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 Phelps Unhurt  
 in Car Crash; 
 Other Driver 
 Shaken Up 

Cops say alcohol
not a factor in Olympic swimmer's collision

Aug 13, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Phelps was uninjured after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle in Baltimore tonight. The female driver of a Honda Accord was "shaken up" and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Two passengers in Phelps' Cadillac Escalade were unhurt. A police spokesman says Phelps has... More »

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Michael Phelps • car accident • car crash • Baltimore • Olympians • USA Swimming

 Swimmer Makes Ass of Himself 


Jul 29, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Champion US swimmer Ricky Berens got that sinking feeling when his high-tech suit split down the back an instant before he sailed into the water for his leg of a relay at the FINA Swimming World Championship in Rome. The result was a flash of muscly derrière transmitted on... More »

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Italy • Rome • swimming • wardrobe malfunction • gold medal • swimming pool • USA Swimming • swimsuit • gold medalist • Ricky Berens

(Newser) - Michael Phelps demolished both the 100-meter butterfly world record and any lingering concerns about his fitness at the US Nationals yesterday, USA Today reports. Phelps—who returned to training less than five months ago—finished in 50.22 seconds, breaking the 50.40 record set by fellow American Ian Crocker... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • USA Swimming

Kellogg's Faces Pro-Phelps Backlash

Fans launch boycott, slam company with wave of complaints

Feb 10, 09 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Kellogg's decision to drop Michael Phelps’ sponsorship deal has created an angry wave of would-be cereal killers, the Baltimore Sun reports. A Facebook group urging consumers to boycott the company has hit 5,000 members and is growing fast. Pro-marijuana groups are also calling for a boycott, labeling the company's... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2012 London Olympics • Kellogg • marijuana • boycott • Bill Maher • USA Swimming • Bill Maher Grid

 We May Never 
 Know Who Took 
 the Pot Pic 

Many people could have taken bong photo

Feb 9, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Plenty of people partied with Michael Phelps in South Carolina around the time he smoked marijuana, but the abundance of witnesses doesn't mean we'll ever know who took the picture that got the Olympian into trouble. Some fellow partiers saw iPhones out, but no one's even sure which night the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • iPhone • swimming • marijuana • party • University of South Carolina • USA Swimming

Phelps: 3-Month Suspension Is Fair Punishment

Shamed Olympic champ accepts USA Swimming's decision

Feb 7, 09 4:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps believes a 3-month suspension from USA Swimming is a fair enough price to pay for getting caught toking up, the AP reports. "Obviously, for a mistake you should get punished," said the acclaimed Olympic gold medalist. Phelps says he has been spending a lot of time... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • marijuana • USA Swimming • Olympic athletes

OPINION

Phelps Penalty Misses Point 

Swimmer, clueless on dry land, should be forced back into pool
as community service

Feb 6, 09 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - US swimming authorities flopped in their decision to suspend Michael Phelps from competition, George Vecsey writes in the New York Times. Now Phelps “has more time to wander into parties and hold interesting-looking objects up to his face and say, ‘Hey, dude, what’s this?’” Instead, the... More »

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Michael Phelps • Kellogg • marijuana • USA Swimming

US Olympic Medalist Details Sex Abuse

Swimmer Hoelzer goes public in hopes of helping other victims

Sep 16, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Olympic medalist Margaret Hoelzer was sexually abused, she tells the AP in the hopes of helping other victims. The abuse by the friend of a father started when she was 5 years old, the swimmer says, and did not stop until the family moved 2 years later. The abuser was... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • child abuse • sexual abuse • athlete • Olympians • USA Swimming • Margaret Hoelzer

 Phelps
 to Kick Off
 SNL Opener

Gold medal star makes comedy debut
as host next month

Aug 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Super swimmer Michael Phelps will be trying his hand at making comedy gold as host of the season premier of Saturday Night Live, E! Online reports. The 23-year-old Olympic champ will be making his acting debut when the program's 34th season kicks off September 13. The swimmer will be joined... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • comedy • Olympians • USA Swimming • gold medalist

 Spitz Starts Life
 as Second-Greatest

1972 Olympic champ stays gracious after record falls to Phelps

Aug 21, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Outspoken and prickly in the best of times, Mark Spitz is slowly adjusting to being the second-greatest Olympian of all time, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mustering a little grace for the occasion, Spitz says he's relieved at the downgrade. "He's got the burden of inspiring the youth as... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • world record • swimming • Olympians • USA Swimming • Mark Spitz

OLYMPICS

Phelps' Ties
to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

Sponsor Omega won't release images of
race No. 7 finish

Aug 20, 08 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps' razor-thin victory in his seventh race is raising sticky ethical questions because the Olympics' official timekeeper is also one of Phelps' sponsors, the New York Times reports. Making matters worse, the timekeeper, Omega, and swimming's governing body won't break with protocol and release underwater images of the finish.... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming • gold medalist

OPINION

 How Phelps Saved the Games

Swimmer inspired America to love the games again

Aug 18, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the Chinese invented organized sports 6,000 years ago, writes Pat Forde on ESPN.com, then how appropriate that Michael Phelps came to Beijing to prove he was “the apotheosis of the athlete.” And America knows it. In a year when the Olympics had become “passe,... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • world record • swimming • gold medal • USA Swimming • Mark Spitz

OPINION

 Phelps' Quest
 Perfectly American

Swimmer balanced domination with near-misses

Aug 17, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps’ quest for eight gold medals was a perfect sports story for America: we like our athletes to either dominate or come from behind at the last minute, and Phelps delivered on both counts. He was both “the juggernaut and the ninth-inning home run with two outs and... More »

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Michael Phelps • United States • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • USA Swimming

OLYMPICS

 8 Golds:
 Phelps 
 Makes
 History


Aug 16, 08 10:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps swam into history today by picking up his 8th gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, NBC reports. Phelps swam the third leg of the men's 4x100 medley—yes, another world record—to trump Mark Spitz's record of 7 medals set more than three decades ago. "I'm more... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming

opinion

 Defining Olympic Moment?
 Phelps By a Hair


Aug 16, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, if Michael Phelps wins his eighth Olympic gold, as he’s expected to do in the men’s relay, all eyes will be on him. And we’ll wonder (even more) if he’s all human or part-fish. But the Olympics' "defining fabulous moment" has already passed, writes... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming • controversy • Olympics • Milorad Cavic

 Phelps Grabs Gold No. 6


Aug 14, 08 9:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six for six. Michael Phelps swam to another gold medal with an easy win in the 200 individual medley, the AP reports. Phelps, who continued his perfect streak of world records, beat Hungary's Laszlo Czeh (silver) and fellow American Ryan Lochte (bronze). He's got two races remaining to set a... More »

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Michael Phelps • Team USA • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming

OLYMPICS

 The Greatest
 Athlete of His
 Generation?


Phelps' sport is underappreciated

Aug 13, 08 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - With his 10th and 11th gold medals making him the most decorated Olympian in history, Michael Phelps is also arguably the greatest American athlete of his generation, writes Alan Abrahamson of NBC. And despite the Olympic hype, he’s underappreciated. That's because his sport is not, say, golf, but swimming,... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • USA Swimming

updated

 Phelps Makes History: 11 Golds 


Aug 12, 08 9:23 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Phelps now has more gold medals than any athlete who's ever competed in the Olympics. The 23-year-old American swimmer won his fourth and fifth golds of the Beijing Games with world-record victories in the 200 butterfly and the 4x200 relay. He now has 11 gold medals in his career,... More »

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Michael Phelps • Team USA • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming

Are Swimmers or Technology Swamping Speed Records?

Cascade of new world records sparks debate

Aug 12, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swimming world records are going under so fast at this Olympics that some officials are questioning what's going on, the New York Times writes. Ten records have fallen in Beijing so far—four in the space of 80 minutes yesterday—causing controversy over concerns that advances in swimsuit and pool... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • world record • swimming • Speedo LZR Racer • USA Swimming

(Newser) - Michael Phelps won his first gold medal of the Summer Olympics with a decisive victory in the 400-meters individual medley, Reuters reports. Phelps, who has a chance to win a record 8 golds in the Games, smashed his own world record—it lasted less than a day—with a time... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gold medal • USA Swimming

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