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Lance Armstrong career and post-career timeline

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:18:00 GMT

A look back at Lance Armstrong's cycling career and his days as a retired bike racer, including allegations that he took performance-enhancing drugs.

Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth record in 800m

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:35:00 GMT

Leonard Kirwa Kosencha produced an enormous quality 800m performance where after leading from start to finish he motored to the fastest ever time ever run by a youth of 1:44.08 at the World Youth Championships.

Contador annoints Evans as Tour de France favorite

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:39:00 GMT

Three-times champion Alberto Contador said Australian Cadel Evans would be his main rival for the 2012 Tour de France after the route, featuring longer time trials, was unveiled on Tuesday.

Larissa, Juliana defend Pan Am Games title

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:33:00 GMT

Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva, the world's No. 1 women's team, won their second consecutive Pan American Games beach volleyball gold medal Friday in Guadalajara, Mexico, where they defeated Bibiana Candelas and Mayra Garcia of Mexico (21-15, 22-24, 22-20).

Ohashi claims all-around, three other junior titles at VISA gymnastics championships

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:40:00 GMT

Katelyn Ohashi, coached by Valeri Liukin, won the all-around title by 3.3 points Saturday, and also claimed gold medals on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

Kessy, Ross saddled with silver to end season

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Americans Jen Kessy and April Ross closed out two of the previous three seasons with titles on the FIVB World Tour, and were in the gold-medal match Sunday at the season-ending FIVB Phuket Open in Thailand playing for another one.

The future of U.S. beach volleyball is Summer

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:59:00 GMT

Meet Summer Ross, a 17-year-old who's way more advanced in the international beach game than May-Treanor or Walsh, or many other elite athletes, were at the same age. After a handful of AVP events this season, the 6-foot-1 San Diego native is in Alanya, Turkey this week seeking her second world title of the summer.

Alex Morgan poses in body paint for SI

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:47:00 GMT

Already one of the darlings of the U.S. women's national soccer team, Alex Morgan is about to work her way into the hearts of even more young men this Valentine's Day.

Cutest women in Six Nations tournament

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:22:00 GMT

All right, mates, we've done the hard yards for you and taken a look at all the mug shots posted at the RBS Six Nations website to see who is the cutest player in the tournament. It wasn't easy, as there are a lot of players across six squads, but we didn't mind spending the time checking them out with our practiced gimlet eye.

Feds reply to Armstrong leaks in sealed filing

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:06:00 GMT

United States government prosecutors have responded to complaints by lawyers acting for Lance Armstrong about leaks in a grand jury investigation of the cyclist without publicly revealing their response.