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Bradley Cooper to Star as Lance Armstrong for J.J. Abrams?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:29 +0000

It hasn't taken long for the Lance Armstrong story to become the hottest new biopic in town. Shortly after the cyclist confessed to doping on Oprah, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot snatched up the rights to an upcoming book about Armstrong. And everybody wants to be in the J.J. Abrams business right now.

Turns out a certain handsome, Oscar-nominated actor has aggressively thrown his hat into the ring to portray the embattled athlete: None other than Bradley Cooper. But how close is he to securing the part?

Lance Armstrong's Books Labeled Fiction In Library Sign Prank

Joe Student — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:30:43 +0000

How bad are things for Lance Armstrong, the disgraced former cyclist who last week admitted to using banned substances while winning seven Tour de France titles? Library geeks are making fun of him. After Armstrong copped to cheating in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last week, someone placed a sign in the Manly Library in [...]

Sheryl Crow Addresses Lance Armstrong's Doping Confession

Cory Stromblad — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:32 +0000

Sheryl Crow only caught “bits and pieces” of Lance Armstrong’s shocking doping confession during last week’s revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey, but says she saw enough to form an opinion about her former flame’s illegal activities. “I think that honesty is always the best bet and that the truth will set you free,” Crow says [...]

Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal Movie Coming From Director J.J. Abrams

Mike Sampson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:45:29 +0000

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal has captured the interest of the world over the past few days after the cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he used PEDs and cheated during all 7 of his once-triumphant Tour de France victories. It's the the kind of drama that makes for a great movie. And, as you might have expected, the Lance Armstrong doping scandal is going to do just that.

The Juiciest Quotes From Lance Armstrong's Interview With Oprah

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:01:08 +0000

Thursday night, part one of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong aired. Oprah, as is her style, got right to the point, and Armstrong, we guess to his credit, answered her directly. Buzzfeed edited together the parts of the interview they thought would be most interesting to anyone who didn’t feel like sitting through [...]

Who's the Bigger Bonehead, Manti Te'o or Lance Armstrong? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:14:40 +0000

Just when you thought the week was going to be all about Lance Armstrong’s big interview with Oprah, Manti Te’o had to go and steal the spotlight with the whole fake-girlfriend thing. It has been long suspected that Lance Armstrong had been using performance-enhancing drugs. This week he finally came clean about the whole thing, [...]

Twitter Reacts as Lance Armstrong Confesses at the Altar of Oprah

B98.5 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:20:26 +0000

It didn't take long after Lance Armstrong told Oprah those words everyone had been waiting years to hear -- yes, he doped during his illustrious cycling career -- before Twitter lit up with reactions.

When we weren't taking shots or playing bingo, we complied some of the better tweets we saw.

Lance Armstrong Voted the Biggest Jerk in Sports

GuySpeed Editors — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:31:56 +0000

Just days after admitting to Oprah he used performance enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong is crowned the biggest jerk in sports by readers. Lance was in third place in voting just days again but his recent appearance with O pushed him to the leader of the jerk pack, passing names like NHL commish Gary Bettman, Roger [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Top Sports Stories for January 16

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:09:52 +0000

As you may have heard by now, Lance Armstrong sat down with Oprah Winfrey for a two-and-a-half-hour interview on Monday where he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his seven-year run as champion of the Tour de France. The interview will air on Winfrey’s OWN network on Thursday and Friday nights. [ABC] The San Diego [...]

Lance Armstrong Will Discuss His Doping Scandal and Probably Shed a Few Tears With Oprah

B98.5 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:17:05 +0000

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will finally open up about those allegations of performance-enhancing drug use which saw him stripped of his seven Tour de France titles last year, cost him several lucrative endorsement deals and made him step down as chairman of his Livestrong charitable organization.

And who better to discuss the complete and utter destruction of his life with than Oprah Winfrey?