Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Lance Armstrong

  • Wearing Livestrong wristbands problematic amid Armstrong doping scandal

    The epic, complicated fall of Lance Armstrong - from world renown as an athlete and cancer-fighting tsunami to international disgrace - is working its way through Jeremy Treister's psyche.

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • Lance Armstrong Steps Down From Livestrong And Loses Nike As Sponsor

    Nike has made a habit of backing the tarnished sports figures on its payroll from Kobe Bryant to Tiger Woods to Joe Paterno. Lance Armstrong was one of those athletes, until now. The $25-billion-in-sales sports apparel and footwear giant announced in a ...

    www.forbes.com

  • Lance Armstrong steps down

    "Due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness that we have terminated our contract with him," Nike said, in a statement.

    espn.go.com

  • Lance Armstrong's former physician denies all doping allegations

    Michele Ferrari, Lance Armstrong's former physician, denied accusations that he led a doping ring that included the seven-time Tour de France champion.

    www.latimes.com

  • Lance Armstrong's former physician denies doping charges which saw him ...

    "The dossier documented payments of Lance Armstrong to Health & Performance SA (a company for which I worked as a consultant) in 2005 and 2006: simply, those are delayed payments for consultancy in previous years," Ferrari said.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Armstrong Is Dropped by Nike as He Quits Role With His Charity

    A week after the United States Anti-Doping Agency made public its evidence in a doping case against Lance Armstrong, saying he was at the center of an organized doping program on his Tour de France winning teams, Armstrong on Wednesday stepped ...

    www.nytimes.com

  • Sponsors see doping evidence, flee Lance Armstrong

    Major sponsors of Lance Armstrong began to flee the embattled cyclist on Wednesday, a week after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive evidence file to show he used banned drugs and blood transfusions to gain an advantage throughout his ...

    www.usatoday.com

  • Lance Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman; Nike terminates ...

    The announcements from the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the giant sports apparel company came a week after the United States Anti-Doping Agency released a 1,000-page report detailing why it stripped the cyclist and cancer survivor of his seven Tour ...

    www.nydailynews.com

  • Lance Armstrong Resigns as Chairman of Cancer Foundation

    Lance Armstrong considers a question from a reporter after his second-place finish in the Power of Four mountain bicycle race at the base of Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colo.

    health.usnews.com

  • Lance Armstrong stepping down from Livestrong charity

    Editor's note: Controversial American cyclist Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman from his Livestrong cancer charity.

    news.blogs.cnn.com

  • Lance Armstrong is no longer running the Livestrong Foundation, nor is he ...

    The public takedown of Lance Armstrong continues, as Nike announced they dropped his sponsorship on the same day that he stepped down as the chairman of the Livestrong Foundation.

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  • Lance Armstrong: The Fall From Grace

    Lance Armstrong is stepping down as chairman of the Livestrong cancer charity he founded in 1997 after recovering from the disease, a spokeswoman for the organization confirmed.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Lance Armstrong Cuts Ties To Charity, Sponsors

    Armstrong was dumped by Nike, Anheuser-Busch and other sponsors, and he gave up the top spot at Livestrong, his beloved cancer-fighting charity, a week after an anti-doping agency released evidence of drug use by the seven-time Tour de France winner.

    www.theledger.com

  • Lance Armstrong Nike Contract Terminated: Company Severs Ties With Cyclist ...

    NEW YORK -- Nike has severed ties with cyclist Lance Armstrong, citing insurmountable evidence that he participated in doping and misled the company about those activities for more than a decade.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Armstrong Stands to Lose $30 Million as Sponsors Flee Scandal

    Lance Armstrong's loss of support from Nike Inc. (NKE) and other sponsors because of ties to performance-enhancing drug use will cost him about $30 million in earning potential, according to a sports marketing agent.

    www.businessweek.com

  • Lance Armstrong dropped by three sponsors over doping evidence

    Nike, which added that it was "misled" by the American for more than a decade, made a U-turn on a statement released last week when it said it would "continue to support Lance and the Lance Armstrong Foundation". Nike and Armstrong had been in ...

    www.bbc.co.uk

  • Lance Armstrong Resigns from Livestrong

    DALLAS (CN) - Lance Armstrong will resign as chairman of his Livestrong cancer charity and has been dropped by Nike, after the U.S.

    www.opposingviews.com

  • Lance Armstrong Parts Ways With LIVESTRONG Job, Nike

    Lance Armstrong shocked millions when it was announced he was involved in a doping scandal earlier this year; after becoming a symbol of strength and hope for so many, the news that he may have acquired his seven Tour de France titles illegally came as ...

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  • Lance Armstrong Steps Down as Chairman of LiveStrong

    See photos of Lance Armstrong. "In 1996, as my cancer treatment was drawing to an end, I created a foundation to serve people affected by cancer," Armstrong added.

    www.seattlepi.com

  • Nike, others cut ties with Lance Armstrong

    "Due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness that we have terminated our contract with him," the company said.

    www.star-telegram.com

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