Lance Armstrong fails in effort to dismiss case over $3m Tour bonuses

Texas judge denies request to dismiss attempt to recover money paid for wins aided by performance-enhancing drugs A Texas judge has refused Lance Armstrong's request to dismiss an insurance company's lawsuit seeking $3m in bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001. Nebraska-based Acceptance Insurance Holdings sued Armstrong, saying he cheated by using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. In a January interview with Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admitted the use of such drugs. His attorn...