4 January 2009, 11:27 pm
Celtics-Lakers was great, Giants-Patriots was memorable and Tiger-Rocco was remarkable. But only one sporting event this year was truly unforgettable. It was Michael Phelps against the world. And in the end, the world was left with its jaw hanging ...... Read More »
4 January 2009, 7:30 pm
Phelps suffered from AD/HD as a child and it was only after his mother started taking him swimming that he overcame the condition Unlike most 23-year-old men in the first week of a new year, Michael Phelps has more reason to look back with ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 9:34 pm
The honors just keep on coming for the “Great Haul of China” -- Phelps’ feat has now been selected as the top sports story of the year by members of the Associated Press. By taking down Mark Spitz’ s Holy Grail of records with eight gold ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 2:11 pm
Michael Phelps was named the 2008 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated on Tuesday, becoming the first Olympian to earn the honor since speedskaters Bonnie Blair (United States) and Johann Olav Koss (Norway) shared it in 1994. By winning eight ...... Read More »
2 January 2009, 12:06 am
Michael Phelps had just finished his work at the Water Cube, still wet but his place in history secure, when he walked up to his longtime coach. "Good job," Bob Bowman said. C'mon, coach, couldn't you come up with something a little more memorable ...... Read More »
31 December 2008, 1:34 am
Usain Bolt on the track, Michael Phelps in the water and Yelena Isinbayeva through the air elevated three elemental Olympic sports into another realm at the Beijing Games, the highlight of 2008's sporting calendar. Bolt, a languid, elongated Jamaican ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 8:38 am
Seattle -- Former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the celebrity with whom a majority of Americans would like to be neighbors, a poll suggests. The December survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults was conducted by Harris Interactive and ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 8:09 am
Students at Relay Elementary School got a little taste of celebrity during the school's annual reading of "The Polar Express" on Dec. 23 as Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, served as honorary reader. Phelps, who gained ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 3:56 pm
In May, Nicole Cochran won the state's 3200 meter state championship. It wasn't even close. But her celebration was short-lived. "They ended up disqualifying me," she said. A judge ruled Cochran had stepped out of bounds so she was stripped of her ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 3:56 pm
As photographers for Getty Images, Al Bello and Donald Miralle have provided usaswimming.org and Splash magazine with many of its top-notch photos over the years. Miralle, a native of Southern California, grew up in the water, swimming competitively ...... Read More »
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