Lance Armstrong

Athletic cuts handled poorly by Towson University administration

2013-03-12 16:09:00

We knew that the cuts were coming, but it was through the execution of the whole thing that Towson University showed how to do things the wrong way. The President of the University, Maravene Loeschke, gave members of the men's soccer and baseball...

In sports, finances and life, impulse to cheat is strong

2013-02-19 09:58:00

"Cheat, cheat, never beat." Remember that catchy, foreboding maxim drilled into us as kids? It's comforting to believe cheaters never win and winners never cheat. Unfortunately, there's ample evidence that cheating is rampant in almost every sphere of...

Armstrong's turn on Oprah's couch

2013-01-16 14:21:00

When Lance Armstrong met last month with his own personal Javert, Travis Tygart of the anti-doping agency, he said after the frustrating meeting, "You don't hold the keys to my redemption. "Only one person holds the keys to my redemption, and that's me,...

Note to Lance: Winning isn't everything

2013-01-29 11:52:00

Lance Armstrong has been rightly condemned for cheating. It takes skill, raw talent and extreme drive just to complete the Tour de France. However, to use unlawful measures to win it takes a complete unraveling of one's moral compass and a breakdown in...

Deer antler spray wouldn't deliver banned substance, according to Hopkins doctor

2013-01-29 17:30:00

Even if Ray Lewis did use deer antler spray his body would have never absorbed the banned substance its manufacturer says gives the product its potency, a Johns Hopkins professor said. Sports Illustrated ran an article online Tuesday that connected the...

Oprah Winfrey brings it, but Lance Armstrong is still on the con

2013-01-17 21:42:00

Tuesday morning on CBS, Oprah Winfrey said that Lance Armstrong "brought it" to the interview she had taped with him the day before. Now that we've seen the interview Thursday night, we know that isn't exactly true. Yes, he admitted to doping and...

Should the Olympics suspend cycling?

2013-01-16 15:45:41

No, but UCI must go Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Cycling gets to stay in the Olympics on one condition: the International Cycling Union leaders who turned a blind eye to doping (best case) or enabled it (more likely) must go. Ex-UCI President Hein...

Bits & Pieces: Armstrong's fall from grace should not taint Livestrong's good work

2013-01-22 19:18:00

I did not see Doug Ulman's appearance on last Thursday's edition of "Good Morning America," so I can't comment on that. However, I did see a copy of a Jan. 18 message that Ulman, the CEO of Livestrong, sent out to one of the organization's supporters...

Lance Armstrong and Oprah an unbeatable ratings team?

2013-01-15 09:52:00

The question now is: who’s getting more out of Lance Armstrong’s doping confession, the disgraced cyclist himself or Oprah? I say that because Oprah Winfrey -- the Doyenne of Drama, the High Priestess of Pathos -- was busy Tuesday flacking...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday

2013-01-15 04:40:00

WEATHER: Rainy, with temperatures in the 40s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS O'Malley to push sweeping gun control, licensing plan: Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Monday broad details of a plan that would...

What was the No. 1 sports story of 2012?

2012-12-30 21:39:00

Look toward London Iliana Lim�n Romero Orlando Sentinel The London Olympics delivered the most compelling storylines of 2012. Gabby Douglas was not considered a contender for the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal at the beginning of the year,...

If Armstrong comes clean, reinstate him?

2013-01-15 00:00:00

Throw the book at him Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Before assuming Lance Armstrong comes fully clean, not to Oprah Winfrey but to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency under oath — quite an assumption, given his decade of lies — it is worth noting...

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2013-04-29 09:23:00

This cartoon originally ran on July 23, 2010.

2013-04-13 06:31:00

Lance Armstrong wins 1999 Tour de France

2013-02-20 12:16:00