This article appeared today in USA Today”: “Former cyclist Floyd Landis challenges Trump administration on attorney general Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Published 1:09 p.m. ET Nov. 27, 2018 | Updated 2:47 p.m. ET Nov. 27, 2018 The legal fallout of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal isn’t quite over yet and […]
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US Judge Orders Nike to Turn Over Communications with Armstrong
As per USA Today: “US District Judge Marco Hernandez has decided that sportswear company Nike must hand over communications between it and its former sponsored athlete, disgraced seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, in an on-going legal battle, according to a report in USA Today. Lawyers representing the federal […]
Armstrong and SCA Promotions Settle Lawsuit
The two came to an agreement to settle the lawsuit after battling since 2004. The terms are confidential but he said both sides mutually accepted the settlement. Armstrong is said to have apologized to SCA. “I am pleased to have this matter behind me and I look forward to moving on. […]
Gaggioli Claims Armstrong and Others Paid to Win 1993 Triple Crown
Just Keeps Getting Worse for Armstrong He’s been on a sort of “goodwill” tour, making amends to numerous people he hurt during his heyday. Now, retired Italian cyclist Roberto Gaggioli, is claiming his Coors Light Team had made an agreement with the Motorola team to let Armstrong win the Triple […]
Rumors Are Swirling that Lance May Admit Having Doped
An article in the New York Times says that Lance Armstrong is considering coming clean about having doped during his cycling career. He would really like to be able to participate in athletic events that now are off-limits to him because of the doping allegations. Armstrong’s lawyer Tim Herman says […]
British Paper Suing Armstrong
The Sunday Times of Britain which is owned by Rupert Murdoch is suing Lance Armstrong for $1.5 million. They had paid Lance 300,000 pounds in 2006 which would now be about $485,000. Armstrong had sued them for printing part of an article in 2004 from a book alleging Armstrong had […]
Effect of Armstrong News on Cancer Programs
The Denver Post published an article today about the potential effect of the USADA scandal on Armstrong’s cancer efforts. In 2006 his foundation did a five year grant of nearly $2 million to the University of Colorado Cancer Center. There are 8 cancer centers in the US that receive funding […]
Has Lance Thrown in the Towel?
Armstrong has decided not to fight the USADA charges against doping. He’s been quoted as saying “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ For me, that time is now,” Armstrong said in a statement. “I have been dealing with claims that […]