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Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo arrives at the Athletics Kenya headquarters after failing a doping test, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, January 15, 2015.

The ‘Queen of the Marathon’ doped her way to victory

Sports

Distance runner Rita Jeptoo is a superstar in Kenya for winning marathons across the globe. But she’s now serving a two-year ban for using the blood-booster EPO to cheat.

Lance Armstrong loses sponsors, cuts ties with charity in wake of steroid scandal

Anti-doping agency outlines ‘undeniable’ case against Lance Armstrong

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Cyclists Petition for New ‘Tour de France Feminin’

The Art and Science of the Public Comeback

Armstrong’s Former Teammate on the Cyclist’s Reported Confession

Sports

Lance Armstrong apologized to the staff of his Livestrong Foundation in Austin, Texas yesterday, just a few hours before he taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey. It is during that interview that Armstrong reportedly confessed to doping throughout his cycling career. The interview will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network on Thursday at 9 p.m. […]

Re-Branding Tide in the Wake of Mass Thefts

This week, we’ve been talking about product loyalty and product branding, from Coca-Cola’s attempt to re-brand itself as an anti-obesity company, to Lance Armstrong’s attempt to re-brand himself as a remorseful man, worthy of redemption. Today, we continue the conversation with a look at a product whose customer loyalty goes beyond the limits of most […]

Ivan Fernandez Anaya, Gentleman Runner from Spain, Allows Fellow Competitor to Win

Sports

Cheating in sports has dominated the news since American cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to years of doping. His dishonesty casts a shadow over an entire sport, but as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona, good guys can finish first.

Should Doping Be Legal?

Sports

While the Olympics may have been the highlight of this year in sports, Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal threatens to overshadow the athletic world as we reflect on 2012. In August, Lance Armstrong announced he would no longer fight charges of using performance enhancing drugs. By October, the International Cycling Union had stripped Armstrong of his […]

International Cycling Union Revokes Lance Armstrong’s Seven Tour Wins

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The International Cycling Union (known as UCI for Union Cycliste Internationale) announced this morning that it will strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins.  The United States Anti Doping Agency has already banned Armstrong for life and has called for Armstrong’s name to removed from the record books.   The doping scandal has already […]