The Boston Globe   Bob Ryan  No lesson in Lance Armstrong’s
situation  Drug cheats have created vicious cycle  Is there a
lesson in Lance?  I’m not sure about that, but there certainly
is a lot of poop to clean up.  Continue reading below  With all
due respect to three-time Tour de France winner Greg Lemond,
Lance Armstrong was the first cyclist to become an American
household name. His Q rating had to rival that of all but a few
of our best-known team sports athletes. It was right there with
the name of Tiger Woods, our other venerated solo artist.  But
Armstrong’s comedown has far more impact than Tiger’s fall. As
much as Tiger meant to the PGA Tour, his personal decline does
not reflect on the nature of his sport. Tiger has hurt Tiger.
The Tour is being replenished with great young talent, even as
we speak.  Continue reading below  Over and above the personal
prestige and financial damage he has done to himself, Armstrong
has besmirched the entire sport of cycling.  Of course, he’s not
alone. The reason th