Sunday, January 20, 2013

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Anti-doping officials say Armstrong must say more
FILE - In this July 20, 2005, file photo, overall leader Lance Armstrong, left, of Austin, Texas, talks with Tour de France vice director general Christian Prudhomme, of France, before Prudhomme gave the official start for the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Pau and Revel, southwestern France. Admitting he cheated was a start. Now, it's all about whether Armstrong is ready to give details, lots of them, to clean up his sport. For anti-doping officials, Lance Armstrong's admission of cheating was only a start. Now they want him to give details -- lots of them -- to clean up his sport.


McGinley's selection as Ryder Cup captain a natural one for Europe
Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — After all the talking, all the speculation, all the toing and froing, all the other names in the Ryder Cup frame, it took the European Tour’s tournament committee only an hour to decide that Paul McGinley was the man they wanted to lead Old World against New at Gleneagles next year.


Lindsey Vonn discloses her battle with depression
A bright, shining life on the surface, troubles underneath: it’s a familiar story, and it’s one Olympian Lindsey Vonn knows well. Vonn, one of the world’s best-known and most decorated skiiers, has come clean to People magazine about her battle ... Continue reading ->


Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 18
Jan. 18 (Reuters) – Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 p.m. EST on Friday: – - – - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 – - – - Lance Armstrong fallout The Interview, Part II NEW YORK – The second part of Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. (CYCLING-ARMSTRONG/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/ 10 PM ET, by Julian Linden, 800 words) – - Armstrong confession a convenient truth, says WADA The World Anti-Doping Agency is was left unimpressed by Lance Armstrong’s doping confessions in a television interview, calling the disgraced cyclist’s confession a convenient truth. …


Kaepernick the X Factor in tightly matched NFC title game
San Francisco quarterback Kaepernick talks to a teammate on the bench in the fourth quarter in their NFL NFC Divisional playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers in San Francisco(Reuters) – The Atlanta Falcons are one game from finally turning their Super Bowl potential into reality but while their presence in the NFC Championship game is no shock, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is certainly a surprise element. Sunday's game in the Georgia Dome will arguably come down to whether Atlanta's defense, which has struggled against mobile quarterbacks this season, will be able to cope with the fast read-option plays of the thrillingly unpredictable Kaepernick. Atlanta have everything else in place. …


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