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Story | Conversation | December 16, 2008Fish Out Of Water
Eric AdelsonAfter finding his dreams in the pool, Michael Phelps woke up on hard ground
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008MLB.com trims workforce from 450
Associated PressMajor League Baseball Advanced Media, the company that runs the sport's highly successful Internet division, laid off about 4.5 percent of its workers last week.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008Phelps talks about lessons learned in Olympics, his own foibles in new book
Associated PressIn his book, "No Limits: The Will to Succeed," co-authored by Alan Abrahamson of NBCOlympics.com, Michael Phelps describes himself as a kid who was given to whining and crying, and with his big ears and scrawny build, was constantly being picked on.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2008Think you're an athlete? Meet me on the playground
Todd Gallagher, Special to Page 2Todd Gallagher wants to measure true athleticism by competing against so-called great "athletes" in a variety of playground sports.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008Phelps feared he wouldn't be strong enough to win seventh gold
Associated PressAfter winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps feared he wouldn't be strong enough to win his seventh.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2008Reporting From ... The Golden Goggle Awards (Plus a Q+A with Michael Phelps)
Anna K. Clemmons and Laura Lane...throughout the evening. Michael Phelps was blown away by Blaines' quarter-bending trick and showed Coach Bob Bowman the evidence. "I've never seen anything like that," Phelps gushed, holding up the slightly bent...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008Phelps says plan to run the pool he trains in is 'something different'
Associated PressMichael Phelps had long hoped to venture into the sports business world, so operating the pool where he trains was a natural way to get his feet wet.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008Phelps, Coughlin athletes of the year at annual USA Swimming banquet
Associated PressMichael Phelps' record-setting performance in Beijing earned him three Golden Goggle Awards on Monday at USA Swimming's annual banquet.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008Hoff makes move, goes with Phelps' coach after failing to win gold in Beijing
Associated PressSwimmer Katie Hoff has changed coaches after a disappointing Olympics in which the six-time world champion failed to win a gold medal in a half dozen events.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2008AUCTION BLOCK: THE GOLD STANDARD
Eric Angevine...60s—specifically those issued by Topps and Bowman—as the perfect intersection of value, availability...Van Dyke Show lettering style 3) Calling him "Bob" sounds as strange as it does when the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 20082004: THE 'NEXT' ONES
Various Magazine StaffersCirca 2004, who was poised to break out?
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008Finally, Phelps comes home to hero's welcome in Baltimore
Amy Rosewater, Special to ESPN.comSince winning eight gold medals in Beijing, Phelps has been on a whirlwind post-Olympic tour. But, finally, he had a hero's homecoming this weekend in Baltimore.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2008Phelps named USA Swimming's athlete of the year
Associated PressHere's a no-brainer: Michael Phelps was named USA Swimming's athlete of the year on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2008TREADING WATER
Tom FarreyU.S. Olympic supremacy was once guaranteed. But as we fixated on Michael Phelps, China showed how close it is to passing us by. Time to rethink the way we nurture our future stars?
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