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Anti-doping agency wants to strip Armstrong of 7 tour titles

Anti-doping agency wants to strip Armstrong of 7 tour titles

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.

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Armstrong won't fight drug charges

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.

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BBC: Inside the Paralympics

BBC: Inside the Paralympics

In 2000, the Spanish Paralympics basketball team was caught pretending to have mental disabilities during the Sydney Games, prompting the organization to ban athletes with learning disabilities. During this year's London games, the ban is lifted in swimming, table tennis and athletics.

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Bowl game or bust? Gophs believe they'll get there

The start of the season always brings optimism.

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Lynx gold-medal winners back home

Lynx gold-medal winners back home

Three members of the Minnesota Lynx who helped the U.S. win an Olympic gold medal in women's basketball received a hearty welcome back Wednesday at a Minneapolis press conference.
by Martin Moylan

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With more teams in race, MLB attendance up again

The extra playoff spot in Major League Baseball this season has thickened the races, with several teams well within October's reach despite taking mediocre records into the stretch run.

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Big Ten athletes mined big Olympics gold

More than 100 former and current Big Ten student-athletes and coaches represented 32 countries in 24 sports at the 2012 Olympic games, winning 35 medals.

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Olympics come to rocking end with a pop party

Olympics come to rocking end with a pop party

With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun. The closing ceremony offered a sensory blast including rock 'n' roll rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an exploding yellow car and a marching band in red tunics and bearskin hats.

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Peterson activated off PUP list

The Minnesota Vikings have activated running back Adrian Peterson from the physically unable to perform list Sunday, with coach Leslie Frazier saying Peterson had done everything in his rehab that could be done working by himself.

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US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

US wins gold, beats Spain 107-100 in men's hoops

The U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain.

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