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The Associated Press: Phelps breaks 100 fly world record at US nationals
published 244 days, 8 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 245 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes ago
Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:14:25 PM GMT Friday, July 10, 2009 12:35:07 AM GMT
The Associated Press: Phelps breaks 100 fly world record at US nationals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Phelps broke the world record in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. national championships Thursday, just two months after returning from a suspension that was part of the longest layoff of his career. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist swam the two-lap final in 50.22 seconds at the Indiana University Natatorium. He lowered Ian Crocker's mark of 50.40 set at the 2005 world championships in Montreal (more)
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Michael Phelps to go for more gold at London Olympics - Telegraph
published 353 days, 3 hours, 42 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 362 days, 6 hours, 46 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:22:39 PM GMT Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:18:28 PM GMT
Michael Phelps to go for more gold at London Olympics - Telegraph
Michael Phelps to go for more gold at London Olympics Fourteen Olympic gold medals and counting. Michael Phelps has let it be known that he has rediscovered his passion for swimming after the controversy of the marijuana pipe and is fully committed to chasing more titles at the 2012 Games. Thank goodness for that, the London organisers must be thinking. (more)
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Police arrest eight in Michael Phelps dope scandal - Telegraph
published 391 days, 17 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 394 days, 8 hours, 41 minutes ago
Saturday, February 14, 2009 3:13:56 AM GMT Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:23:53 PM GMT
Police arrest eight in Michael Phelps dope scandal - Telegraph
Police have made eight arrests in connection with the party that led to publication of a photograph of Beijing Olympic hero Michael Phelps, television station WIS reported on Tuesday (more)
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Michael Phelps does not deserve the support he has received
published 392 days, 2 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 395 days, 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
Friday, February 13, 2009 6:25:42 PM GMT Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:58:46 PM GMT
Michael Phelps does not deserve the support he has received
Phelps was arrested and convicted for driving under the influence of alcohol shortly after he tied Mark Spitz's record by winning six Olympic gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He apologised then and stated that he would have to live with this for the rest of his life and that he would have to learn from his mistake. Apparently he has not learnt from his mistake and he wasn't living with it. He had apparently considered himself fortunate to have "gotten away" with having suffered no real damage... (more)
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Michael Phelps suspended for three months over bong photograph - Telegraph
published 394 days, 8 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 398 days, 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:29:13 PM GMT Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:17:55 PM GMT
Michael Phelps suspended for three months over bong photograph - Telegraph
Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months following the publication of a picture apparently showing the Olympic champion using illegal drugs. (more)
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Michael Phelps may not swim in 2012 games - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
published 394 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 399 days, 18 hours, 5 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:35:19 AM GMT Friday, February 06, 2009 2:59:42 AM GMT
Michael Phelps may not swim in 2012 games - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
BALTIMORE (TICKER) —Michael Phelps is not sure if he will participate in the Olympics again. In the wake of the tabloid photograph showing the American swimming great smoking from a marijuana pipe, Phelps told The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday that the intense public scrutiny has him contemplating whether to compete in the 2012 Games in London. In his first public comments since the story broke, the 23-year-old Phelps spoke with the newspaper inside Baltimore’s Meadowbrook Aquatic Center after finishing h... (more)
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South Carolina criminal charges possible for Phelps - USATODAY.com
published 394 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 401 days, 9 hours, 8 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:35:19 AM GMT Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:57:05 AM GMT
South Carolina criminal charges possible for Phelps - USATODAY.com
Michael Phelps could face criminal charges as part of the fallout from a photo of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe at a house party. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told The State newspaper of Columbia, S.C., that he would file charges against Phelps if he determines the swimmer smoked marijuana in the county. The sheriff's office released a statement Tuesday saying it "is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law." (more)
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The Science of Sport: Federer and Phelps
published 394 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by bradbrad 402 days, 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:14:11 AM GMT Tuesday, February 03, 2009 7:00:54 PM GMT
The Science of Sport: Federer and Phelps
Life in a fishbowl: Phelps and Federer under the sports marketing and performance magnifying glass It's been a bad couple of days for two of sport's greatest superstars. Last night I was watching Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn on ESPN (great shows - if anyone in South African broadcasting is reading this, you should make a point to watch them and learn what expert sports analysts should be like - informed, fluent in English, and opinionated), and the topics of conversation included: 1.... (more)
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IOC accepts Phelps’ apology for marijuana photo
published 394 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by bradbrad 402 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:14:11 AM GMT Monday, February 02, 2009 10:38:56 PM GMT
IOC accepts Phelps’ apology for marijuana photo
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)—The International Olympic Committee expressed confidence Monday that Michael Phelps will learn from his “inappropriate behavior” and continue to serve as a role model after a British newspaper published a photo of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. (more)
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Phelps apologizes for 'bad judgment' in marijuana photo - USATODAY.com
published 394 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by tsumnertsumner 403 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:14:11 AM GMT Monday, February 02, 2009 3:19:58 AM GMT
Phelps apologizes for 'bad judgment' in marijuana photo - USATODAY.com
Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo in a British newspaper Sunday showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. In a statement released to the Associated Press, the swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games did not dispute the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World. (more)
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Swimming star Phelps 'used cannabis pipe' - report - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
published 394 days, 19 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 404 days, 6 hours, 55 minutes ago
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:14:11 AM GMT Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:09:51 PM GMT
Swimming star Phelps 'used cannabis pipe' - report - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports
LONDON (AFP) - A British newspaper published a photograph Sunday allegedly showing multiple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps inhaling from a glass pipe generally used to smoke cannabis. (more)
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First week back in pool 'painful and rough', says Phelps - Yahoo! Sports
published 398 days, 6 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by http://activekix.myopenid.com/http://activekix.myopenid.com/ 407 days, 19 hours, 54 minutes ago
Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:17:16 PM GMT Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:11:00 AM GMT
First week back in pool 'painful and rough', says Phelps - Yahoo! Sports
RIYADH (AFP) - Michael Phelps, who made Olympic history with a stunning sweep of eight swim gold medals at the Beijing Games, admitted Tuesday that his first week back in the pool for training after a long post-Games break was "painful and rough". (more)
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Michael Phelps: I'll never swim eight events again
published 402 days, 2 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 411 days, 18 hours, 38 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 6:57:47 PM GMT Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:27:15 AM GMT
Michael Phelps: I'll never swim eight events again
That was a bit of news from Michael Phelps a little while ago on a conference call to discuss his selection as the USOC's SportsMan of the year. But the sound bite should be qualified. He said that he would not swim eight events again at "a major competition." Of course, the definition of major events would be anything that matters, as in the Olympics and World Championships. Phelps has just gotten back into the water and noted he has put on about 15 pounds since winning eight gold medals at the Olympi... (more)
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