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Oprah on Armstrong: “He did not come clean in the manner I had expected”

Cyclist Lance Armstrong, who in October 2012 was stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charged him for taking performance enhancing drugs, has continued to deny...

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Lance Armstrong comes clean

Lance Armstrong, who last year lost the titles to his seven Tour de France wins over charges related to taking performance enhancing drugs, finally came clean to Oprah in a no-holds-barred interview...

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Lance Armstrong’s unmoving confession

Lance Armstrong appeared with Oprah last night, the first part of a two-part confession special, to publicly admit to taking the performance enhancing drugs he has not just denied using, but...

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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to produce Lance Armstrong biopic

Hot on the heels of the disgraced cyclist's confession, Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot, the production company co-owned by legendary director J.J. Abrams and producer Bryan Burk, have acquired the...

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Justice Dept. joining fraud suit against Lance Armstrong

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawyers for Lance Armstrong say the Justice Department has joined a lawsuit against the cyclist. The lawsuit alleges the former Tour de France champion concealed his use of...

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Lance Armstrong returns to competitive sports as swimmer

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who in 2012 was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after it was discovered he was using performance enhancing drugs, is returning to competitive sports--as a...

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Lance Armstrong returns to competitive sports as swimmer

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who in 2012 was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after it was discovered he was using performance enhancing drugs, is returning to competitive sports--as a...

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American sprinter Tyson Gay tests positive for banned substances

American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance and says he will pull out of the world championships next month in Moscow. According to United States...

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Everything you think about drugs and Alex Rodriguez is probably wrong

Thanks to New York’s supermarket-style tabloid press, we now know everything about the Biogenesis performance enhancing drug scandal except whether or not the drugs enhance performance.  Is it relevant...

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Must-see morning clip: Beating the MLB’s drug test is a “cake walk”

"60 Minutes" has once again stoked controversy -- this time, not for shoddy reporting, but for giving airtime to Major League Baseball's star witness in the doping case against Yankees all-star Alex...

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Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence danced on top of Billy Joel’s piano so you...

It all began with an “I’m in love with you” fan letter. Then, it escalated to a boating trip to The Hamptons and a screenplay collaboration. Yesterday, the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence...

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Rachel Maddow eviscerates the Bush administration’s incompetent Katrina...

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama addressed a crowd in New Orleans, noting the ways the city has recovered. In his speech he referred to the tragic events that unfolded as a...

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Despite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Living alone in a world of perceived slights, Vester Lee Flanagan II festered and fumed. His hair-trigger temper directed at a random collection of people he encountered never...

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Redskins say QB Griffin to miss Ravens game

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins say quarterback Robert Griffin III will miss Saturday’s exhibition game at the Baltimore Ravens because of a concussion, reversing an earlier decision to let...

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AP Top Sports News At 9:16 p.m. EDT

Stewart claims he didn’t see man on track before fatal crash Continue Reading...

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Vin Scully to return for record 67th year with Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully will return for a record 67th season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The news was revealed in the second inning of Friday night’s game against the...

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Stafford, Bortles shine as Lions beat Jaguars 22-17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Stafford completed 11 of 15 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Detroit Lions beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 22-17 in a preseason game Friday night....

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Scott Walker can’t be serious: He’s about to expose his own con on healthcare

Wisconsin governor and vanilla pudding made flesh Scott Walker is going through a bit of a slump in his campaign for the White House. After a debate performance that had all the pop and energy of a...

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We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and...

The first thing I noticed about Jesse was the fear and anxiety in his eyes. I was visiting a small New England school district when I heard about an eight-year-old boy who had recently transferred from...

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The 8 most atheist-friendly countries in the world

A lot of non-believer writers and activists focus, rightly, on the continuing lack of acceptance in many societies and nations of those who profess no belief in religion. Keeping an eye on what’s not...

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