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Bradley Cooper to Star as Lance Armstrong for J.J. Abrams?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:32:29 +0000

It hasn't taken long for the Lance Armstrong story to become the hottest new biopic in town. Shortly after the cyclist confessed to doping on Oprah, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot snatched up the rights to an upcoming book about Armstrong. And everybody wants to be in the J.J. Abrams business right now.

Turns out a certain handsome, Oscar-nominated actor has aggressively thrown his hat into the ring to portray the embattled athlete: None other than Bradley Cooper. But how close is he to securing the part?

Lance Armstrong Sued – Readers Want Refund For His Books

Wes Styles — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:05:22 +0000

Well, that didn’t take long. Rob Stutzman and Jonathan Wheeler has filed a class action lawsuit Lance Armstrong for reading what they are now calling “his works of fiction.” After admitting last week to Oprah that he did in fact ”dope”, the disgraced bicyclist is now facing even more scrutiny for his years of denial and burying those who [...]

Man Screwed With 10k Lance Armstrong DVDs

Wes Styles — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:05:14 +0000

It wasn’t the smartest investment every I dare say. Karl Baxtar bought 10k copies of “The Science Of Lance Armstrong” DVDs last year in hopes of turning them around for a profit. Now he is stuck with nearly all of them after the scandal finally broke wide open last week. Originally purchased for roughly $1.33 (1 [...]

The Juiciest Quotes From Lance Armstrong's Interview With Oprah

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:01:08 +0000

Thursday night, part one of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong aired. Oprah, as is her style, got right to the point, and Armstrong, we guess to his credit, answered her directly. Buzzfeed edited together the parts of the interview they thought would be most interesting to anyone who didn’t feel like sitting through [...]

Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal Movie Coming From Director J.J. Abrams

Mike Sampson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:45:29 +0000

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal has captured the interest of the world over the past few days after the cyclist admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he used PEDs and cheated during all 7 of his once-triumphant Tour de France victories. It's the the kind of drama that makes for a great movie. And, as you might have expected, the Lance Armstrong doping scandal is going to do just that.

Lance Armstrong Stripped Of Titles and Banned For Life

Monte — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:42:11 +0000

The world’s most famous cyclist, Lance Armstrong, was stripped of all seven Tour de France victories and banned from cycling for life by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency today. Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, may be more famous for what he’s done off the bike than his accomplishments on it. Given a 40% chance [...]

Lance Armstrong In Hot Water

BJ Ragone — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:05:43 +0000

New allegations have arisen against cycling champion Lance Armstrong and his use of Performance Enhancing Drugs or PED’s. When Armstrong’s former teammate made more allegations of using PED’s I was like everyone else and was like, this guy is just looking for money or attention. It seems like this may be the thing to get [...]

Lance Armstrong Retires

WQBK — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:33:14 +0000

World-famous cyclist and seven-time winner of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong has announced his retirement from the sport. The 39-year-old previously retired for 3 years in 2005, but he says this time it’s for good, claiming his age is catching up with him. “It has been an excellent ride,” he told The Associated Press. [...]