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READER SUBMITTED: YMCA Of Greater Hartford Receives $1,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant
Greater HartfordThe YMCA of Greater Hartford announced that it has received a $1,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant. The Community Grants Program was created by CVS Caremark as part of its commitment to helping people on the path to better health by creating greater access...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Plainville, Diabetes, YMCA, CVS Corp.
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Woman's fight against cancer adds meaning to Mother's Day | Op-Ed
Hearing the words “you have cancer” was a life altering experience. Hearing it twice was devastating. For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is difficult to bear. For me, as an actress and singer, the effects of my diagnosis were amplified as I...
Tags: Celebrities, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Death
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Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame
Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sammy Sosa, Hank Aaron, Mail Order Industry, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG message should remain in spite of him
HealthThis morning, as I followed the trail of toys that my children sprinkled across the living room, I ran into a yellow LIVESTRONG wristband that was glowing on the green carpet. My instinct was to pick it up. Then I thought about the recent headlines I've... -
Lance Armstrong and Steven Seagal: Doing good?
Well, well. Two famous men, both wanting to give back. No wonder that hackneyed phrase “give back” makes my skin crawl. Lance Armstrong is reportedly volunteering to “help clean up” cycling and become the repentant poster boy...Tags: Darryl Strawberry, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Chuck Norris, Punishment
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Lance Armstrong's confession wins little applause
Lance Armstrong called himself a lot of names -- liar, bully, jerk and even humanitarian -- in the first part of his taped interview with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night. Nevertheless, early reactions suggest that his performance was found lacking, a...Tags: Anderson Cooper, CNN (tv network), U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Tiger Woods, Tour de France
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Lance Armstrong to talk about family and sponsors Friday night
The second half of Lance Armstrong's much-anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey airs Friday night with the disgraced cyclist scheduled to discuss a range of topics about his life outside of cycling. Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Cycling, OWN (tv network)
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Lance Armstrong on sponsors leaving: A $75-million day in losses
A night after Lance Armstrong admitted to doping throughout the course of his athletic career, the disgraced cyclist spent the second half of his much-hyped television interview with Oprah Winfrey talking about fallout from the scandal. Armstrong, who...
Tags: Tour de France, Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, Corporate Crime, International Olympic Committee
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Lance Armstrong to give no-holds-barred interview with Oprah
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Does Armstrong Have A Good Deed Left In Him?
The Hartford CourantI was in a sports department store last week and saw one of those yellow Livestrong wrist bands on a rack selling for $1. My dad died of pancreatic cancer many years ago. The money for the wristband helps to support cancer survivors. About $500...Tags: Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Pancreatic Cancer, U.S. Postal Service, Floyd Landis
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Reaction from Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview
Some reaction to Lance Armstrong's admission in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career: "Tonight, Lance Armstrong finally acknowledged that his cycling career was built on a powerful...Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Gavin Newsom, Heisman Trophy, Tour de France
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Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
CHICAGO (AP) — He did it. He finally admitted it. Lance Armstrong doped. He was light on the details and didn't name names. He mused that he might not have been caught if not for his comeback in 2009. And he was certain his "fate was sealed"...
Tags: Pursuit Cycling, Floyd Landis, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Government Postal Delivery, Frankie Andreu
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