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Lance Armstrong and Steven Seagal: Doing good?

2013-02-12 11:32:00

Well, well. Two famous men, both wanting to give back. No wonder that hackneyed phrase “give back” makes my skin crawl. Lance Armstrong is reportedly volunteering to “help clean up” cycling and become the repentant poster boy...

Lance Armstrong's confession wins little applause

2013-01-18 05:30:00

Lance Armstrong called himself a lot of names -- liar, bully, jerk and even humanitarian -- in the first part of his taped interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night. Nevertheless, early reactions suggest that his performance was found lacking, a...

Lance Armstrong to talk about family and sponsors Friday night

2013-01-18 16:06:00

The second half of Lance Armstrong's much-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey airs Friday night with the disgraced cyclist scheduled to discuss a range of topics about his life outside of cycling. Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing...

Lance Armstrong on sponsors leaving: A $75-million day in losses

2013-01-18 19:45:00

A night after Lance Armstrong admitted to doping throughout the course of his athletic career, the disgraced cyclist spent the second half of his much-hyped television interview with Oprah Winfrey talking about fallout from the scandal. Armstrong, who...

Jon Stewart: 'Any idiot' could have seen Armstrong was lying

2013-01-16 10:03:00

While the nation (or at least the news media) continues to reel from the news of Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey, Jon Stewart thinks we’re all idiots for believing the cyclist’s claims in the first place – himself...

Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey in less than 2 hours

2013-01-17 16:25:00

Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which he is expected to deliver a confession to using performance-enhancing methods to win the Tour de France seven times, is less than two hours away. Armstrong, 41, sat down with Winfrey for 2...

Report: Lance Armstrong confessed doping to Oprah

2013-01-14 17:40:00

Stripped Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong reportedly confessed to Oprah Winfrey on Monday during a taped interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the famed race seven times. A source who spoke to the Associated Press on the...

Lance Armstrong's legacy

2013-01-18 00:00:00

Thursday night's bid for absolution by cyclist Lance Armstrong over his use of performance-enhancing drugs — set to continue Friday as OWN founder and TV high priestess Oprah Winfrey seeks to bless her struggling network with ratings points —...

Lance Armstrong reveals his most humbling moment to Oprah

2013-01-18 16:59:00

Lance Armstrong admitted in the second half of his highly touted interview with Oprah Winfrey that the most humbling moment in his fall from athletic superstar grace was the moment in November 2012 when he severed all ties with Livestrong, the cancer...

Letters: Lance Armstrong the cheater

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Re "Lance Armstrong's legacy," Editorial, Jan. 18 I lost both my parents to cancer. My father died at the time the Livestrong Foundation was formed, and I've been wearing the yellow bracelet since the beginning. When it finally became apparent that...

Lance Armstrong's most vocal critic addresses his situation

2013-01-21 13:47:00

Betsy Andreu might not have collected the affirmation she sought from Lance Armstrong, but she indeed emerged vindicated from the tarnished cyclist’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. “It’s a relief for myself because he told the truth.&...

If Lance Armstrong comes clean, should he be reinstated?

2013-01-14 10:26:00

Writers from around Tribune Co. discuss what should happen if banned cyclist Lance Armstrong admits to doping, which he is expected to do in an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Philip...

Lorena Rojas, an actress and would-be mother, battles cancer and gives special meaning to Mother's Day. She credits LIVESTRONG with giving her a fighting chance.

2013-05-10 14:06:00

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

Some people who donated to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, also known as Livestrong, want their money back. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles on Oct. 22 and banned for life by UCI, cycling's governing body.

2012-10-22 00:00:00