Canadian Diplomat Who Sheltered Americans Dies

RIP... and thank you.

TORONTO (AP) — John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88.

His wife Zena said Saturday that Sheardown passed away in an Ottawa hospital on Dec. 30. She says he had been treated for Alzheimer’s disease for the past four years but also suffered from other ailments.

Armstrong Might Confess to Doping

So?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is reportedly considering a change in course, dropping his years of denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported late Friday that Armstrong has told associates he is thinking about the move.

We know he did it. He knows he did it. He was punished for it. What possible use is there in him making some sort of public statement other than to feed his ego?

Cotton Bowl

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