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The Art Of the TV Confessional

Hina P. Ansari | Posted 03.19.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Cheater, Drugs, Cycling, Competition, Doping, Oprah Winfrey, Usada, Tour De France, Confession, Lance Armstrong, OWN Network, Lance Armstrong on Oprah, Canada Living News
Hina P. Ansari

Is this Oprah interview with Lance Armstrong a chance for the disgraced cyclist to publicly recognize his numerous wrongs, and seek forgiveness from his fans, or is it just another narcissistic attempt from someone who is backed in a corner trying to shift gears in the hopes rebooting his career?

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STRIPPED OF TITLES

CP | Graham Dunbar, The Associated Press | Posted 12.22.2012 | Canada
Read More: Video, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tour De France Titles Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong Titles, Usada, Armstrong Tour De France, Lance Armstrong, Christian Prudhomme, Pat McQuaid, Lance Armstrong Tour De France Titles, Livestrong, Cp, Canada News

GENEVA - Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday following a report fro...

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If You Can't Prove Armstrong Doped, How Can You Convict Him?

Peter Worthington | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada
Read More: Tour De France, Lance Armstrong Autobiography, Lance Armstrong Doping, Lance Armstrong Stripped of Titles, Cycling Doping, Usada, Lance Armstrong, Canada News
Peter Worthington

It's fair enough to suspect Lance Armstrong of doping, and since 1999 he'd been put through the hoops time and time again. Yet, nothing. Other cyclists tested positive -- not Armstrong. I haven't a clue if Armstrong was, or was not, using banned substances. All I know is that it has never been proven. If you can't prove something, you can't convict him.

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An (Unproven) Lack of Integrity Doesn't Affect Batting Averages

Peter Worthington | Posted 08.20.2012 | Canada
Read More: Gambling, Baseball Hall of Fame, Juice, Steroids, Baseball, Mlb, Nolan Ryan, Usada, Hall of Fame, Ty Cobb, Roger Clemens, Canada News
Peter Worthington

Withholding the honour to Barry Bonds is petty beyond belief -- except that it's happening. The Hall of Fame guys are so damned sanctimonious and dogmatic that it curdles belief. Criteria for entry into the Hall should only be a player's record in the game, none of this drivel about "integrity" that the MLB is judging without proof.

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The USADA Must be High if They Think Armstrong is on Drugs

Peter Worthington | Posted 08.18.2012 | Canada
Read More: Cyclists, Doping, Armstrong, Steroids, Olympics, Justice Department, Anti-Doping Agency, Usada, Tour De France, Livestrong, Armstrong Doping, Lance Armstrong, Canada News
Peter Worthington

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is seeking to strip Lance Armstrong of his cycling awards, and ban him from triathlon competitions on the grounds that the world's greatest cyclist has been taking performance-enhancing drugs. Only problem is they don't have a single shred of proof, and Armstrong has been tested 500 times. So on what basis can they possibly accuse him of cheating?

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