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Michael Phelps: His car accident from last week - you may have missed it; took place about two hours after news broke of Vick signing with the Eagles - isn't quite ready to go away quietly. Phelps will have to go to court because he gave the cops a driver's license. Also, he admitted to having one beer over an hour before the crash. The cops determined that the one drink did not have an impact on the crash. [People] (12)
Michael Phelps Car Accident: "Police say that Phelps' SUV was involved in a crash with at least one other vehicle around 9 p.m. at the intersection of Calvert St. and Biddle St" in Baltimore. With what Phelps has been through since winning eight gold medals last summer, everyone's going to be holding their breath for a few hours on this one ... [ABC2] (41)
U-S-A! U-S-A! Michael Phelps did what he does (second?) best and swam really fast today. He beat his rival Milorad Cavic in the 100-meter butterfly. Cavic is the same cat that Phelps out-touched back in the Olympics. He was even wearing an inferior suit this time. This is honestly the most I've cared about competetive swimming since last summer. (ESPN) (2)
Jul 29

Silver is Not Becoming of Michael Phelps: After His 1st Loss in 4 Years, His Coach Rages Against New Suits

Michael Phelps TheBigLead 34 Comments »

michael phelps lost!Forget Favre’s latest retirement, or Vick’s reinstatement, or Lamar Odom, or Tim Tebow’s virginity or Roy Halladay – a buoyancy-enhancing, friction-reducing polyurethane swimsuit is the most controversial sports story right now! After Michael Phelps lost his first race since 2005 to a polyurethane-clad Paul Biedermann of Germany, here’s what Phelps’ coach had to say: Read the rest of this entry »

May 11

Michael Phelps is the Ultimate Guy’s Guy

Michael Phelps, Strippers TheBigLead 26 Comments »

Michael Phelps like strippers? Threesomes? Juggling multiple women? Chewing tobacco? Poker? Bong hits? Oh, and he’s a multi-millionaire, and only turns 24 next month. That’s livin’ the dream. Read the rest of this entry »

Athlete or Equipment: The New York Times has put together a little panel to discuss level playing fields in sports that are highly reliant on equipment such as golf, cycling and swimming. (I've long maintained that flippers = unfair) A good case that technology is out of control - the 108 world records broken in swimming in 2008. That's not even counting the 1,783 breakfast sandwiches Michael Phelps devoured last year. (New York Times) (4)
Apr 09

Hasheem Thabeet Has No Clue Who Michael Phelps Is

College Basketball, Michael Phelps TheBigLead 19 Comments »

More ammo for his mom’s tell-all book:

“Michael was … drinking straight from a bottle of Grey Goose, and when the deejay started playing M.I.A.’s ‘Paper Planes,’ he got up, started dancing like a loon and kept on yelling, ‘Shots!’”

… the champ recognized UConn basketball player Hasheem Thabeet and went over to introduce himself. “Hasheem had absolutely no clue who Michael was, and [Phelps] walked away looking a little embarrassed.”

Michael Phelps dives into New York City club scene (NYDN)

Mar 13

The Roundup: Were the Six Overtimes Good For You?

Baseball, Blogging, Cheerleaders, College Basketball, Golf, Media Gossip/Musings, Michael Phelps, Tennis, Video TheBigLead 52 Comments »

Kristin Cavallari … another stimulus package? …”I can’t do anything wrong when I’m in the pool” … is your state in trouble? … Stewart registers 2nd round KO of Cramer … student sues airline over lost Xbox … do not dress like the Joker and point a gun at the cops … blogger’s looking at jail time … after the jump, the buzzer-beater that would have had us asleep by 11:30 …

First time on a golf course … and she gets a hole in one. (St. Pete Times)

Cheerleaderology. Missouri and Oklahoma, come on down! (College Hoops Net)

Part II of the Sports Blogger survey. (Sports Media Journal)

Try not to laugh: Mom catches son masturbating, punches her in the face. (Only in Florida)

For the Big 10 lovers: Michigan State, good or just lucky? (WSJ)

Radio guys to play girls high school basketball team. (Uwe Blog, Game Time)

When two newspapers cities go from one to … none? (NYT)

Lefty the short game genius. (Tuna Golf)

Johan Santana’s first spring start goes well, so no need to panic Mets fans. (NY Post)

Never been a fan of Joel Stein, but makes some damn good points here. (Time)

San Francisco food banks are thankful for the Michael Phelps bong hit. (SF Chronicle)

Roger Federer’s going to be a dad. (His website)

How about the Dodgers bring back Pedro? (LA Times) Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 13

Trendspotting: Insane Athlete Witch Hunts

Drugs, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Trendspotting tyduffy 30 Comments »

Richland County, S.C. is tough on crime.  They are so intense that police raided a house-with guns raised- in February, based on a photograph of Michael Phelps taking a bong hit at a party in November.

They arrested and interrogated eight kids, not to uncover drug distribution networks but to find witnesses from the Phelps party.

Phelps, should he be convicted of the misdemeanor, faces a possible $200 fine and 30 days in jail.  There is, however, no guarantee South Carolina could even extradite Phelps for such a minor crime. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 11

The Admirals Should Add Jeff Spicoli to the List

Michael Phelps TheBigLead 13 Comments »

Do you have a DARE graduation certificate? Is your name Michael? Or Phelps? Or Mary Jane? Or Cheech? Or Chong? Or Weed? Do you have an Olympic Gold medal?

If any of these apply, all you’ll need is $2 to attend a Milwaukee Admirals American Hockey League game next week. The Jets plan to do something similar pertaining to Favre and retirement this Fall (white beard, proof of social security payment, flannel and wrangler jeans); no word if the Yankees are crafting something involving a “drug test” night this summer.

Admirals to host ‘Don’t Be Like Mike’ night (Journal Sentinel)

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