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• Armstrong case could hinge on Postal benefit

  May 1, 2013 10:04 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake. The cyclist's best chance at protecting his personal fortune likely rests in convincing a jury the government has already earned plenty from him. Armstrong is being sued by... more »

• Justice says Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched'

  April 24, 2013 2:14 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong's money. As much as it can get. The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour... more »

• Justice says Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched'

  April 23, 2013 11:57 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France. The government had previously announced it would join the... more »

• Armstrong asks court to dismiss SCA lawsuit

  April 6, 2013 4:28 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong has asked a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas promotions company seeking repayment of more than $12 million in bonuses paid for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions sued Armstrong and his manager, Bill Stapleton, in state district court in Dallas... more »

• Armstrong asks court to dismiss SCA lawsuit

  April 6, 2013 2:40 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong is asking a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas promotions company seeking repayment of more than $12 million in bonuses paid for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions sued Armstrong in February, claiming he committed fraud by using performance-enhancing drugs to... more »

• Armstrong won't interview with USADA

  February 20, 2013 12:41 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong won't interview under oath with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling, his attorney says. USADA officials had told Armstrong he must speak with them if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from sports. Wednesday was the deadline... more »

• Armstrong sued for $12 million bonus

  February 7, 2013 2:32 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A Dallas promotions company sued Lance Armstrong on Thursday, demanding he repay $12 million in bonuses and fees it paid him for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions had tried in a 2005 legal dispute to prove Armstrong cheated to win before it ultimately settled and... more »

• USADA extends deadline for Armstrong to talk

  February 6, 2013 6:46 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong is getting some more time to think about whether he wants to cooperate with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The agency that investigated the cyclist's performance-enhancing drug use and banned him for life from sports, had given him until Wednesday speak with investigators under oath if... more »

• Armstrong to help clean up cycling

  January 25, 2013 7:38 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to "clean up cycling," though it's the sport's governing body and world anti-doping officials who should take the lead. In letters sent this week between attorneys for Armstrong and USADA, and... more »

• Armstrong to help clean up cycling

  January 25, 2013 7:21 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to "clean up cycling," though it's the sport's governing body and world anti-doping officials who should take the lead. In letters sent this week between attorneys for Armstrong and USADA, and... more »

• Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk

  January 12, 2013 4:25 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week. He will also apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Armstrong has spent more than a... more »

• Armstrong will answer 'honestly' during Oprah talk

  January 12, 2013 4:12 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong said he will answer questions "directly, honestly and candidly" during an interview with Oprah Winfrey next week. He will also apologize and make a limited confession to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Armstrong has spent more than a... more »

• Armstrong to admit doping in Oprah interview

  January 12, 2013 11:01 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Armstrong, who has long denied doping, will also offer an apology during the interview scheduled to be taped Monday at... more »

• Armstrong to admit doping in Oprah interview

  January 12, 2013 10:57 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Armstrong, who has long denied doping, will also offer an apology during the interview scheduled to be taped Monday at... more »

• Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview

  January 12, 2013 10:43 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong will make a limited confession to doping during his televised interview with Oprah Winfrey next week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Armstrong, who has long denied doping, will also offer an apology during the interview scheduled to be taped Monday at... more »

• Report: Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview

  January 12, 2013 1:00 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday. The interview, scheduled to be taped Monday and broadcast Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will be conducted at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas.... more »

• Report: Lance to admit doping in Oprah interview

  January 12, 2013 12:59 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday. The interview, scheduled to be taped Monday and broadcast Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will be conducted at Armstrong's home in Austin, Texas.... more »

• Report: Lance Armstrong weighs doping admission

  January 5, 2013 12:33 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The New York Times reported Friday that Lance Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. The report cited anonymous sources... more »

• Armstrong resisted subpoena, then wanted secrecy

  December 11, 2012 10:33 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents. In 2011, Postal Service officials investigating Armstrong and his teams for doping wanted records from... more »

• Armstrong resisted subpoena, then wanted secrecy

  December 11, 2012 2:30 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents. In 2011, Postal Service officials investigating Armstrong and his teams for doping wanted records from... more »

• Armstrong resisted subpoena, then wanted secrecy

  December 11, 2012 11:41 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents. In 2011, Postal Service officials investigating Armstrong and his teams for doping wanted records from... more »

• Armstrong says last few weeks 'difficult'

  October 21, 2012 11:11 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong greeted about 4,300 cyclists at his Livestrong charity's fund-raiser bike ride Sunday, then retreated into privacy as cycling officials get set to announce if they will appeal his lifetime ban and loss of seven Tour de France titles ordered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Armstrong... more »

• Armstrong says last few weeks 'difficult'

  October 21, 2012 9:08 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong greeted about 4,300 cyclists at his Livestrong charity's fund raising bike ride, then retreated into privacy as cycling officials get set to announce if they will appeal his lifetime ban and loss of seven Tour de France titles ordered by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Armstrong... more »

• No winner for past Tours if UCI strips Armstrong

  October 12, 2012 11:32 AM

  PARIS (AP) The Tour de France will have no official winner for the seven races from 1999-2005 if Lance Armstrong is stripped of his victories by the International Cycling Union. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Tour director Christian Prudhomme called the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report on... more »

• No winner for past Tours if UCI strips Armstrong

  October 12, 2012 10:28 AM

  PARIS (AP) The Tour de France will have no official winner for the seven races from 1999-2005 if Lance Armstrong is stripped of his victories by the International Cycling Union. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Tour director Christian Prudhomme called the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report on... more »

• Armstrong marches on the day after report

  October 11, 2012 6:07 PM

  Lance Armstrong tried to treat it like any other day. The world-renowned cyclist was at the office of his cancer-fighting foundation, "talking about next week's events and plans for 2013," he said on Twitter. But Thursday was different. It was the day after the evidence came out a voluminous report... more »

• Armstrong report includes 200 pages, 26 witnesses

  October 11, 2012 4:37 AM

  Page after page of damning details. They came from computer records, books, media reports and, maybe most significantly, the people Lance Armstrong used to train alongside and celebrate with. The people he used to call his friends. Hit with a lifetime ban and the loss of all seven of his... more »

• 26 testify against Lance Armstrong in doping case

  October 10, 2012 9:07 PM

  Lance Armstrong said he wanted to see the names of his accusers. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gave him 26, including 11 former teammates. The world's most famous cyclist said he wanted to see the hard evidence that he was a doper. The agency gave him that, too: About 200 pages... more »

• 26 testify against Lance Armstrong in doping case

  October 10, 2012 6:41 PM

  Lance Armstrong said he wanted to see the names of his accusers. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gave him 26, including 11 ex-teammates. The world's most famous cyclist said he wanted to see the hard evidence that he was a doper. The agency gave him that, too: About 200 pages filled... more »

• 26 testify against Lance Armstrong in doping case

  October 10, 2012 5:54 PM

  Lance Armstrong said he wanted to see the names of his accusers. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency gave him 26, including 11 ex-teammates. The world's most famous cyclist said he wanted to see the hard evidence that he was a doper. The agency gave him that, too: About 200 pages filled... more »

• 11 teammates testified in case against Armstrong

  October 10, 2012 2:39 PM

  Lance Armstrong challenged the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to name names and show what it had on him. On Wednesday, it did. The anti-doping group released a report on its case against Armstrong a point-by-point roadmap of the lengths it says Armstrong went to in winning seven Tour de France titles... more »

• 11 teammates testified in case against Armstrong

  October 10, 2012 11:19 AM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says 11 of Lance Armstrong's former teammates testified against him in its investigation of the cyclist, revealing "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." USADA will deliver its reasoned decision against Armstrong later Wednesday, a summary of the facts it... more »

• 11 teammates testified in case against Armstrong

  October 10, 2012 10:57 AM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says 11 of Lance Armstrong's former teammates testified against him in its investigation of the cyclist, revealing "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." USADA will deliver its reasoned decision against Armstrong later Wednesday, a summary of the facts it... more »

• 11 teammates testified in case against Armstrong

  October 10, 2012 10:45 AM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says 11 of Lance Armstrong's former teammates testified against him in its investigation of the cyclist, revealing "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." USADA will deliver its reasoned decision against Armstrong later Wednesday, a summary of the facts it... more »

• Armstrong renews criticism of USADA

  October 9, 2012 3:22 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) With U.S. anti-doping officials set to issue their report on the Lance Armstrong case, a lawyer for the cyclist on Tuesday again criticized the process which led to Armstrong being banned from the sport for life. In a five-page letter to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Armstrong attorney... more »

• Armstrong says he's at peace after controversy

  August 25, 2012 4:10 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) Lance Armstrong was feeling just fine even after being beaten by a lanky teenager in a grueling 36-mile mountain bike race. Better than fine, even. He's more at ease now than he has been in a decade. In his first interview since the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency disciplined... more »

• Armstrong takes part in bike race amid controversy

  August 25, 2012 11:41 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) For a few hours, Lance Armstrong was back in his element on a bike and in a race. No controversies, little fanfare. The escape Saturday into the mountains around Aspen, Colo., comes a day after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency disciplined Armstrong with a lifetime ban from professional... more »

• Armstrong takes part in bike race amid controversy

  August 25, 2012 10:46 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) For a few hours, Lance Armstrong was back in his element on a bike and in a race. No controversies, little fanfare. The escape Saturday into the mountains around Aspen, Colo., comes a day after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency disciplined Armstrong with a lifetime ban from professional... more »

• US doping agency erases Lance Armstrong's titles

  August 25, 2012 3:09 AM

  His seven Tour de France titles stripped away and his legacy in tatters, Lance Armstrong is heading back outdoors and into the public eye. A day after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency punished Armstrong with a lifetime ban from professional cycling and erased 14 years of his career after concluding he... more »

• US doping agency erases Lance Armstrong's titles

  August 24, 2012 9:30 PM

  The champagne toasts on the Champs-Elysees and the two-fingered "V'' for victory signs he flashed while pedaling to the finish line. The excruciating mountain climbs and the explosions of power that pushed him past other heaving cyclists on narrow Alpine roads. The legions of fans wearing yellow Livestrong bracelets cheering... more »

• US doping agency erases Lance Armstrong's titles

  August 24, 2012 5:17 PM

  The champagne toasts on the Champs-Elysees and the two-fingered "V'' for victory signs he flashed while pedaling to the finish line. The excruciating mountain climbs and the explosions of power that pushed him past other heaving cyclists on narrow Alpine roads. The legions of fans wearing yellow Livestrong bracelets cheering... more »

• US doping agency erases Lance Armstrong's titles

  August 24, 2012 4:39 PM

  The champagne toasts on the Champs-Elysees and the two-fingered "V'' for victory signs he flashed while pedaling to the finish line. The excruciating mountain climbs and the explosions of power that pushed him past other heaving cyclists on narrow Alpine roads. The legions of fans wearing yellow Livestrong bracelets cheering... more »

• Lance Armstrong banned for life, career vacated

  August 24, 2012 2:10 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong's career Friday including his record seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life from the sport that made him a hero to millions of cancer survivors after concluding he used banned substances. USADA said it expected cycling's governing... more »

• Lance Armstrong banned for life, career vacated

  August 24, 2012 12:37 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency erased 14 years of Lance Armstrong's career Friday including his record seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life from the sport that made him a hero to millions of cancer survivors after concluding he used banned substances. USADA said it expected cycling's governing... more »

• USADA strips 7 Tour titles from Lance Armstrong

  August 24, 2012 10:55 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles Friday, erasing one of the most incredible achievements in sports after deciding he had used performance-enhancing drugs to do it. Armstrong, who retired a year ago, was also hit with a lifetime ban from... more »

• Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 6:49 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him... more »

• Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 6:03 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him... more »

• Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 4:55 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him... more »

• Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 4:30 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him... more »

• Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles

  August 24, 2012 2:19 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. The superstar cyclist, whose stirring victories after his comeback from cancer helped him... more »

• USADA to strip Lance Armstrong of 7 Tour titles

  August 24, 2012 12:15 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) With stunning swiftness, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he dropped his fight against drug charges that threatened his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. Travis Tygart, USADA's... more »

• USADA to strip Lance Armstrong of 7 Tour titles

  August 23, 2012 11:29 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) With stunning swiftness, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he dropped his fight against drug charges that threatened his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. Travis Tygart, USADA's... more »

• AP Exclusive: Armstrong won't fight USADA charges

  August 23, 2012 8:56 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong said Thursday night he is finished fighting a barrage of drug charges from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, putting his unprecedented string of seven Tour de France titles at risk along with his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists in history. The decision sets up... more »

• AP Exclusive: Armstrong won't fight USADA charges

  August 23, 2012 8:51 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong says he will no longer fight charges from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles at risk. Armstrong says he is innocent, but announced Thursday... more »

• Lance Armstrong faces big decision in doping case

  August 23, 2012 11:54 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is facing a key deadline in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug case against him. Armstrong must decide whether to challenge the sweeping doping allegations or accept sanctions that could include a lifetime ban from the sport and potentially strip his... more »

• Judge dismisses Armstrong's case against USADA

  August 20, 2012 1:40 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the agency's drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner to move ahead. Armstrong, who repeatedly has denied doping, claimed in his lawsuit that... more »

• Judge dismisses Armstrong's case against USADA

  August 20, 2012 12:28 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the agency's drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner to move ahead. Armstrong, who repeatedly has denied doping, claimed in his lawsuit that... more »

• Judge dismisses Armstrong's case against USADA

  August 20, 2012 11:58 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) A federal judge in Austin, Texas, threw out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday, a decision that allows the agency's drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner to move ahead. Armstrong, who repeatedly has denied doping, claimed in his lawsuit that... more »

• Judge dismisses Armstrong's case against USADA

  August 20, 2012 11:11 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has thrown out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an attempt to stop the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner. Armstrong has repeatedly denied doping. His lawsuit claimed USADA lacked jurisdiction and that its arbitration process... more »

• Armstrong, USADA argue over jurisdiction in case

  August 17, 2012 7:05 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The American governing body for cycling says it must accept the jurisdiction of the sport's international federation, which is fighting against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in a court battle to determine which has group has jurisdiction over the Lance Armstrong doping case. Meanwhile, in new papers filed... more »

• Armstrong, USADA argue over jurisdiction in case

  August 17, 2012 5:15 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The American governing body for cycling says it must accept the jurisdiction of the sport's international federation and side against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in the court fight to determine which has group has jurisdiction over the Lance Armstrong doping case. Meanwhile, in new papers filed Friday... more »

• Armstrong, USADA argue over jurisdiction in case

  August 17, 2012 3:45 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency are exchanging written arguments in federal court about who has jurisdiction in the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner. In papers submitted Friday to U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, the cyclists' attorneys attached a letter from a... more »

• US cycling body sides with Armstrong against USADA

  August 17, 2012 2:38 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) The American governing body for cycling says it must accept the jurisdiction of the sport's international federation and side against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in the court fight to determine which has group has jurisdiction over the Lance Armstrong doping case. USADA has charged the seven-time Tour... more »

• Judge questions USADA, Armstrong lawyers

  August 10, 2012 8:09 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge had tough questions for U.S. anti-doping officials about the fairness of their effort to prove seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong cheated, grilling them at length in a hearing Friday. But U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks also asked attorneys for the cyclist why... more »

• Judge questions USADA, Armstrong lawyers

  August 10, 2012 6:28 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge had tough questions for U.S. anti-doping officials about the fairness of their effort to prove seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong cheated, grilling them at length in a hearing Friday. But U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks also asked attorneys for the cyclist why... more »

• Judge questions USADA, Armstrong lawyers

  August 10, 2012 4:30 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge had tough questions for U.S. anti-doping officials in their pursuit of Lance Armstrong, grilling them at length in a hearing Friday. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks wondered whether USADA has given the seven-time Tour de France winner a legitimate chance to defend himself against... more »

• Armstrong doping case in federal court

  August 10, 2012 2:39 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong's fight to block charges by U.S. anti-doping officials that the seven-time Tour de France champion used performance-enhancing drugs goes before a federal judge on Friday. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accuses Armstrong of using steroids and blood boosters to win the Tour de France from 1999-2005,... more »

• Armstrong doping case in federal court

  August 10, 2012 2:39 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong's fight with U.S. anti-doping officials is going before a federal judge in Austin, Texas. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says Armstrong used steroids and blood boosters to win the Tour de France from 1999-2005. He faces a lifetime ban from the sport and could be stripped... more »

• USADA uses UCI chief's words in Armstrong fight

  August 8, 2012 5:18 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Court documents filed Wednesday by U.S. anti-doping officials in their case against Lance Armstrong include a recent interview given by the head of the International Cycling Union saying his agency is not involved in the dispute and will wait for the outcome. The filing is the latest... more »

• USADA uses UCI chief's words in Armstrong fight

  August 8, 2012 4:11 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) New court documents filed by U.S. anti-doping officials in their case against Lance Armstrong include a recent interview given by the head of the International Cycling Union saying his agency will wait for the outcome. Wednesday's filing is the latest twist in a fight pitting the U.S.... more »

• WADA urges cycling body to back US Armstrong case

  August 7, 2012 4:52 PM

  MONTREAL (AP) The World Anti-Doping Agency has urged cycling's governing body to support United States anti-doping officials and provide documents to help their case against Lance Armstrong. WADA said it wrote to International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid on Tuesday, asking him to withdraw a request to take jurisdiction of... more »

• WADA urges cycling body to back US Armstrong case

  August 7, 2012 4:47 PM

  MONTREAL (AP) The World Anti-Doping Agency has urged cycling's governing body to support United States anti-doping officials and provide documents to help their case against Lance Armstrong. WADA said it wrote to International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid on Tuesday, asking him to withdraw a request to take jurisdiction of... more »

• WADA urges cycling body to back US Armstrong case

  August 7, 2012 4:23 PM

  MONTREAL (AP) The World Anti-Doping Agency has urged cycling's governing body to support United States anti-doping officials and provide documents to help their case against Lance Armstrong. WADA says it wrote to International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid on Tuesday, asking him to withdraw a request to take jurisdiction of... more »

• UCI pushes to take over Armstrong case

  August 4, 2012 2:30 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) Cycling's international governing body is pressing its case for jurisdiction over the doping case against Lance Armstrong. In a statement released Saturday, the International Cycling Union (UCI) argues that it and not the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is the authority that should handle the Armstrong case. USADA officials... more »

• UCI tries to block USADA charges against Armstrong

  August 3, 2012 2:22 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) Cycling's international governing body is trying to block the case American anti-doping officials filed against Lance Armstrong, saying there may be a lack of due process and that witnesses were promised "advantages" in exchange for incriminating statements against the seven-time Tour de France winner. The U.S. Anti-Doping... more »

• USADA files motion to dismiss Armstrong lawsuit

  July 20, 2012 8:20 AM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss Lance Armstrong's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the drug-fighting organization from pursuing doping charges against him. The motion, filed Thursday in Austin, Texas, cites the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, which gives USADA jurisdiction over athletes who compete... more »

• USADA files motion to dismiss Armstrong lawsuit

  July 19, 2012 9:50 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency filed a motion Thursday asking a judge to dismiss Lance Armstrong's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the drug-fighting organization from pursuing doping charges against him. The motion, filed Thursday in Austin, Texas, cites the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, which gives USADA jurisdiction over athletes who... more »

• USADA files motion to dismiss Armstrong lawsuit

  July 19, 2012 8:45 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss Lance Armstrong's federal lawsuit that seeks to prevent the drug-fighting organization from pursuing doping charges against him. The motion, filed Thursday in Austin, Texas, cites the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act, which gives USADA jurisdiction over athletes... more »

• Congressman questions Armstrong probe

  July 12, 2012 8:38 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) In a letter to federal authorities, a Wisconsin congressman equates the anti-doping charges against Lance Armstrong to a conspiracy theory and calls the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's authority over the seven-time Tour de France winner "strained at best." Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican, wrote the Office of National... more »

• Congressman questions Armstrong probe

  July 12, 2012 8:02 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) In a letter to federal authorities, a Wisconsin congressman equates the anti-doping charges against Lance Armstrong to a conspiracy theory and calls the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's authority over the seven-time Tour de France winner "strained at best." Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican, wrote the Office of National... more »

• USADA grants Armstrong 30-day extension

  July 11, 2012 1:23 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday granted Lance Armstrong an extension of up to 30 days to contest drug charges while the seven-time Tour de France winner challenges the case in federal court. The move erases the Saturday deadline for Armstrong to either send the case to... more »

• Armstrong attorney: Lance gets 30-day extension

  July 11, 2012 11:20 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong's attorney says the United States Anti-Doping Agency has granted Armstrong a 30-day extension to answer doping charges while the seven-time Tour de France winner challenges the case in federal court. The move erases the Saturday deadline for Armstrong to either send the case to arbitration... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime USADA bans

  July 10, 2012 4:53 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) With Lance Armstrong digging in for a legal fight, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued lifetime sports bans Tuesday to three former staff members and consultants on the cyclist's winning Tour de France teams for drug violations. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime USADA bans

  July 10, 2012 2:20 PM

  With Lance Armstrong still digging in for a legal fight, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants on Armstrong's winning Tour de France teams for doping violations. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime USADA bans

  July 10, 2012 12:58 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants for Lance Armstrong's winning Tour de France teams. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose "Pepe" Marti (team trainer) worked for Armstrong's U.S. Postal... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime USADA bans

  July 10, 2012 12:47 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants for Lance Armstrong's winning Tour de France teams. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose "Pepe" Marti (team trainer) worked for Armstrong's U.S. Postal... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime USADA bans

  July 10, 2012 12:15 PM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants for Lance Armstrong's winning Tour de France teams. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose "Pepe" Marti (team trainer) worked for Armstrong's U.S. Postal... more »

• 3 Armstrong associates get lifetime bans

  July 10, 2012 11:28 AM

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants for some of Lance Armstrong's winning Tour de France teams. Luis Garcia del Moral of Spain was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose "Pepe" Marti (trainer) worked for Armstrong's... more »

• Armstrong team stumbles as it takes USADA to court

  July 10, 2012 2:44 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge handed Lance Armstrong a quick setback Monday as he went to court to save his seven Tour de France titles and his reputation as one of the greatest cyclists ever. Armstrong filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead... more »

• Armstrong team stumbles as it takes USADA to court

  July 9, 2012 6:06 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge handed Lance Armstrong a quick setback Monday as he went to court to save his seven Tour de France titles and his reputation as one of the greatest cyclists ever. Armstrong filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead... more »

• Armstrong team stumbles as it takes USADA to court

  July 9, 2012 5:25 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge handed Lance Armstrong a quick setback Monday as he went to court to save his seven Tour de France titles and his reputation as one of the greatest cyclists ever. Armstrong filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead... more »

• Armstrong suit to block doping charges dismissed

  July 9, 2012 4:36 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A federal judge has dismissed Lance Armstrong's lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, but says the cyclist can refile it within 20 days. The seven-time Tour de France champion sued USADA on Monday in an attempt to prevent it from moving forward with charges that he used... more »

• Armstrong sues to block doping charges

  July 9, 2012 3:05 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong is going to federal court in the fight to save his seven Tour de France titles and his reputation as one of the greatest cyclists ever. Armstrong filed a lawsuit Monday aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead with charges that he... more »

• Armstrong sues to block doping charges

  July 9, 2012 9:32 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong filed a federal lawsuit Monday aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead with charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his record-setting career. Armstrong's lawsuit says USADA rules violate athletes' constitutional right to a fair trial, and that the agency doesn't have... more »

• Armstrong sues to block doping charges

  July 9, 2012 9:08 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong filed a federal lawsuit Monday aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead with charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his record-setting career. Armstrong's lawsuit says USADA rules violate athletes' constitutional right to a fair trial, and that the agency doesn't have... more »

• Armstrong sues to block doping charges

  July 9, 2012 8:51 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong filed a federal lawsuit Monday aimed at preventing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from moving ahead with charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his record-setting career. Armstrong's lawsuit says USADA rules violate athletes' constitutional right to a fair trial, and that the agency doesn't have... more »

• Armstrong sues to block doping charges

  July 9, 2012 8:45 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong is asking a federal court to block the latest doping charges against him. The seven-time Tour de France winner filed a lawsuit in Austin on Monday. Through his attorneys, he argues the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency violates the constitutional rights of athletes when it brings charges... more »

• Armstrong: Immunity report confirms 'vendetta'

  July 5, 2012 5:51 PM

  ROUEN, France (AP) Lance Armstrong accused U.S Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart on Thursday of waging a "vendetta" against him following reports that several former teammates have received reduced suspensions after admitting to doping in return for testifying against the seven-time Tour de France champion. "So let me get... more »

• Former Armstrong teammates deny ban report

  July 5, 2012 6:17 AM

  ROUEN, France (AP) A director of Garmin-Sharp denied that any of the cycling team's riders have been banned for six months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency as part of its doping probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Jonathan Vaughters said on Thursday that a Dutch media report... more »

• Garmin cycling team boss denies doping ban report

  July 5, 2012 5:20 AM

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) A director of Garmin-Sharp has denied that any of the cycling team's riders have been banned for six months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency as part of its doping probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Jonathan Vaughters said Thursday that a Dutch media... more »