Lance Armstrong to be Stripped of Tour de France Titles
Late Thursday night, Lance Armstrong announced he will no longer fight charges of using performance enhancing drugs during his career brought by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. He maintains he is...
View ArticleInternational Cycling Union Revokes Lance Armstrong's Seven Tour Wins
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...
View ArticleArmstrong's Former Teammate on the Cyclist's Reported Confession
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...
View ArticleDoping: The New Normal?
The Olympics, the Tour de France, international athletes and Americans, professionals and amateurs — regardless of the sport, regardless of the nationality, lately, it seems we can’t go more than a few...
View ArticleThe Fastest Man in the World? Doping and the Future of Usain Bolt
Jamaica is heralded for its cultivation of outstanding sprinters and has produced its share of stars.Before Usain Bolt captured the title of world’s fastest man in May 2008, fellow Jamaican Asafa...
View ArticleThe Truth About Lies
Lying: It's something we all do, but how often, and why? Are certain kinds of lies for the public good, or do all lies contribute to a less honest culture, and more horrible breaches of trust?These and...
View ArticleWhy Doping Regulations are Bad for Athletes and Sports
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.From record-breaking cyclist Lance Armstrong to Olympic champion track and fielder Marion Jones and baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, doping has...
View ArticleHow the Cold War Created Modern Sports Doping
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.In the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, the Soviet Union won the medal count with 132. A small country of just 17 million people— the German Democratic...
View ArticlePlease Explain: Doping
More than 100 athletes have been banned from competing in the London Olympics because of doping suspensions. Doping allegations have become common in many sports, most notably in cycling, baseball, and...
View ArticleLasting Impact
Local elected officials from Coney Island, Hoboken, and Long Beach discuss how federal Sandy aid will affect their communities. Plus: Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng discusses his human rights work in...
View ArticleDoes Lance Armstrong Matter?
Last night's interview with Oprah Winfrey began with a litany of "Yes" answers to questions about doping. Mike Pesca, NPR sports correspondent and panelist on the Slate sports podcast "Hang Up and...
View ArticleAnalysis: Can the A-Rod Brand Survive This Latest Curve Ball?
A-Rod has found himself at the center of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation. He denies the accusation that he used banned steroids during the Yankees' 2009 World Series run and,...
View ArticleA-Rod, Suspended?
Gabe Feldman, associate professor of law and director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University, discusses reports that Alex Rodriguez could face suspension for his alleged involvement with the...
View ArticleA New York 'Middleman' in the Baseball Doping Scandal
The baseball doping scandal dominating sports headlines this week has put an employee of a prominent New York sports agency, ACES, in the spotlight. In an article in The New York Times Wednesday, Steve...
View ArticleMalcolm Gladwell and Ben McGrath on doping in sports.
This week in the magazine, Malcolm Gladwell reviews David Epstein's "The Sports Gene," which looks at the biological advantages of elite athletes, from extra-long Achilles tendons to exceptionally high...
View ArticleA-Rod's Routine: A Day in the Life of a Major-League Doper
The A-Rod trial has revealed a lot about the particulars of a doping regimen. Steve Eder, investigative sports reporter at The New York Times, takes us through a day in the life of a major-league...
View ArticleCyclist George Hincapie on Biking, Doping, and Lance Armstrong
American cyclist George Hincapie was a “domestique,” making tactical decisions on the course, helping shepherd the team leader through the peloton — the pack of riders — and keeping him in a strong...
View ArticleLive from Broadway Edition
Live from Town Hall in New York City, Slate's Culture Gabfest is joined by the Political Gabfest and Hang Up and Listen to discuss the growing threat of ISIS, Aziz Ansari's Master of None, and the...
View ArticleThe Fine Line Between Medicine and Doping
Nike and Porsche have severed ties with professional tennis star Maria Sharapova after she tested positive for meldonium, a drug that was only recently banned by the World Anti Doping Agency. But on...
View ArticleSafe Places to Shoot Up; Reimagining a Humane Rikers Island; Sharapova’s...
Coming up on today's show:Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. reports on the state of his borough, including the US Attorney's decision not to pursue an indictment against the NYPD officer who shot...
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