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The International Cycling Union's announcement today that it was stripping superstar athlete Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles over charges of illegal doping effectively ended one of the most celebrated sports careers in recent memory....
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Cancer, Cycling, Sports, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
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In cycling's grand fraud, Armstrong not alone
So many shoes now have dropped on Lance Armstrong he has enough stock to open an Infamous Footwear store. The lies and threats that were Armstrong’s stock in trade have led just about everyone – sponsors and international sports bodies like -...
Tags: International Olympic Committee, Garmin Ltd., Ben Johnson, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong
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Zito mixes it up to stop Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — If Jamie Moyer was watching Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday night, he must be planning his next comeback. On the biggest stage of his roller-coaster career, Barry Zito pitched in a way that showed why some...
Tags: Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Madison Bumgarner, Colorado Rockies
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Game 5: Zito superb as Giants beat Cardinals 5-0
ST. LOUIS -- The Budweiser was flowing all over town. The champagne was on ice in the clubhouse. The Cardinals were one victory from the World Series, and all that stood between them and a wild civic celebration was a pitcher a decade removed from his...
Tags: Marco Scutaro, Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants, Daniel Descalso, Brandon Crawford
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Steve Spurrier named The Swamp, but when will his name be on the stadium?
Running off at the typewriter. … As my former Sentinel colleague Chris Harry of Gatorzone.com reminded me recently, it was exactly 20 years ago when I got the phone call from Steve Spurrier, who was then early in his tenure at the University of...
Tags: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ben Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers, Bob Costas, Radio
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Lance Armstrong case shows saints and sinners aren't mutually exclusive
Earlier this week, we watched the latest sorry chapter of Lance Armstrong's never-ending "did he or didn't he?" story unfold. The preface came last week when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency lobbed a 202-page grenade in his path. Not only did Armstrong dope,...
Tags: Lung Cancer, Talk Shows (genre), Cancer, Floyd Landis, Cycling
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Should the Miami Marlins trade for Alex Rodriguez?
Sun Sentinel columnistWatching Alex Rodriguez reduced to a $30 million cheerleader Wednesday night as Raul Ibanez (Miami Sunset) became the latest Yankees' postseason hero got me thinking. How much of that remaining $115 million or so on A-Rod's contract (through 2017)...Tags: Marlins Park, Heath Bell, Miami Marlins, Raul Ibanez, Alex Rodriguez
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Orioles, Yankees are turning up the heat in the ALDS
Each time a playoff series moves into a new phase or encounters a particularly pivotal game – usually odd-numbered – the outcome becomes more and more dependent on how the players on each team handle pressure. Of course, that’s both...
Tags: World Series, Texas Rangers, Baseball, Sports, Jim Palmer
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Derek Jeter Is Still Playing The Game The Right Way
The Hartford CourantOnce upon a time in baseball, it was easy to enjoy greatness. Today, in the shadow of performance-enhancing drugs (known as PEDs), enjoying the players who stack up awe-inspiring numbers just ain't easy. Players, rightly or wrongly, are under the...Tags: Southern Connecticut State University, Melky Cabrera, Rod Carew, Lou Brock, Hank Aaron
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Alvarez stays hot, Pirates deck Cardinals
AP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) — A special season on the verge of collapse, the Pittsburgh Pirates steadied themselves behind Pedro Alvarez. The third baseman stayed hot, blasting his 26th homer of the season and driving in three runs as the Pirates rolled...Tags: Pedro Alvarez, Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Garrett Jones, St. Louis Cardinals
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How will Clemens do in his Skeeters start?
It won't be pretty Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune Tarnished as he is, Roger Clemens could find plenty of better things to do than what he will do this weekend — pitch for the Sugar Land Skeeters. It's unclear if Clemens wants this to be the...Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Jim Palmer, Boston Red Sox, Roger Clemens, Baltimore Orioles
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Rice says players need to be clean for the Hall
No one ever questioned where Jim Rice got his power. One look at his stocky frame and massive arms and you knew why the Red Sox slugger launched many of his 389 career home runs over Fenway Park's Green Monster, seemingly with a flick of the wrists....
Tags: Awards and Prizes, NESN, Boston Red Sox, Jim Rice, Philadelphia Phillies
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Aug 29, 2012
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Jun 23, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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