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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour over deer antler spray case
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for allegedly exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case...
Tags: Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Laws, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Golf
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Cycling tries to put doping in the past
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — They're trying. The cyclists and team managers participating in the eighth Amgen Tour of California gathered Friday at City Hall to speak about the future of the sport. Not the past. Please, not the past. At least there was...
Tags: Levi Leipheimer, Greg LeMond, Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France, Taylor Phinney
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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour after banned substance allegation
Golfer Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour, claiming it damaged his reputation by attempting to suspend him for using a banned substance. According to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, the tour notified the three-time major championship winner...
Tags: Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Litigation, Dietary Supplements, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lance Armstrong pulls out of swimming event after FINA objects
Lance Armstrong won't be returning to competition this weekend after all. The disgraced former cyclist, who has been banned for life from all events sanctioned by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, decided not to take part in three distance events in the...
Tags: Cycling, Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Swimming, Andy Enfield
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Oscar Pistorius' reps name substance found in his bedroom
Oscar Pistorius' representatives named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum on Wednesday and said it is an herbal remedy used “in aid of muscle recovery.” A product called...
Tags: Shootings, Oscar Pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp, NASCAR, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lance Armstrong declines to cooperate with USADA
Lance Armstrong’s interest in cooperating with anti-doping authorities does not include plans to speak to the agency that most thoroughly detailed the transgressions that left him stripped of his seven Tour de France cycling titles. Armstrong on...
Tags: Tour de France, International Law, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports
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Lance Armstrong's confession wins little applause
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...
Tags: Tour de France, Tiger Woods, CNN (tv network), Anderson Cooper, OWN (tv network)
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Controversial Spanish doctor testifies in huge sports doping trial
MADRID -- A Spanish doctor accused of masterminding one of the world's biggest sports doping rings took the stand Tuesday at his trial here, telling the court that the blood transfusions he administered to athletes were safe and legal at the time....
Tags: Witnesses, Tour de France, Punishment, International Law, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lance Armstrong does not impress anti-doping agency executives
Lance Armstrong did little to impress executives at two of the world's largest anti-doping agencies during the first part of his interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night. Armstrong was hardly contrite when giving most of his answers to Winfrey,...
Tags: Cycling, Tour de France, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Sports, Oprah Winfrey
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Lance Armstrong scandal: Should cycling be dropped from Olympics?
Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong, a bronze medalist in the 2000 Games, is said to have admitted doping to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air later this week. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the International Olympic Committee...
Tags: Weightlifting, Swimming, Clean and Jerk, Track and Field, Sports
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Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey in less than 2 hours
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...
Tags: Levi Leipheimer, Greg LeMond, Christian Vande Velde, Tour de France, Crime, Law and Justice
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If Lance Armstrong comes clean, should he be reinstated?
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...
Tags: Livestrong Foundation, Cycling, Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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