U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

Pletcher scoffs at rumors second-favorite Verrazano stopped eating

2013-05-02 16:08:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Todd Pletcher knew there were rumors. He even figured some of them impugned his horses. When you're one of the winningest trainers in the game who just happens to condition a quarter of the Kentucky Derby field, that, he said,...

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...

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...

All U.S. sports need an anti-doping agency

2013-01-20 05:00:00

Time will tell whether self-described "bully" Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey can repair the good name he lost when the United States Anti-Doping Agency revealed the truth behind his carefully crafted "narrative" of survival and sports...

Leonard Pitts: Better to lose with grace than to win with deceit

2012-10-28 04:00:00

One guy was among the greatest losers in the history of politics, the other, one of the biggest winners in all of sports. They were unalike men who shared little except recent headlines. But there was, in that brief juxtaposition, an object lesson for...

Lance Armstrong: Not a lost cause

2012-10-29 03:00:00

Earlier this month, Lance Armstrong participated in a triathlon in Columbia, benefiting the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. Despite some poor weather, the event was an overwhelming success. People turned out in droves to watch Mr. Armstrong compete...

An icon smashed

2012-10-22 13:11:00

The International Cycling Union's announcement today that it was stripping superstar athlete Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles over charges of illegal doping effectively ended one of the most celebrated sports careers in recent memory....

Lance Armstrong dropped by Nike; where's my refund?

2012-10-17 13:08:00

News that Nike is dropping its sponsorship of tainted cyclist Lance Armstrong brought me back to one of the most poignant sections of his first book, "It's Not About the Bike." Armstrong described the aftermath of his testicular cancer diagnosis in 1996,...

Ulman Cancer Fund will continue to work with Armstrong's foundation

2012-10-17 18:05:29

With the announcement Wednesday that Lance Armstrong would leave his role as chairman of his foundation, a local organization with strong ties to Armstrong and his work said it would continue to work with they beleaguered cyclist. Brock Yetso,...

Lance Armstrong doping allegations and Edgar Allan Poe

2012-10-10 15:53:00

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report on Lance Armstrong was involved in doping is loaded with explosive allegations from fellow cyclists -- which the seven-time Tour de France champion has vehemently denied. But the quirkiest bit of information is that at...

Lance Armstrong wins Howard County triathlon

2012-10-08 10:57:00

Lance Armstrong won the Revolution 3 Half-Full Triathlon at Centennial Park in Howard County on Sunday, finishing the 70-mile race in just under 4 hours, 11 minutes. The effort by the famous cyclist and embattled seven-time Tour de France winner in the...

Lance Armstrong headlines Ellicott City forum

2012-10-06 19:59:00

Lance Armstrong tried to shed his serious public persona Saturday in Ellicott City by poking fun at the elephant in a room about half-filled with triathletes: his lifetime competitive sporting ban. His host, Brock Yetso, president of the Ulman Cancer...

Lance Armstrong will not participate in an interview process with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

2013-02-20 11:31:01

Lance Armstrong, considered by many to be the greatest professional cyclist, admits in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he did cheat by doping despite years of vehemently denying the charges. The U.S.

2013-01-16 15:57:43

"The evidence shows beyond any doubt that the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen," USADA said in a statement from chief executive Travis Tygart.

2012-10-10 11:45:00