USA Today sports columnist :
"Lance Armstrong and U.S. Anti-Doping CEO Travis Tygart met for more than an hour in early to mid-December to discuss the possibility of a public admission that the banned cyclist used performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his long career, a person with knowledge of the meeting said Wednesday morning."
That follows an , which reported that Armstrong "has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation."
Meanwhile, , Tygart tells CBS °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ' Scott Pelley that Armstrong once tried "to 'donate' about a quarter of a million dollars to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, a gesture that 'stunned' " the USADA CEO."
There's also word today that a "no-holds-barred interview" with Armstrong on Jan. 17. It will be on the Oprah Winfrey Network at 9 p.m. ET, and .
Armstrong has always denied he cheated during his cycling career. Last August, though, . He's been .
Tygart that its investigation revealed that Armstrong and his USPS professional cycling team was running "one of the most sophisticated drug conspiracies we've ever seen."
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