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Lance Armstrong is retiring right after this year's Tour de France. Tyler Hamilton got a 2-year suspension for homologous blood transfusion, which, for a 34-year old pro cyclist, is the career death penalty.

No name yet, but every news service in the world is reporting that a pope has been elected. Name isn't available yet. Commentary? This is quick to elect a pope, but not particularly unusual (apparently a pope was elected on the second day of the conclave a few times in the 20th century).