Highlights
Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
Lance Armstrong, born Sept. 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, is a champion professional cyclist, who has won the Tour De France seven times (every year between 1999 and 2005) in his career. Armstrong is also notable for overcoming testicular cancer and has a charitable foundation, which is well-known for its yellow Livestrong bracelets. Armstrong also won the UCI Road World Championships and United States National Road Race Championships in 1993. (Photo GETTY IMAGES)
Displaying items 1-12 of 852
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-71
•
Next >
-
Voters oust Carmen Trutanich as city attorney
Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich was defeated in his bid for reelection by former Assemblyman Mike Feuer. Trutanich announced his concession about 11:30 p.m. [Updated at 11:45 p.m. At Rocco's Tavern in Studio City, he thanked supporters and...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Values, Ethics, Politics
-
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: Tour of California, Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France, Floyd Landis, Tyler Farrar
-
Lance Armstrong scandal creates a mess in Spain
The Lance Armstrong doping scandal continues to reverberate through Spain, where authorities have launched an investigation into several figures allegedly linked to the American cyclist. Prosecutors are looking at Spanish citizens mentioned in the U.S....
Tags: Rafael Nadal, Tour de France, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Cycling Trial, Sports
-
Bayern Munich routs Barcelona, 4-0, in first leg of Champions League semifinal
Thomas Mueller scored twice, Mario Gomez and Arjen Robben had one goal each and Bayern Munich routed Barcelona, 4-0, Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal in Munich. Bayern Munich sent Barcelona to its first four-goal defeat...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Football, Tour de France, Floyd Landis, Johan Bruyneel
-
USADA chief: Lance Armstrong can implicate others in doping scandal
Travis Tygart, who is the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, told a French government senate hearing Thursday that he wants Lance Armstrong to provide information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body, the International Cycling...
Tags: Football, Tour de France, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Sports, Tyrann Mathieu
-
U.S. Justice Department joining lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong is now in trouble with the U.S. government. The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit filed two years ago by another disgraced cyclist, Floyd Landis, MSNBC.com was first to report on Friday. The government could claim that it was...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice, Mail Order Industry, Tour de France, Floyd Landis
-
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, Jose Canseco, Lawyers, Floyd Landis, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Dan Turner dies at 49; Times editorial writer
Dan Turner, a Times editorial writer for nearly a decade who was known for his sharply witty observations on a broad range of subjects, died Saturday at his Los Angeles home. He was 49. The cause was pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed two years ago,...
Tags: Global Change, Entertainment, Music, Gun Control, Environmental Issues
-
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: Tour de France, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Andy Enfield, World Anti-Doping Agency, Swimming
-
Valentino Rossi seeks eighth title as MotoGP opens in Qatar
Valentino Rossi, the Italian many consider to be the greatest motorcycle racer in history, will be seeking his eighth world title as the MotoGP series opens its season Sunday in Qatar. Rossi, who has won seven championships, is back with the Yamaha race...
Tags: Malaysia, Motorcycling, MotoGP, Auto Racing, Sports
-
Matthew McConaughey is happy for Lance Armstrong
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has at least one person in his corner: actor Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey and Armstrong have been friends for years, and the actor came to Armstrong's defense in the newest issue of Details magazine. He said that...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Matthew McConaughey
-
Lance Armstrong and Steven Seagal: Doing good?
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...
Tags: Bruce Willis, Humane Society of the United States, BBC, Celebrities, Illegal Immigrants
May 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 30, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
