Michael Phelps

                   

Phelps eyes Olympic medal history

upi.com     21 hrs ago   24 related          

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Swimming Gold medals to be awarded: 34 Dates of competition: Aug. 9-21 The spotlight will be on Michael Phelps and his attempt to win an Olympic record eight gold medals. There will be many other...                

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3. Michael Phelps - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch - TIME

time.com     13 hrs ago          

Francois-Xavier Marit / AFP / Getty The biggest challenge Michael Phelps, 23, will face in Beijing will be the clock. And not the one at the pool. With all the final races in swimming moving from their traditional evening time...                

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Sports Illustrated Olympic Preview

sportskids.blogspot.com     21 hrs ago          

This month's issue of Sports Illustrated is about the next Olympic Games in Beijing. They are giving their preview of what will happen. Of course, they are a little bit biased about US performance and some predictions are a...                

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Obama's Savvy Ad Buy

tnr.com     20 hrs ago   32 related          

I meant to comment on this earlier but forgot about it amid the Berlin excitement. Anyway, I think the $5 million Olympic ad buy is a really big deal, and quite shrewd. Not just because Obama will get his mug out there during a...                

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Amnesty International Is Trying To Haunt Your Olympic Dreams [2008 Beijing Olympics]

deadspin.com     19 hrs ago          

Courtesy of the fantastic Copyranter comes the latest anti-China propaganda from Amnesty International. AI (not Iverson) has been pumping out the disturbing Olympic-themed-China=bad, bad people ad campaign for more than a year...                

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Torres's coach develops blood disorder

theglobeandmail.com     21 hrs ago   34 related          

JAMES CHRISTIE Globe and Mail Update The U.S. Olympic story that played upon the heartstrings has hit a saddening note. The coach who led 41-year-old swimming mom Dara Torres back into the Olympic parade will be going to the...                

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hindu.com: Metroplus Theatrefest 2008 hindu.com

Can the Indian swimmers make a splash?

hindu.com     15 hrs ago          

— Photo: K. Murali Kumar HOPES KINDLED: Thanks to better exposure, Indian swimmers such as Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal are slowly bridging the gap at the world level. The Indian squad will be spearheaded by the...                

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Relaxed Tait is aiming to make one last splash at Olympics

scotsman.com     12 hrs ago          

Published Date: 26 July 2008 City of Edinburgh swimmer hopes years of training will come to fruition before he starts a new life in Australia THE sunset of Gregor Tait's career can be neatly viewed as the sunrise of his life....                

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cnn.com: Jessica Hardy swims at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in this June 30 photo. cnn.com

Swimmer Hardy tests positive for drug

cnn.com     yesterday   236 related          

Hardy tests positive for the banned anabolic agent Clenbuterol at the trials Swimmer's agent has said he was told Hardy had two negative tests and a positive Hardy was former water polo player who didn't start swimming until...                

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Beijing's supersized Olympics suit American tastes

msn.com     yesterday   78 related          

As the Olympics near, people try variations on the word "big." When it comes to the total number of U.S. hours (3,600 on NBC and cable), it will top all previous games combined. Bob Costas, NBC's anchor, says the Chinese...                

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