poll what are your thoughts on the tour de france denying lance armstrong cancer tribute?

for those who don’t watch today was the last day of the race and all threw the race team radio shack has been wearing black shirts with the number 28 in tribute to the 28 million people with cancer and on the last day the whole team had to change there uniforms because it violated some uniform code i think it sucks live strong lance

Poll: Is Lance Armstrong through?

"This is a disaster for [Team] Radioshack…This is the beginning of the end for Armstrong…"
- Eurosport Commentator (Just now)

I’m watching Stage 8 right now. The mountain stages, and the hellish climbs they entail, have only just started. This stage is considered only ‘medium’. He’s crashed 3 times in this stage alone and just can keep up. Alberto Contador seems well out of reaching distance now. Do you think he even has a chance at this point?
This just in:

As far as this tour is concerned, Lance has confirmed it himself:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/11/lance-armstrong-tour-de-france-crashes-finished_n_642204.html

Do you ride a bicycle anymore?

I am watching the Tour de France on TV. The competitive bicyclists at the tour are probably the most durable endurance athletes of any sport. For over a month, these men will pedal bikes for 3 - 4hrs at high speeds nearly everyday with only approx. 3 days rest during the month. Tomorrow - they begin to race through the mountain roads of the Alps. Lance Armstrong - who has won this tour several times and without any more to prove - is racing once again….

I get tired just watching them race.
TUs all around — Poor Lance Armstrong has another day of falls bec of traffic…The guy would be the "SC" among these riders & is still in the top 20 despite the series of accidents since last Monday…at least they all get a rest day on Monday.

Should coverage of the Tour de France focus entirely on Lance Armstrong?

I have been watching the OLN coverage and I almost never see Lance. The only reason I watch the tour is to see Lance race and I think that is the only reason most Americans give a fik about this race. What is the matter with the TV syndicates? Don’t they understand that no one gives a fik about a Contador or and Evans? All we want is the drama of Lance Armstrong. Am I right or am I right?

Poll: Is Lance Armstrong through?

"This is a disaster for [Team] Radioshack…This is the beginning of the end for Armstrong…"
- Eurosport Commentator (Just now)

I’m watching Stage 8 right now. The mountain stages, and the hellish climbs they entail, have only just started. This stage is considered only ‘medium’. He’s crashed 3 times in this stage alone and just can keep up. Alberto Contador seems well out of reaching distance now. Do you think he even has a chance at this point?

Lance Armstrong's song choice?

I have been watching the Tour de France alot lately, and wondering does Lance listen to any music while riding?
If so what type and song names?(a few)

Thanks

Max points for best answer!

Do you think Lance Armstrong is guilty?

Just the other day Floyd Landis accused Lance Armstrong of not only doping in the tour but teaching other people how to beat the system. I grew up watching Lance win the tour and I really don’t want to believe this is true. if you think about it though, he did so many amazing things in the Tour De France. I was just wondering what other peoples views were. So what do you think… does lance use performance enhancing drugs?

have to have my left testicle removed at age 13 it got twisted?

I found a lump some time about March 2000 it got swollon. I went to see a doctor soon after and
he thought it was just an infection, so he gave me antibiotics. The lump
remained and it got bigger. In the last few weeks I saw a doctor again and
I arranged to have an ultrasound scan. Then today I went to see a
specialist. He examined me but he wasn’t experienced enough to know what
was wrong. He called in his boss, who also examined me, and then I was told
that I would have to have my left testicle removed. I’ve never had to have
surgery before. I don’t know what it’s like.

I’ve been so stressed out. I cried as I walked through the hospital. I had
to get a blood test and a chest X-ray my parents and cousins were crying . I had to phone up my school to
tell them that I can’t come to school for 4 weeks. It was so difficult to talk
because I was crying all my clothes were full off tears. I also can’t go weight training or cycling for a
month.

On the 19th and 20th, I have to take exams for school

Women laugh at men who only have one testicle, don’t they or they dont care? i start to cry after i watch porn :o( I think I’d
like to have an implant a real testical thats meakes semen and sperm.

It feels like a bad dream i couldnt talk for a month i felt like killing my self in 2000

I was given these information booklets about surgery to remove a testicle.
One of them says "Sexual intercourse can resume 1-2 weeks later."

Do you know who Lance Armstrong is? He got testicular cancer but he went on
to win the Tour de France 6 times in a row. Inspirational G unit 50 cent i think he has one testical i know hitler had one to i still cry about it do u know what i can do i dont want to kill my self

yOUR FAVORITE AND THE GREATEST WRESTLING FAMILY?

I know I askes this earlier but I’m going to ask again know that there’s more folks on-line
1)Which Family do you think is the greatest in wrestling history?
2)Which family is your favorite?

…and why? (best pick and reason 10 points)
-The Ortons
-The Armstrongs (ie. Brad, B.G. James)
-The Mavias-Johnson (Rocky Johnson, The Rock, Rikishi, Meng, Barbarian, Fatu)
-The Harts (Stu, Bret, British Bulldog, and Owen)
-The Rhodes (Dusty, Dustin, Cody)
-The Von Erichs(Lance , Kerry, Fritz)
-The Guerraros (Eddie, Hector, Chavo, Chavo jr)
-The Mc Mahons(Vince, Shane, Triple H)
-The Funks(Terry, Dory)

*yes i know some of the names are married into the families rather than blood related
*Mine are the Guerraros because I’m from Houston and I grew up watching them on local promotions like WCCW, UWF, and Gilley’s

Your Favorite and the greatest wrestling family?

1)Which Family do you think is the greatest in wrestling history?
2)Which family is your favorite?

…and why? (best pick and reason 10 points)
-The Ortons
-The Armstrongs (ie. Brad, B.G. James)
-The Mavias-Johnson (Rocky Johnson, The Rock, Rikishi, Meng, Barbarian, Fatu)
-The Harts (Stu, Bret, British Bulldog, and Owen)
-The Rhodes (Dusty, Dustin, Cody)
-The Von Erichs(Lance , Kerry, Fritz)
-The Guerraros (Eddie, Hector, Chavo, Chavo jr)
-The Mc Mahons(Vince, Shane, Triple H)

*yes i know some of the names are married into the families rather than blood related
*Mine are the Guerraros because I’m from Houston and I grew up watching them on local promotions like WCCW, UWF, and Gilley’s

Riddle: California Vs. Texas?

This is kinda dumb but it’s fun to read. Texas Rules!

WHY CALIFORNIA IS BETTER THAN TEXAS:

- I can wear sandals all year long

- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"

-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well…Miami can hang.

- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often

- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like

-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal

-We’ll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.

-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them American’s!

-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we’re better and thats how it is

- I don’t get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear

- I know 65 mph really means 100

- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase cuz we don’t screw around on the road

- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)

- My governor can kick your governors ass

- I can go out at midnight

-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code

- I might get looked at funny by locals when I’m on vacation in their state, but when they find out I’m from California I turn into a Greek GOD

- We don’t stop at stop signs… we do a "california roll"

- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day

- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here

- We’re the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State…..GOLDEN!!!

- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)

- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I’m better than you

- The best athletes come from here

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

WHY TEXAS IS BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA:

Hey… California listen up… Texas is where its at!

- I too can wear sandals all year long… plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won’t even stick out.

- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"… but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?

- You’re chicks aren’t way hotter than ours… they are almost equal… and thats only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye… We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.

- We’re taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma’am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world We’re famous

- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like… but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?

- Haha… who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?

- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done…

- I live next door to Americans, but we call them Mexicans

- About your Porn…. 3 words… "Debbie Does Dallas"… You can brag about it now, but we started it

- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?

- We’re smart enough to know 65mph means 65, but our speed limit is 70.

- When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to california.

- The drinking age is 21, but if you aren’t chasin the beer by 1 yr old… you’re behind.

- Yeah, Well my governor became the President of the United States… yours isn’t even eligible.

- You can go out at midnight? Thats nice, I haven’t even come home by then.

- Ok… you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you’re talking about… I think you’re watching too much TV.

- Yeah, you’ll definitely get looked at funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not Greek, its French.

- Of course you don’t stop at stop signs… none of you can drive.

- You can pick up Real Mexican food 24 hours a day huh… well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real Mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?

- All the TV shows get filmed there… but where does your favorite poker game come from? Texas Hold’em anyone?

- You can keep your golden state… We’re the Lone Star State…the one and only!!

- Do I have to remind you about the drive thru Beer Barn again? Does In-N-Out serve alcohol? (Oh and did I mention Dr. Pepper was created in Texas?)[TEXAS does have an In-N-Out as well. Liberty, Texas, baby...so stick that in your juice box and suck it!]

- You guys have the best athletes huh?… Eight words… Lance Armstrong and The University of Texas at Austin

Though I could mention MICHAEL JOHNSON - Olympic Sprinter, World record holder in 200m and 400m, 5 Olympic Gold medals, 9 time World Champion (born Dallas, TX)

Oh and remind me again who won the Rose Bowl between USC and Texas????? I believe it was the LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Football is a religion, not a sport

- In Texas, football means football, not soccer.

- 90% of football "movies" you guys are making are about Texas Football.

-Varsity Blues, filmed in Georgetown, TX - Friday Night Lights, filmed in Odessa, TX - Necessary Roughness, filmed in San Marcos, TX

- Texas is the only state that can still separate to become its own country. The only way California’s gonna accomplish that is if another earthquake comes along and you guys sink into the ocean. Can you say Atlantis…. hahaha

-Everything is BIGGER in TEXAS

Come on Texans Show Your Colors! Repost!

And as the Great Sam Houston once said "Texas could survive without the United States, but the United States could not survive without Texas"

Riddle: California Vs. Texas?

This is kinda dumb but it’s fun to read. Texas Rules!

WHY CALIFORNIA IS BETTER THAN TEXAS:

- I can wear sandals all year long
- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"
-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well…Miami can hang.
- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often
- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like
-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal
-We’ll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.
-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them American’s!
-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we’re better and thats how it is
- I don’t get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear
- I know 65 mph really means 100
- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase cuz we don’t screw around on the road
- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)
- My governor can kick your governors ass
- I can go out at midnight
-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code
- I might get looked at funny by locals when I’m on vacation in their state, but when they find out I’m from California I turn into a Greek GOD
- We don’t stop at stop signs… we do a "california roll"
- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day
- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here
- We’re the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State…..GOLDEN!!!
- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)
- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I’m better than you
- The best athletes come from here
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

WHY TEXAS IS BETTER THAN CALIFORNIA:

Hey… California listen up… Texas is where its at!
- I too can wear sandals all year long… plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won’t even stick out.
- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"… but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?
- You’re chicks aren’t way hotter than ours… they are almost equal… and thats only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye… We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.
- We’re taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma’am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world We’re famous
- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like… but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?
- Haha… who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?
- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done…
- I live next door to Americans, but we call them Mexicans
- About your Porn…. 3 words… "Debbie Does Dallas"… You can brag about it now, but we started it
- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?
- We’re smart enough to know 65mph means 65, but our speed limit is 70.
- When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to california.
- The drinking age is 21, and that’s also why half of your population is in rehab by the age of 12!
- Yeah, Well my governor became the President of the United States… yours isn’t even eligible.
- You can go out at midnight? Thats nice, I haven’t even come home by then.
- Ok… you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you’re from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you’re talking about… I think you’re watching too much TV.
- Yeah, you’ll definitely get looked at funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not Greek, its French.
- Of course you don’t stop at stop signs… none of you can drive.
- You can pick up Real Mexican food 24 hours a day huh… well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real Mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?
- All the TV shows get filmed there… but where does your favorite poker game come from? Texas Hold’em anyone?
- You can keep your golden state… We’re the Lone Star State…the one and only!!
- Do I have to remind you about the drive thru Beer Barn again? Does In-N-Out serve alcohol? (Oh and did I mention Dr. Pepper was created in Texas?)[TEXAS does have an In-N-Out as well. Liberty, Texas, baby...so stick that in your juice box and suck it!]
- You guys have the best athletes huh?… Eight words… Lance Armstrong and The University of Texas at Austin
Though I could mention MICHAEL JOHNSON - Olympic Sprinter, World record holder in 200m and 400m, 5 Olympic Gold medals, 9 time World Champion (born Dallas, TX)
Oh and remind me again who won the Rose Bowl between USC and Texas????? I believe it was the LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Football is a religion, not a sport
- In Texas, football means football, not soccer.
- 90% of football "movies" you guys are making are about Texas Football.
-Varsity Blues, filmed in Georgetown, TX - Friday Night Lights, filmed in Odessa, TX - Necessary Roughness, filmed in San Marcos, TX
- Texas is the only state that can still separate to become its own country. The only way California’s gonna accomplish that is if another earthquake comes along and you guys sink into the ocean. Can you say Atlantis…. hahaha
-Everything is BIGGER in TEXAS

And as the Great Sam Houston once said "Texas could survive without the United States, but the United States could not survive without Texas"

How can heaven and hell be real?

do you actually believe that some guy with horns on his head and a funny red tail holding a staff with spikes on it is down in some place where there is fire everywhere and good people who are Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, Homosexual, ect and people who don’t know about Christianity are down there burning forever and ever just because they believed in something else that made them feel special or kept their family together. meanwhile murderers, killer, druggies, and other people who have wronged in life asked for forgiveness from "god" are up there in a cloudy, happy, sunny place thats not on earth, or in outerspace, but in some place where you float around with some guy who sits on a throne with a grandfather beard and watches everything that goes on in earth, and leaves the rest of the universe alone…if people like Gandhi, Lance Armstrong, Ellen Degeneres, and so on go to hell to burn in eternal pain and suffering then God doesn’t exist

TV ratings for game 3?

thought some of you may be interested in this.

"VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League (NHL), garnered a 2.6 national HH rating and averaged 2,955,348 viewers for its Game 3 telecast of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday, June 2, with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 defeat over the Detroit Red Wings at Mellon Arena. The game, which peaked at a 3.5 HH rating between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m., was the highest-rated and most-watched Stanley Cup Final game on cable since 2002. VERSUS, for the 8:00-10:45 p.m. time period, was the most-viewed cable network in the country and the top-rated network overall (broadcast and cable) among all key male demos.

The 2.6 national HH rating is the best rating ever in the history of the network, beating both Lance Armstrong’s final ride (7/24/05) and Game 5 between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks in the Conference Finals (5/27/09) which both earned a 2.1 HH rating. Among average viewers, the Game 3 telecast topped the network’s previous high set during Game 2 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final (2,608,371). VERSUS’ Game 3 telecast showed a 37-percent increase in HH rating (2.6 vs 1.9) and 19-percent growth (2,955,348 vs 2,479,977) in average viewership over the average of Games 1 and 2 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final between the Red Wings and Penguins.

Locally, VERSUS garnered a 15.1 HH rating in Detroit and a 26.1 HH rating in Pittsburgh, making VERSUS the top-rated network (broadcast and cable) for the time period in both markets. VERSUS was also a top 5 cable network for the time period in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Washington, DC and Philadelphia, among others.

VERSUS entered the 2009 Stanley Cup Final with tremendous momentum based on ratings and viewership gains in the regular season and through each round of the playoffs. The network’s coverage of the 2009 Conference Final round was the highest-rated third round on cable since 1998 with HH ratings up 25 percent and average viewership up 30 percent from 2008. The third-round growth came on the heels of VERSUS airing the highest-rated Conference Semifinals on cable since 1997 and seeing 32-percent viewership growth in that round, 22-percent viewership growth in the Conference Quarterfinals and a 21-percent increase in viewership during the regular season."

This is a big step for the NHL. How do you think the ratings for game 4 will be going up against game 1 of the NBA?
Bob- This is the only night where there is a conflict. The NBA is skipping 2 nights so their Game 2 is Sunday.
Bob- This is the only night where there is a conflict. The NBA is skipping 2 nights so their Game 2 is Sunday.
James- I would watch the NBA if it was tomorrow night, but they have it on the same night as the NHL, so I will not be watching.

Ratings for the Stanley Cup Finals?

STAMFORD, Conn. — "The Detroit Red Wings’ victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals opener was the highest-rated and most-watched cable telecast of the championship round in six years.

The Red Wings’ 4-0 win on Saturday night had a 1.8 national rating — drawing over 2.3 million viewers. The rating was the highest for an NHL game on Versus, topping the audience that watched the Penguins’ Game 2 victory over Philadelphia in this year’s Eastern Conference finals.

Only Lance Armstrong’s final ride in the 2005 Tour de France had a higher rating in Versus history (2.1).

Versus will show Game 2 of the finals on Monday night before the series shifts to NBC for the remaining games.

The Game 1 rating is a 157 percent increase over last year’s opener and a 100 percent rise from two years ago."

Who would of thought?
It also says the most televised watched in 6 years. 6 years ago was the Wings vs. Carolina.
Nips- The NBA could be looking at a Celtics/Lakers match up. That is a match up with golden ratings written all over it. I have lost all interest in the sport of basketball, wont bother looking for it on T.V.
Joe- I got my money on the West I’m pulling for the Spurs. Celts also went to game 7 against the Cavs. And will also go to game 7 against Detroit. I hope all the big free agent signing in the beginning of the season fails.
Heres the link http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24821860/

You know what I don’t understand?

Whenever you ask if a celebrity or musician is gay, people automatically say "WHAT DOES IT MATTER?" or "OMG WHO CAREZ!"

What’s wrong with asking, anyway?
I hate it when people want to know an answer about their favorite celebrity, and people make smart-ass remarks.

Nobody said they were going to stop watching Tim Curry movies if he was gay, and nobody said they’d start liking Lance Armstrong if he wasn’t straight.

It’s just natural human curiosity. Agree or disagree?

How does Le Tour de France work?

Can someone explain to me how the tour de france works. I’ve been watching. Some of the guys don’t even try they cross the finish line going slow. How do they keep score. How come lance Armstrong hasn’t won a stage or push to win one

Is this true? Is Kelly Clarkson a sell out?

I heard from the local small town paper rumormill, about Kelly Clarkson new album, here is the scoop

Kelly Clarkson
2.0

1. Rock Solid
2. You and Me(featuring Obama)
3. Crush Into You
4. Said it, did it, screw it(featuring Miley Cyrus, Demi, katy perry)
5. Watch Out
6. Under the covers
7. white trash wedding
8. Jessabell
9. My freak show
10. Wicked
11. Kiss The Boy
12. Help me Out
13. True Love(Jonas Brothers)
14. Poem Song
15. Breakaway 2.0

Kelly says it is a country album with pop influence
she said it’s alot better then my december.

Rumor has it first
single is kiss the boy

Kiss the Boy is kinda of like a more upversion of bubbly

here is what bobby jindal had to say about the album
With a new team in place (including manager Narvel Blackstock, Reba McEntire’s husband) and the drama of My December behind her, Clarkson exuded nothing but confidence in the studio, Dr. Luke says. "It’s sick. She sings a song in two hours and kills it. You’re just, like, ‘holy s—.’ She has powerful lungs. She’s like the Lance Armstrong of vocal chords.& duuuuh