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Who Is The Most Powerful Person In Sports?

11:39 AM ET 10.03

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Tiger Woods tops BusinessWeek's second annual "The Power 100" ranking of the 100 most powerful people in sports. Here is their list 1 Tiger Woods Golfer 2 Roger Goodell Commissioner, NFL 3 David Stern Commissioner, NBA 4 George Bodenheimer President, ESPN 5 Dick Ebersol Chairman, NBC Sports 6 Phil Knight Chairman, Nike 7 Allan "Bud " Selig Commissioner, MLB 8 Brian France Chairman and CEO, Nascar 9 Michael Jordan NBA great; minority owner, Charlotte Bobcats 10 Sean McManus President, CBS News and Sports …

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The French Want To Test Lance's 10-Year-Old Pee

04:06 PM ET 10.01

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Since Lance Armstrong announced his comeback to professional cycling there seems to be some daily drama surrounding him. First it was speculation on his team, and if he can get along with his teammates, then it was a rule that might prevent him from starting the Tour Down Under.Now France's national anti-doping agency (AFLD) has offered Lance the chance to prove he was clean in his 1999 Tour de France victory by re-testing up to five urine samples they have saved from the now almost 10 year anniversary of his first Tour de France victory. The France newpaper L'Equipe has…

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Rules Should Not Apply To Armstrong's Aussie Comeback

03:05 PM ET 10.01

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Last week after Lance Armstrong announced that he would race in Australia's Tour Down Under as his first competitive race of his comeback to the sport, an obscure rule was brought up by his detractors that would disqualify him from starting the event.The rule in question would seem to require an athlete coming out of retitirement to be registred in the sports out of competition dope testing program for six months before they return to racing. The thing is, Lance didn't register until August 1st, which would make him eligible about two weeks too late for the January 18th start of…

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