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Why Tyson Gay scandal is not Marion Jones all over again

Top US sprinter Tyson Gay acknowledged that he has tested positive for a banned substance, rocking the track-and-field world. But the news also points to how much has changed in antidoping.
Is Lance Armstrong's swimming career sunk, too?

Lance Armstrong has been branching out since the doping controversy that got him expelled from competitive cycling, but his tarnished legacy may drown his competitive swimming ambitions.
Lance Armstrong urged to make full confession by doping-lobby group

Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the USADA, and in a subsequent television interview with Oprah Winfrey the American admitted he had taken performance-enhancing drugs before each of his tour victories.
Focus Drugs in sports: Who is winning the doping war?

As scientists close the gap on doping detection, athletes bent on cheating can still game the system. Stricter enforcement from league authorities is critical to redeeming sports scandalized by doping – cycling, baseball, and potentially the NFL.
Focus Ben Johnson to Lance Armstrong: A chronology of doping scandal

Athletes accused of using banned substances threaten the integrity of sports ranging from track and field to baseball and cycling. Will the NFL be next? Here is a look at key moments in the evolution of sports doping.
Opinion After Lance Armstrong doping: Time for Nike to just do it – fairly

By taking the initiative to donate funds to anti-doping agencies and research, the company would not only help redeem itself ethically after steadfastly backing Armstrong and other Nike athletes who’ve doped. It would also boost its brand image – and surely its market share.
Lance Armstrong admits to lying for years about doping (+video)

Lance Armstrong was direct, matter of fact, and unemotional in his confession about drug use during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Armstrong, a former cycling champion, said he lied repeatedly for years and verbally and legal attacked his accusers.
Lance Armstrong may not be done confessing to Anti-Doping Agency

His interview with Oprah Winfrey hasn't aired yet, but already some people want to hear more — under oath — before Armstrong is allowed to compete in elite triathlons.
Lance Armstrong confesses to doping: Tapes tell-all with Oprah (+video)

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, Lance Armstrong confessed using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.
Lance Armstrong to admit doping to Oprah

Cyclist Lance Armstrong will reportedly admit to using performance-enhancing drugs in an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey. Despite repeatedly denying accusations of doping in the past, Armstrong has said he will answer questions honestly and candidly.
Will Lance Armstrong confess to Oprah? (+video)

Lance Armstrong will finally discuss his doping scandal with Oprah Winfrey, says Oprah's spokeswoman. Lance's tell-all interview is scheduled to air next week.
Four Olympians lose medals for steroid use at Athens

Four Olympians lose medals: Four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to return their medals won in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The retroactive tests bring the number of Athens Olympians to lose medals to 31, including 11 medal winners and three gold medalists.
Modern Parenthood Lance Armstrong: Blow to kids' idol, brings new respect for Dad

Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France medals today, and this household of cycling fans has equal parts disappointment with their former idol and respect for their dad who flirted with pro cycling and left because of the pressures of doping.
Global News Blog For fans like me, Lance Armstrong doping saga spoils memories

Peter Ford, who covered Lance Armstrong's winning streak at the Tour de France for the Monitor, writes that Armstrong's doping has 'tainted some of my happiest memories of reporting in France.'
The Monitor's View With Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France titles, cycling can recover

The International Cycling Union stripped Lance Armstrong of his Tour de France titles – the result of a sport trying to clean up its act after years of doping scandals. The cleanup should be commended.
Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France cycling titles (+video)

The head of the International Cycling Union said Armstrong deserves to be forgotten in cycling.
Nike drops Lance Armstrong. Is his net worth in jeopardy? (+video)

Lance Armstrong's reputation has been hit hard by the doping scandal that has stripped him of his Tour de France titles and banned him for life from professional cycling. His pocketbook could be next.
Lance Armstrong quits as Livestrong chairman (+video)

Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong charity, following the release of a massive report detailing doping allegations against Armstrong during his time as a professional cyclist. Lance Armstrong stated that he doesn't want the controversy surrounding him to draw focus from Livestrong's mission.
Lance Armstrong may take lie detector test

In an effort to clear his name cyclist Lance Armstrong, implicated in a complex doping ring in a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, may take a lie detector test, said his lawyer. His lawyer also said he would like Armstrong's former teammates, who testified against him, to take the test as well.
Lance Armstrong: Tour organizers remain silent as 11 former teammates testify

USADA's report accuses Armstrong of depending on performance-enhancing drugs to fuel all of his seven straight Tour titles.
26 people testified against Lance Armstrong

The report on cyclist Lance Armstrong released by the US Anti-Doping Agency gave accounts of his doping from 26 witnesses, including many former teammates.
Lance Armstrong's former teammates testify against him

Eleven members of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team provided evidence to the US Anti-Doping agency against Lance Armstrong, who participated in what the agency's chief called 'the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.'
Modern Parenthood Lance Armstrong and Gary Kasparov: Explaining heroes to your child

Lance Armstrong and Gary Kasparov: A mom has to pick up the pieces in explaining the bad breaks for her children's heroes in the past week.
Lance Armstrong may lose Tour titles: justice for doping or a witch hunt?

The cyclist – a breathtaking seven-time winner of the prestigious Tour de France – will be stripped of all his titles, medals, and earnings from races, after deciding to stop fighting allegations of illegal doping.
How France views Lance Armstrong fall from grace

In France, some say Lance Armstrong epitomized 'impunity' and represented a 'generation of cheats.' They hope the stain of doping in Tour de France will end.