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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Phelps

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 Phelps 
 Chugs Vodka 
 While Mom 
 Plugs Book 

Swimmer backs mom in NYC, up-ends bottle of Grey Goose

Apr 9, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Phelps, well on his way to reclaiming his All-American image, was spotted at a New York hotspot “drinking straight from a bottle of Grey Goose,” a source tells the Daily News. At one point, “he got up, started dancing like a loon and kept on yelling,... More »

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Michael Phelps • alcohol • 2008 Beijing Olympics • memoir • Olympians • Olympic athletes • US Olympic athletes • Debbie Phelps

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Plaxico's 
 Day in Court 
 Postponed 

Plus, A-Rod doesn't wash his hands, and more

Mar 31, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A hearing in the gun-possession case against New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was postponed today, ESPN reports. The next court date is set for June 15, but his lawyer says talks are under way about a plea bargain. More gossip:
  • Think about this the next time you want
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Michael Phelps • celebrity trials • Alex Rodriguez • lawsuit • Plaxico Burress

World Rules
Sink New
Tech Tricks for Swimming Suits

Regulations limit suits' bouyancy, coverage

Mar 15, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - World competitive swimming organization Fina has outlawed certain high-tech swimming suits to keep the playing field even, reports the BBC. Suits cannot cover the neck, nor extend past the ankles and shoulders, and are limited to a certain thickness and buoyancy under the new rules. An astonishing 108 swimming records... More »

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Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • Speedo • Speedo LZR Racer

(Newser) - In his first post-bong-photo interview, Michael Phelps says he has a sure-fire way to stay out of trouble—get back to the "normal routine" of the swimming pool. In the interview—it airs tomorrow on NBC's Today show, notes Entertainment Tonight—Matt Lauer asks Phelps if he's worried the... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Matt Lauer • marijuana • Today show • television interview

Phelps Helps
SF Food Bank Tame Munchies

Swimmer's bong photo, ban lead to donation of 2 tons of cereal

Mar 11, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The amateur paparazzo who snapped Michael Phelps holding a bong helped indirectly bring a little good to the world: Kellogg's, which dumped the Olympian after the photo came to light, donated nearly 2 tons of Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes in boxes bearing Phelps' winning smile to the San Francisco... More »

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San Francisco • Michael Phelps • hunger • Kellogg • marijuana • food banks • scandal

 Phelps Hides 
 From Paps— 
 at Strip Joints 

Swimmer hides from cameras, tints windows

Feb 18, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s understandable that Michael Phelps is a little camera-shy after the fallout from his bong portrait. But he’s started “hiding out at strip clubs” to avoid having his picture taken, the New York Post reports. The Olympic champ has also tinted the windows of his Baltimore home... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • strip club • marijuana • photograph • Olympic athletes • strip clubs

Phelps Won't
Be Charged

SC sheriff probed swimmer's marijuana use but found no evidence, he says

Feb 16, 09 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - South Carolina officials won't charge Michael Phelps for smoking that bong after all, The State reports. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said today he'd investigated Phelps' marijuana use at a November party, but came up short on evidence—even though Phelps had admitted to doing it. Legal analysts said Phelps... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • South Carolina • marijuana • drug possession • arrest • Bill Maher • criminal charges • Leon Lott • Bill Maher Grid

Hockey Team to Host 'Don't Be Like Mike' Night

Will give away weed wacker, shred fans' 'incriminating' pics

Feb 13, 09 3:39 PM CST
(Newser) - A Milwaukee hockey team will host a “Don’t Be Like Mike” night next week to discourage fans from following Michael Phelps’ dubious example, the Journal Sentinel reports. Graduates of the DARE program—as well anyone named Michael, Phelps, Mary Jane, Cheech, Chong, or Weed—will get a $2... More »

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Michael Phelps • Milwaukee • hockey • marijuana • weed

SC Cops
Make Arrests
in Phelps Case

Man who used to live
in pot party house hit with possession

Feb 12, 09 8:36 AM CST
(AP) - Police in the county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a bong have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the swimmer, a South Carolina defense lawyer says. The attorney said he has a client who was questioned about the now-infamous party Phelps attended near the... More »

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Michael Phelps • police • South Carolina • marijuana • arrest • party • University of South Carolina • Bill Maher Grid

Bong Owner Tried to Get $100K on eBay

Eight partygoers have been arrested; Phelps not among them

Feb 10, 09 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The bong case grows. Eight people in Columbia, SC, have been arrested on drug charges stemming from the infamous frat party that Michael Phelps attended, WIS-TV reports. Those eight do not include Phelps himself, but they do include the bong's owner, who reportedly tried to sell it on eBay for... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • Columbia University • eBay • South Carolina • marijuana • arrest • criminal investigation • sheriff • search warrant

Phelps' Latest Offer:
Cigar 'Smokesperson'

See, who needs Kellogs?

Feb 10, 09 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Finally, someone who appreciates Michael Phelps’ less obvious talents. Gurkha Cigars has offered the toking Olympian $25,000 to be its official "smokesperson," reports TMZ. In a letter, the company said it wanted Phelps to “do what you do best—smoke and swim. And while we can’... More »

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Michael Phelps • smoking • cigars

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

Subway Keeps Phelps on Board

Fast-food chain
'accepts his apology'
but plans to shelve
TV ads for now

Feb 6, 09 6:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Subway is sticking with Michael Phelps despite his bong-tarnished image, Advertising Age reports. One day after Kellogg dropped the Olympian over his marijuana use, Subway said it was "disappointed with his behavior," but, "like most Americans, we accept his apology. Moving forward, he remains in our... More »

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Michael Phelps • Kellogg • marijuana • Subway • Bill Maher Grid

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

(AP) - The fallout continues: Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming in the wake of his bong photo. Meanwhile, Kellogg's will not renew its contract with the swimmer when it expires at the end of the month, Advertising Age reports. The Wheaties maker says Phelps'... More »

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Michael Phelps • swimming • marijuana • scandal • Olympics

OPINION

Phelps Gets Off Easy Thanks to Image, Not Race

Goody-goodies, black
or white, see minimal
hit for taking hits

Feb 5, 09 2:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Those who think Michael Phelps would be facing harsher treatment if he were black are “stuck in the 1960s,” Jason Whitlock writes for Fox Sports. “Image is everything whether you're black or white.” Only bad boys get hung out to dry when controversy calls—Phelps was... More »

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sports • Michael Phelps • marijuana • marijuana legalization • image • racial inequality • controversy • Jason Whitlock

Phelps Not Sure If He'll Swim in 2012 Olympics

Swimmer struggling with fallout from 'stupid'
bong encounter

Feb 5, 09 7:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps is weighing whether to compete at the 2012 Olympics in the wake of fallout over his much-publicized encounter with a bong, he tells his hometown paper, the Baltimore Sun. Phelps still has goals to achieve in the sport and will talk his decision over with his family and... More »

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bongs • Michael Phelps • 2012 London Olympics • swimming • marijuana • Olympic athletes

 Do Vast Lungs Equal 
 a Monster High? 

Phelps' super-size lungs help him absorb THC quickly

Feb 4, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Phelps' lungs—those that secured him enough Olympic gold to start a mint—are made for a stupendous high, reports Slate. They hold twice the smoke of an average human's, speeding up his THC absorption. But at his size (6-foot-4 and 195 pounds), Phelps needs a lot more weed... More »

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sports • Michael Phelps • drug use • marijuana • drugs in sports • weed • Olympics • THC

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