Handled himself as well as he could have’
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NBC Sports’ Bob Costas joins Rock Center to discuss the confession by cyclist Lance Armstrong that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career, [...]
Lance to Oprah: Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes
NEW YORK – The most effective part of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Lance Armstrong came right at the beginning: Five questions, five one-word answers — each of them the same.
“Yes or no,” Winfrey said. “Did [...]
Lance didn’t answer everything
BOULDER, Colo. – The first part of Oprah Winfrey’s groundbreaking interview with Lance Armstrong aired Thursday night to mixed reaction. Winfrey came out swinging, and exceeded expectations in her tough line of questioning, and though [...]
Reaction from Lance Armstrong’s Oprah interview
Some reaction to Lance Armstrong’s admission in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career:
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“Tonight, Lance Armstrong finally acknowledged that his cycling career was [...]
Disgraced Armstrong was part of doping culture
PARIS (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong, who admitted to years of systematic doping on Thursday, was far from alone in embracing illegal performance-enhancing drugs to succeed in cycling.
Armstrong’s biggest rival, German Jan Ullrich, [...]
Armstrong interview provokes sympathy, concern
PARIS – Now that Lance Armstrong has confessed to what most people already knew, sports officials want to know more.
Many believe Armstrong’s televised interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which he admitted to using performance-enhancing [...]
Analysis: Armstrong leaves questions unanswered
BOULDER, Colo. – The first part of Oprah Winfrey’s groundbreaking interview with Lance Armstrong aired Thursday night to mixed reaction. Winfrey came out swinging, and exceeded expectations in her tough line of questioning, and though [...]
Video: Bob Costas on Armstrong doping admission
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NBC Sports’ Bob Costas joins Rock Center to discuss the confession by cyclist Lance Armstrong that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career, [...]
UCI: Armstrong confession repairs damage to sport
AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) -Lance Armstrong’s confession of doping is “an important step” in repairing the damage he did to cycling, the sport’s governing body said Friday.
International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid [...]
Key quotes from Armstrong interview
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key quotes by Lance Armstrong from the first part of his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday.
“Yes” – On whether he had ever used performance drugs in his cycling career.
“Not [...]
"Disappointed" Livestrong still grateful to Armstrong
(Reuters) – The cancer foundation set up by Lance Armstrong said they were ‘disappointed’ with the former cyclist’s admission of doping but remained grateful to him for his work battling the disease.
Armstrong, who has [...]
Andreu: Armstrong missed a shot at redemption
PARIS (Reuters) – Betsy Andreu, the wife of a former Lance Armstrong team mate, lashed out at the disgraced cyclist after his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday and said he had missed a shot at redemption.
Andreu, whose [...]
Oprah sheds trademark warmth for Armstrong
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Incredulous, attentive and direct, Oprah Winfrey dug into the psyche of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on Thursday, calling him out as a bully and a brazen liar after he admitted to years of systematic doping.
Casting [...]
Doping admission could cost Armstrong millions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong’s admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career could hurt his bank balance as much as his reputation, with one company demanding $12 million from him.
The Texas-based [...]
USADA: Armstrong must confess under oath
(Reuters) – Lance Armstrong finally confessed his doping sins to talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday but the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has now challenged the disgraced cyclist to do the same under oath.
USADA, who [...]
WADA head: Armstrong comments a "fraud"
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Lance Armstrong’s explanation that he used performance-enhancing drugs to create “a level playing field” in cycling has been described by the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency as “a [...]
Velonews: Lance apology won’t be enough
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On Thursday evening, after years of vigorous denials, Lance Armstrong will deliver a televised confession to doping throughout his storied career, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that was recorded over two-and-a-half [...]
Armstrong to Oprah: ‘Yes,’ I used PEDs
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“Yes.”
That was Lance Armstrong’s response to Oprah Winfrey’s initial question in her much-publicized interview with the former seven-time Tour de France winner, aired on Thursday night, on whether [...]
Armstrong ‘did something for people with cancer’
BOULDER, Colo. – Brian Holm took a long pause after talking about the classics and offering some season predictions, and gradually said, “Sooner or later, I would like to say something nice about Lance.”
“Bad” things to say about [...]
CSN: Nobody is buying what Lance is selling
In case you forgot that Lance Armstrong is our new national piñata, The Onion has renewed its push to sell its “Cheat To Win” bracelets. And there’s never been a better time to hype them.
Armstrong is being worked over in ways that only [...]
Armstrong joins ranks of famous TV confessors
When Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey airs Thursday, he’ll become a member of a very specific club: disgraced public figures who’ve addressed their wrongdoings by way of television. Whether the truth-telling is [...]


