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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah mixes technical, personal in Lance Armstrong interview

David Bauder, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -The most effective part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong came right at the beginning: Five questions, five one-word answers — each of them the same...
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This combination image made of file photos shows Lance Armstrong, left, on Oct. 7, 2012, and Oprah Winfrey, right, on March 9, 2012. After more than a decade of denying that he doped to win the Tour de France seven times, Armstrong was scheduled to sit down Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 for what has been trumpeted as a "no-holds barred," 90-minute, question-and-answer session with Winfrey. (AP Photos/File)

Lance Armstrong ready for 'no-holds barred' interview with Oprah

Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Days of preparation dwindled to hours for Lance Armstrong whose scheduled interview with Oprah Winfrey transformed his quiet upscale neighborhood into a destination for media...
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Lance Armstrong of USA and team Astana looks on during a training session on the first rest day of the 2009 Tour de France on July 13, 2009 in Limoges, France. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

Lance promises 'honesty' with Oprah

Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday...
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Oprah to interview Lance Armstrong

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lance Armstrong has agreed to a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey where he will address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career...
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Barry Bonds #25 of the San Francisco Giants smiles during batting practice prior to taking on the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium on August 17, 2007 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Barry Bonds deserves Hall nod, faces uphill battle to get in

Stefen Lovelace
OPINION -Getting on the ballot is validation that you’re one of the game’s best. But getting on the ballot may be the closest he ever gets...
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Yankees reportedly ban Reggie Jackson from clubhouse

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Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson has reportedly been banned indefinitely from the New York Yankees clubhouse and events due to a critical comment he made in a Sports Illustrated interview about Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez...
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FILE – In this June 23, 2011, file photo, former San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bonds leaves the federal courthouse in San Francisco after a hearing about his perjury trial. Barring an appeal, Bonds is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Dec. 16, in San Francisco, bringing the federal government’s nearly decade-long investigation of a Northern California-based steroids ring to an anti-climactic end. Federal guidelines suggest a prison sentence of between 15 months and 21 months, and prosecutors want Bonds to serve time. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Barry Bonds: Hall of Fame redemption possible?

Marcus Vanderberg
OPINION - Barry Bonds managed to land his 2,559th walk in his professional career Friday, four years after last stepping foot in a batters box....
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Judge stays Barry Bond sentence pending appeal

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds and his legal team arrived at the federal courthouse in San Francisco...
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Baseball player Barry Bonds mugshot. The former slugger was convicted of obstruction of justice in a steroids related case. (AP photo)

Barry Bonds faces 15-21 months at sentencing today

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds faces the possibility of probation or up to 21 months in prison when he is sentenced Friday for his felony conviction of obstruction of justice...
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Bonds' sentencing brings BALCO saga near a close

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The largest federal criminal investigation into sports doping began more than nine years ago with a tax agent digging through the trash of the now notorious BALCO...
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