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October 2008
- Armstrong Hits Back at Critical Tour Official
  
  BBC | Oct 6, 08 9:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lance Armstrong pointed yesterday to his clean drug record in dismissing jabs from the head of the Tour de France's parent company, the BBC reports. “I won the Tour 7 straight years and was never found to be guilty of doping,” said the cyclist, planning a 2009 comeback, after an official alluded to drug allegations in saying Armstrong “embarrasses” the event. More »
September 2008
- Tour OKs Armstrong Return
  
  Associated Press | Sep 25, 08 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Lance Armstrong can return to the Tour de France in 2009 if his team avoids doping scandals, the race director said today after the seven-time champion confirmed his comeback with the Astana squad. The team was barred from this year's Tour because of doping problems in the past. “They should be there if there are no ethical problems,” Christian Prudhomme said. More »
- Lance's Return to Begin in Australia
  
  USA Today | Sep 24, 08 8:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lance Armstrong will announce today his return to professional cycling will be in January's Tour Down Under, USA Today reports, with the ultimate goal of competing for his eighth Tour de France title in July. Armstrong is also to unveil the creation of a new 23-and-under team to include 18-year-old Olympian Taylor Phinney, as he seeks to draw attention to his global campaign against cancer. More »
- Armstrong 'Planning a Comeback'
  
  VeloNews | Sep 9, 08 2:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cycling legend Lance Armstrong may soon be racing down the comeback trail, according to VeloNews . Sources told the cycling journal that the seven-time Tour de France champ is hoping to make it eight next year—and will compete in four other races with the Astana team. More »
July 2008
- Hudson Ends Tour de Lance
  
  New York Post | Jul 30, 08 11:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Constant bickering between Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson has doomed their three-month summer fling, and the New York Post reports the couple called it quits this weekend at Armstrong’s Livestrong Summit in Ohio. The last straw was a big blowout, a spy tells the newspaper, in which the cyclist stormed off. “They didn’t talk for like five days.” More »
May 2008
- Kate, Lance Light It Up at Cannes
  
  People | May 25, 08 2:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Among the glitterati packing it in at Cannes was "so cute" couple Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong—liplocked at Dolce & Gabbana's annual bash, People reports. "They were beaming at each other," a source said. The pair hit up the dance floor, rocking to '80s classics, and rubbed elbows with the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Naomi Campbell, and Cannes juror Natalie Portman. More »
- Hudson Cozies Up to Lance Armstrong
  
  People | May 19, 08 8:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Owen Wilson-tease Kate Hudson has quickly turned her attentions to a different Texan, reports People. Serial-celeb dater Lance Armstrong, who seduced 21-year-old Ashley Olsen after dumping Sheryl Crow, took the bubbly actress out for dinner in Austin Friday and Saturday nights—even introducing her to his three kids. The duo also attended a party together in New York on Thursday. More »
April 2008
- Hollywood's Hottest Bromances
  
  ABC News | Apr 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tabloids have speculated that "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford and former 'N Sync-er JC Chasez are more than friends, but the two insist they just love to hang out. They're not the only ones: ABC News has compiled a list of the top 10 high-profile "bromances." Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, best known for co-starring in Swingers , actually met on the set of Rudy . More »
January 2008
- Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jan 27, 08 4:58 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what people thought about me.” Having left cyclist Lance Armstrong, she filled her life with female friends and adopted a son with "incredible fearlessness." More »
November 2007
- Celebs Who Carry a Big Stick
  
  Forbes | Nov 4, 07 5:58 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oprah is not just the queen of daytime talk shows. With her wide-ranging cultural, political and philanthropic interests, she's also the most influential celebrity in a new poll from E-Poll Market Research, Forbes reports. The top celeb honchos: Oprah Winfrey Bono Michael Jordan More »
October 2007
- Lance Armstrong & Ashley Olsen's Latest N.Y. Hookup
  
  People | Oct 31, 07
  
  Lance Armstrong and Ashley Olsen appear to be getting friendly: The unlikely twosome have met up at least twice this week while the former Tour de France champ is in town for the New York Marathon, sources tell PEOPLE.The pair first shared a special moment on Monday night, getting close at the Rose Bar inside the Gramercy Park Hotel. (The rendezvous was well-documented in New York's newspapers on Wednesday.)
August 2007
- Lance’s Team Bites the Dust
  
  New York Times | Aug 10, 07 11:03 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lance Armstrong’s former cycling team is shutting down after failing to find a new corporate sponsor. The Discovery Channel squad would normally have no trouble staying afloat after one of its riders won the Tour de France this summer, the New York Times reports. But doping scandals have had a disastrous effect on the sport. More »