Q: What’s the status of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team since Lance Armstrong left the circuit. Is it still pedaling in the Tour de France. Hasn’t there been a lawsuit brought by one of the sponsors in regard to Armstrong?
—Elmer K. Miller, Cumming
A: The USPS team disbanded in 2004. Discovery Channel became a title sponsor of the only U.S.-based professional level cycling team that year, but it disbanded in 2007. Armstrong was a part owner of those teams. He is facing several lawsuits that seek “repayment of millions paid to him during his career,” according to The Associated Press. These include a federal case involving the USPS, which wants Armstrong to repay more than $40 million that it gave to him and the team when it was the primary sponsor, the AP reported. Additional damages could push the penalties to more than $100 million.
Q: What happened to JaQuitta Williams, who was on CBS.
—Helen Moore, Stone Mountain
A: Williams left CBS Atlanta on June 5, saying on an Instagram message that, “They’re moving in an different direction.” She had been the anchor on the 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts. “Now, it’s time to move forward. God leads. I follow. I have no idea what’s next, but whatever it is, I’m excited,” Williams wrote on her Facebook page. She also had worked at Channel 2 Action News and appeared as an actor on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” and “Meet the Browns.”
Andy Johnston wrote this column; Rodney Ho contributed. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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