ESPN's Lance Armstrong documentary is infuriating

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"After soldiering through two and a half months of a pandemic, what did we do to deserve this, another TV network giving Armstrong airtime to share childhood pictures and his inner-most feelings as he retells his enduringly reprehensible story?" Christine Brennan says after ESPN aired the first part of its two-part 30 for 30 documentary LANCE. "Earlier in the day, Turner Sports’ celebrity golf match featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief. Then ESPN put this liar, this con man, this American embarrassment on the air and ruined the rest of the sports evening. ESPN of course has the right to do whatever it wants with its documentaries, although its SportsCenter franchise might want to remember to add a little journalism as it promotes the next and thankfully last Armstrong installment. 'The man and the myth,' was the SportsCenter tease to Part 2 not long after Part 1 ended. It’s a proven fact the guy cheated, lied, ruined lives, then lied some more. Where’s the myth?" ALSO: As with The Last Dance, LANCE is airing on ESPN in two versions -- one that's family friendly on ESPN2 and one with a fusillade of F-words on ESPN.