<![CDATA[Deadspin: Lance Armstrong]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Lance Armstrong]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/lance armstrong http://deadspin.com/tag/lance armstrong <![CDATA[Despite Jeff Novitzky's Life's Work, Cheating At Sports Is Still Not A Crime]]> Jeff Novitzki was an IRS agent. Not an avenging angel sent from above, nor an earthly crusader for all that is good and pure in America, but a bureaucrat. Somewhere along the way he got it into his mind that it was his job and his job alone (and his only job) to eradicate the peril of steroids in sports. He's with the FDA now, but he continues his myopic, monomaniacal quest to bring down the users. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5821286&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Floyd Landis Is Sparring With Lance Armstrong Under A Strange Twitter Pseudonym]]> Outside magazine has the story of temporary 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis and his anti-Lance-Armstrong Tweeting collective. Right now, they're holding court at @GreyManrod. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5815914&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The FBI Is Investigating The Tyler Hamilton-Lance Armstrong Restaurant Run-In]]> Move this story off Versus and onto TruTV—the feds are getting involved and talking about witness tampering. Whoa. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811976&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Stepped To Tyler Hamilton Outside A Boys Room In Aspen On Saturday]]> For a man with one testicle, Lance Armstrong has enormous balls. This past weekend, Armstrong all but challenged his former teammate and current nemesis, Tyler Hamilton, to a duel outside the bathroom of a swank Aspen restaurant. Hamilton was in town to lead bike rides for Outside magazine and dine with friends at Cache Cache, a restaurant that serves things like escargots à la Bourguignonne and veal ossobuco with marsala sauce and French lentils. Here's what happened when he got up to use the loo: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811395&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Wants TV Show To Say It's Sorry]]> "In a letter sent Wednesday to CBS News chairman and '60 Minutes' executive producer Jeff Fager, lawyer Elliot Peters said the May 22 segment about Armstrong was built on a series of falsehoods, and he accused the reputable CBS show of sloppy journalism." [ESPN, PDF of letter here] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5807369&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Don Mattingly Will Stop At Nothing To Find A World Series Ring]]> Your morning roundup for Feb. 16, a day after a guy from Texas retired from riding bicycles while wearing tights. Again. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5761580&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Case Against "The Case Against Lance Armstrong"]]> Maybe you've heard about Sports Illustrated's exciting new Lance Armstrong feature. At bottom, it's a story about a corrupt man who gets away with cheating because the people who'd ordinarily police it have decided to look the other way. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5738218&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki Is Happy To See You]]> Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5737588&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Today, In Questionable Product Placement]]> Does reading about Lance Armstrong putting horse steroids (or whatever) in his body make you thirsty for an Armstrong-endorsed energy supplement? The targeted advertising on this ESPN.com story seems to think so. [h/t Doug, and like 4 other people] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5605453&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's Okay To Make Fun Of Lance Armstrong Again]]> Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5596399&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[RIP Paul Bissonnette's Twitter]]> Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5593558&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top 15 Cringeworthy Tour De France Crashes]]> Crashes effectively ended Lance Armstrong's Tour de France this weekend, and they've bedeviled a great many other Tour riders over the years. Our friends at Ranker.com have put together a video listicle of the worst crashes in Tour history. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5586138&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spaniard Gets Punched In The Face By Someone Other Than A Dutch Midfielder]]> Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5584754&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rick Reilly® Talks To Lance Armstrong's Ass Again]]> Rick Reilly's annual exercise in mistaking Lance Armstrong for Saint Sebastian is upon us, and once again it finds our correspondent at his subject's massage table, taking in the view. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5580430&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Doping Allegations Send Lance Armstrong('s Bike) Into Tailspin]]> Lance Armstrong says he has "nothing to hide" and that Floyd Landis' doping accusations are "sad." Then he promptly crashed his bike during the Tour of California. Coincidence? (Yeah, probably. It happens all the time.) [ESPN/Yahoo; Photo: AP] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5544157&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Floyd Landis Admits To Blood Doping, Claims Lance Armstrong Did It Too]]> Despite years of denials, disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is spilling his guts about his career-long use of blood doping and performance-enhancing drugs—and claiming that Lance Armstrong taught him how to do it. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5543306&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kornheiser-Armstrong Feud Forces Clear Channel To Ban Cycling Talk]]> America is a house divided thanks to Tony Kornheiser and Lance Armstrong's "car vs. bike" stand off, but thankfully radio executives have issued strict orders for everyone on their air to shut the hell up about it. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5497510&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The French Are Still Not Lance Armstrong Fans]]> Here's a shocker from the cycling world: Team Astana—which featured the first- and third-place finishers at the Tour de France—is now under a doping investigation! I'm starting to think cycling might have a problem with drugs. [AFP/AP] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5380595&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Choose Your Side In The Great Cycling Rivalry]]> Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is celebrating his big victory by throwing "teammate" Lance Armstrong under the bus, instead of pushing him under an actual moving bus, which would have made the race infinitely more exciting. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5324621&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Has Failed Everyone]]> Alberto Contador has won his second Tour de France. Livestrong, Alberto! One person who's thrilled about this news? This precocious, Tour-loving five-year-old. [SI] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5323221&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sumo Cycling: The Next Great Olympic Sport]]> Perhaps Lance Armstrong would secretly like his teammate Alberto Contador to be pinned down by this extremely zealous fan, so he can win an eighth race. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5322863&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Suspected Cancer Hoaxer Found Dead]]> Fifteen-year-old brain cancer patient "Jonathan Jay White" turns out to have been a 24-year-old woman in Ammon, Idaho, who was found Wednesday in her car, dead of an apparent suicide. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5322105&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Was Lance Armstrong Duped By A Cancer Fake?]]> Jonathan Jay White is a 15-year-old with brain cancer whose devotion to the Livestrong credo caught the attention of Lance Armstrong and several generous donors. The grifter who invented "Jonathan Jay White" will soon catch the attention of federal authorities. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5320613&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Not Livestrong Enough]]> Lance Armstrong moved to second place in the Tour de France this weekend, but fell almost two minutes behind his teammate, Alberto Contador. Oh, the indignity of the wingman, fighting for scraps as his "partner" reaps all the glory. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5318774&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Le Cycling Is A Contact Sport]]> One woman dies when she's hit by a police motorcycle, and two riders are injured by, um, air rifle projectiles. In other news, LiveStrong tweets about the injustice of George Hincapie not winning the yellow jersey. It's a cruel world. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5317584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tour de France Riders Forced To Perform Without Mechanical Supplements]]> The Tour de France tried an "experiment" today—banning radios that allow coaches and team leaders to communicate with their riders during the race. It's almost like they expect these athletes to use their own brains! More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5314399&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Teammate Is Totally Undermining Lance Armstrong]]> Alberto Contador unexpectedly moved into second, and the Tour de France suddenly went all Brandy vs. Monica. Lance: "Things didn't really go according to the plan we mapped out before. I was a little surprised, but it doesn't matter." [AFP] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5312203&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rick Reilly® Celebrates After Scoring Big Interview With Lance Armstrong's Ass]]> But before that, Rick Reilly® was apparently wandering aimlessly on a French road and this nice photographer lady picked him up. Then they went back to the hotel and slammed beers. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5310471&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Critic-Proofing Of Lance Armstrong]]> The ad you see here is the new Lance Armstrong spot for Nike, which would be merely standard-issue, inspiromatic marketing schlock if it didn't come so creepily close to suggesting that to criticize Lance now is to somehow enable cancer. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5310202&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Can't Not Be The Top Dog]]> Lance Armstrong said he just wanted to get some exercise and maybe promote his wristbands, because after four years off, expecting him to win the Tour de France would just be silly. What's that? He's in first place now? Lovely. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5309243&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Tour De France is, How You Say, "Underway"]]> Lance Armstrong began his quest for eight with a solid start in the first-stage time trial. And that's the only mention of France we'll have on this July 4th, I can promise you that! East Coast Bias has you covered. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5307462&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Nutty Theory About Lance Armstrong]]> A couple of scientists argue that Lance Armstrong did indeed employ certain exotic performance-enhancing procedures before his run of seven consecutive Tour De France victories: namely, getting his diseased testicle lopped off. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5306498&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Takes On The Wall Street Journal, Lance Armstrong Tweet-Reports]]> Last month, Lance Armstrong boycotted the media, speaking directly to his fans in 140-character chunks. He tried to break the ban by writing a letter to The WSJ, but they "butchered it," and instead, he printed it on his blog. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5298721&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DZ-Nuts For Women, Coming To A Store Near You]]>
Looking for the perfect, um, Memorial Day present? Upset that you can't share your DZ-Nuts, Dave Zabriskie's product to "protect your junk," with your special ladyfriend? Then Zabriskie (and host Lance Armstrong) may just have the gift for you: DZ-Lips! [LiveStrong]
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]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5268059&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Turned Off By Sheryl Crow's Incessant Babymaking Demands]]> Yes, we know: You've been incontinent with suspense about what rent asunder the sacred ugly-bumping bond between four-hundred-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow, the singer who had that song that time. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5246017&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong's New Bike Insipred By Hope]]> Because it was designed by Obama poster artist Shepard Fairey. [AnimalNY] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5239531&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The French Will Not Let This Lance Armstrong Thing Go]]> Lance Armstrong has never failed a drug test and that makes French people insane, but like anyone with a good enough lawyer, they may have found a loophole to punish him anyway. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5205318&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rest Easy America, The Lance Armstong Bike Thieves Are Behind Bars]]> After an exhaustive manhunt, Sacramento police have captured the people they think stole Lance Armstrong's bike during practice runs for the Tour of California on Feb. 15. And one is named Dung Le. [ABCNews10] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5203721&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Lance Armstrong Out Of Commission, Twitter Still Functional]]> Sadly, no definitive pictures or video have yet emerged of the crash that claimed Lance Armstrong's celebrated collarbone, but as predicted, his Twitter account is on the case with the necessary updates. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5182022&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Armstrong Goes Down!]]> Lance Armstrong crashed on the first stage of a race in Spain today, and was taken to the hospital with a possible broken collarbone. What about the face? Did something happen to his face?! [Reuters] More »
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