Former Notre Dame coach and current ESPN analyst Digger Phelps is battling bladder cancer, the network announced Thursday.
Phelps has already had surgery and will begin follow up treatment next week with doctors near his home in South Bend, Ind. Phelps has worked as an analyst for the network...
It's hard enough keeping the golf ball in play on a tough golf course in front of thousands of fans, but it's even harder when the fans are picking up any ball they see.
That's what happened on the latest episode of "The Haney Project" on Golf Channel, where Michael Phelps was in an...
Olympian and giant man Michael Phelps told US Weekly that he would consider following in Hope Solo and Apolo Ohno's footsteps by doing a season on Dancing With The Stars. And while I've never really watched the show with that much interest before, an appearance from Phelps could definitely...
Michael Phelps held a half body-length lead in the final 15 meters of a race he hadn't lost in a major competition since 2001. He passed under the flags of the 200 butterfly ahead of his closest competitor, Chad le Clos, and appeared to be in full control of the race. The man who never loses a...
The former Soviet gymnast whose record for most career Olympic medals was broken by Michael Phelps wanted to give the American swimmer his record-setting 19th medal Tuesday night in London. Her request was rejected by the International Olympic Committee.
The New York Times reports:
Latynina...
Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal today, setting a new world record for most medals ever won, and earning headlines as the 'greatest Olympian' to ever live. But I have to admit: I wasn't wholly moved by the spectacle. It may not be a popular view, but despite his obvious and honorable...
A few claw marks remain, but Michael Phelps finally shook the monkey off his back. The 27-year-old swimmer, perhaps fueled by his silver showing in the 200-meter butterfly just an hour...
At the 2008 Olympics, Michael Phelps couldn’t be beaten. In his first event in the 2012 Olympics, Michael Phelps proved that he’s indeed human. In the 400 IM, Phelps finished in fourth place. The gold medal winner in the event was fellow American Ryan Lochte.
Said Phelps: “It’s frustrating...
After a record breaking opening ceremony, the London 2012 Olympics were in high gear Saturday, with everything from day one of Phelps vs. Lochte to First Lady Michelle Obama's...
If Tokyo Tech's swimming android robot—awkwardly dubbed the Swumanoid—is any indication, our Olympic athletes don't have to worry about any cybernetic competition for at least a few more years. But for the time being, this robot is actually designed to help improve a human swimmer's performance...
Michael Phelps will spend his last Olympic Opening Ceremony the same way he spent his first three. The 14-time gold medalist told reporters he won't join his teammates during Friday night's celebration in order to rest for his first event the following morning.
[Photos: Michael Phelps]
The...
Before becoming an MMA fighter and the Strikeforce bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey made her name by winning a bronze medal in judo at the Beijing Olympics. In a recent interview with Elie Seckbach, she talked about how great it was for all Olympians, no matter the stature, to get together...
The next time Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte stand on the block for the same race, it'll be in the Olympic trials. London's two presumptive swimming stars will need to do a little better.
Phelps defeated Lochte in the 200 freestyle, a race Lochte won by .35 seconds at last year's world...
A split bathing suit couldn't hold back Nathan Adrian at the Indianapolis Grand Prix.*The 2008 relay gold medalist overcame a tear in his bathing suit to win the 100-meter freestyle over a stacked field that included Olympic legend Michael Phelps.
While crouching on the block before the start...
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In nearly any other Olympics, Ryan Lochte would have been a breakout star. But even though he took home two golds and two bronzes in Beijing, the effort was pedestrian in comparison to Michael Phelps and his eight golds in eight events.
The roles could be reversed next year in London...
it only hurts people when you do this.
whether a nude photo, nip slip, drunk, high, etc.
it still is horrible, and it is indecent to do. betraying trust.
why are more and more people doing this?
they would not like photos of themselves leaked in their most embarassing moments, either online, or...
The only reason they act the way they act is because it gets attention. They're getting millions of dollars of PRIME free national and international advertising because the media falls for their tricks, hook line and sinker.