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The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Athletes appearing on sitcoms (or other semi-humorous shows) is a tradition as old as time. Or at least as old as television. While some athletes have provided memorable and entertaining moments (such as Keith Hernandez on "Seinfeld" or Bill Buckner ...

Michael Phelps is getting serious about his golf game.

Michael Phelps has added another triumph to his list of accomplishments: The Associated Press male athlete of the year.

In a year when she raced at the Olympics, Missy Franklin's greatest stress might come from deciding whether to compete for her high school team.

Michael Phelps can putt a little, too.

Throughout the 2012 Olympic Games, it was hard to find Michael Phelps without his headphones on his head. At the time, Phelps didn't have a deal with the brand he was sporting, Sol Republic. That all changed on Tuesday afternoon, as the consume...

Olympic champion swimmer will be the next to hone his golf skills on the Golf Channel's "The Haney Project."

Michael Phelps plans to never get in the pool again. The greatest swimmer of all time says he will now fill his life with golf. Golf. It doesn't matter how much you like golf, an accomplished 27 year-old planning to spend each day of his remainin...

As pundits debate whether Michael Phelps will resist the temptation of returning for the 2016 Olympics, there's one more factor that should convince him to stay out of the pool: He can make more money in retirement. While fading off into the sunse...

LONDON -- On his first morning of retirement, Michael Phelps couldn't sleep. Though he had stayed up until the early hours of Sunday morning celebrating the end of his career with friends and family, confusion reigned when 6 a.m. rolled around. T...

Michael Phelps was strolling through the Olympic Village when he spotted three Russian female athletes -- all of them taller than the 6-foot-4-inch swimmer.

A day after his final race at the trials, Wayne Drehs sat down with Michael Phelps for a brief chat about what the swimmer is thinking and feeling as he prepares for the final meters of his professional career.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Tiger Woods moved into second place on the all-time PGA tour wins list behind Sam Snead by out-dueling Bo Van Pelt to win the AT&T National golf...

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Rick Reilly talks with Michael Phelps who plans to play a lot of golf when he retires from swimming.