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4:02am

Sun January 20, 2013
Sports

A Week Of Hot Sports News Casts Shadow On Reporting

Originally published on Sun January 20, 2013 6:05 am

It's been a scandalous week in the world of sports. Between Lance Armstrong's big Oprah interview and the discovery of Manti Te'o's unreal girlfriend, there are a lot of questions for people who report on sports .Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about the events.

3:57am

Sun January 20, 2013
NPR Story

The Art And Science Of Remaking A Public Persona

Originally published on Sun January 20, 2013 6:05 am

Mark Sanford served as governor of South Carolina until an extramarital affair instigated a censure from the South Carolina Legislature. Lance Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing substances for years, until he admitted to Oprah Winfrey last week that, in fact, he had used those substances. But when can these public figures begin to rehabilitate their images? Host Rachel Martin speaks with crisis manager Judy Smith about the process.

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1:41pm

Fri January 18, 2013
Planet Money

Lance Armstrong's Confession Could Cost Him Millions

Originally published on Fri January 18, 2013 3:09 pm

Credit George Burns/Oprah Winfrey Network / Getty Images

In an interview that aired last night on the Oprah Winfrey Network, Lance Armstrong confessed that he doped. That confession, added to mountains of other evidence, could cost him millions of dollars. There are three groups of people he may owe money to:

1. SCA Promotions

SCA is a company that underwrote millions of dollars of bonuses that Lance received for winning the Tour de France. Now that he's been stripped of those titles — they want their money back.

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