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2 hrs ago | The Sweet Science

Bernard Hopkins Takes Best Shots At Liar Lance Armstrong

The most enduring of boxing champions, 48-year-old Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins, knows that controversy sells, even when he's not intentionally trying to sell it.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling, Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Boxing, More Sports

Tue May 21, 2013

The Star Online

Australian Evans says Giro dream still alive

MILAN: Australian Cadel Evans said he has not thrown in the towel ahead of his bid to overthrow Italian race leader Vincenzo Nibali and win this year's Giro d'Italia. Evans, the 2011 Tour de France champion, is second overall at 1:26 behind Nibali heading into the final week of the race which features key mountain stages including an uphill time ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tour de France, Cycling, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins, Ryder Hesjedal, Sports

The Globe and Mail

Ryder Hesjedal recovering from upper respiratory tract infection

Garmin-Barracuda's Ryder Hesjedal of Canada smiles as he waits for the start of the 149-kilometre Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on May 24, 2012.

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Related Topix: Ryder Hesjedal, Cycling

Mon May 20, 2013

Northwestern University

Professionals Need the Same Standards as Amateurs

There's an old adage: "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." Whoever developed that idea not only lacked a sense of morality, but also lacked respect for sports.

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Related Topix: Golf, Golfers, Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Cycling, Opinion

Cycling News

South-to-North switch livens Tour of California

The Tour of California is a wrap for 2013, and race organisers are patting themselves on the back for crafting a south-to-north course that challenged riders on each of the eight days of racing.

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Related Topix: Tyler Farrar, Health Net Presented by Maxxis, Cycling, Team CSC, Jens Voigt, Jason Mccartney, Sebastian Alexandre, Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Pro Cycling

Cycling News

Leipheimer confirms: I'm retired

Levi Leipheimer has confirmed to reporters in California that he is indeed retired after his six month ban for doping violations was completed on March 1. His contract with Omega Pharma-Quickstep was terminated in the fallout of the US Anti-Doping Agency's release of its full dossier of evidence in the case against Lance Armstrong.

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Related Topix: Levi Leipheimer, Gerolsteiner, Cycling, Quickstep, Lance Armstrong

CKNW News Talk 980

No Repeat For Hesjedal in Italy

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Related Topix: Ryder Hesjedal, Cycling, Tour de France, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins

Merinews

IPL spot-fixing: Give them straight life ban says Anshuman Gaekwad

Three Rajasthan Royals players, Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan have been charged with spot fixing in IPL 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, Cricket, India, Lance Armstrong, Cycling

The Wichita Eagle

New fashion cycle: Ditch the spandex for stylish commuter clothes

You can do it without flashing people. A-line or wider styles work best. Equip your bike with a skirt guard or fashion a garter out of a headband and safety pin.

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Related Topix: Tour de France, Cycling, Lance Armstrong, Health

Emmy Advanced Media

Happy 8th Birthday YouTube! Here's 100 Hours of Video Per Minute

YouTube turned eight years old on Sunday, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

Sun May 19, 2013

Marin Independent Journal

Marin residents cheer Tour of California cyclists in Point Reyes Station

Thomas De Gendt with Team Vacansoleil-DCM, leads the pack just ahead Jason MCartney with the Bissell Pro Cycling Team of USA as they sprint through Pt.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

Velonews

After padding his lead, the Giro is Nibali's to lose

Nibali prefers warmer climates , but the Shark has erased any doubt about who is charge of this year's Giro d'Italia. In a weather-shortened stage 14, Nibali had such command of the race he could afford to play kingmaker at the same time as taking small, but important gains on his most direct GC rivals.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Colombia - Selle Italia, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins, Ryder Hesjedal

The Guardian

The Gruppetto: 24 hours at the Giro d'Italia | James Callow

Vincenzo Nibali of the Astana Pro team crosses the line to take second place in the 14th stage of the 96th Giro d'Italia. Photograph: Daniel Dal Zennaro/EPA Welcome to the latest edition of the Gruppetto, your daily blogpost on the Giro d'Italia , reflecting on the previous stages and looking ahead to stage 15.

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Related Topix: Pro, Cycling, Ryder Hesjedal, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins

Globe and Mail

A bicyclist's guide to Toronto: Where to go and what to avoid

The army of road warriors spawned by Lance Armstrong obscured a more fundamental cycling shift: riding a bicycle is increasingly just another form of commuting in cities across North America.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

Sat May 18, 2013

The Age

Goss: report showed less skin, more transparency

Australian sprinter Matt Goss has welcomed the report of an independent review into his Orica-GreenEDGE team's anti-doping processes.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

Inside Bay Area

Amgen Tour of California: In San Jose, cycling fans lining route look ...

From left, spectators Mark Gong and Peter Myers encourage cyclist Lucas Sebastian Haedo during the Amgen Tour of California Stage 6 Time Trial, in San Jose, Calif.

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Related Topix: Tour de France, Cycling, Lance Armstrong

The Winnipeg Free Press

Ailing Hesjedal gets off the bike

Calling it a "heartbreaking" decision, defending champion Ryder Hesjedal has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia after struggling to regain the form that led him to victory in 2012.

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Related Topix: Ryder Hesjedal, Cycling

Instapundit.com

James Taranto: President Asterisk: Why the Obama Irs scandal may be ...

JAMES TARANTO: President Asterisk: Why the Obama IRS scandal may be worse than "a cancer on the presidency." "No one can deny that Lance Armstrong and Mark McGwire were highly skilled athletes.

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

The Globe and Mail

Why childless people are persecuted

Is it true that the childless don't give a damn for the planet or its future? That's the criticism historian Niall Ferguson recently aimed at the late economist John Maynard Keynes, who was bisexual, married and childless: "Keynes was a homosexual and had no intention of having children," the Harvard historian told a business conference in ... (more)

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Related Topix: Lance Armstrong, Cycling

Cycling News

Giro d'Italia: Evans in contention as Alps loom

Just 41 seconds separate Cadel Evans from the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia as the race faces into a crucial Alpine doubleheader this weekend, but " maglia rosa " seems something of a taboo expression on his BMC team for now.

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Related Topix: Cycling, Credit Agricole, Bradley Wiggins, Ryder Hesjedal