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Michael Phelps Sinks Ridiculous Putt

Emerald Catron — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:00:27 +0000

You don’t have to know much about golf to know that this is just ridiculous. Michael Phelps managed to sink a 153-foot putt at the Dunhill Links Championship. According to the announcer, Phelps is just learning to golf and is “26 handicapped,” which we’re pretty sure is Golf for “definitely shouldn’t make this putt.” Michael [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 8 — Michael Phelps Wins 18th Olympic Gold Medal in Final Race

Joe Student — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:35:22 +0000

Michael Phelps extended his record as the Olympics’ most decorated athlete in London on Saturday, while the host country had its best night yet. Here’s a recap of the day’s events: US swimmer Michael Phelps won his 18th Olympic gold medal, as the US men’s team was victorious in the 4×100-meter medley relay. Matthew Grevers, [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 7 — Michael Phelps Wins 17th Career Gold Medal In His Last Individual Race

Joe Student — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:00:02 +0000

US swimmers Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin added to their impressive medal collections on Friday at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s action from the London Games: American Michael Phelps surged in the final 50 meters to win the men’s 100-meter butterfly in a time of 51.21 seconds. Coming [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 6 — Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold

Joe Student — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:15:33 +0000

The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap: US swimmer Michael Phelps edged teammate Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley to claim a record 16th Olympic gold medal and extend his own overall medal record to 20. It’s [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 4 — Michael Phelps Sets Medals Record; US Women's Gymnastics Team Wins Gold

Joe Student — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:30:38 +0000

American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated athlete in Olympic history Tuesday, while the United States and China remained tied atop the overall medal count of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Here’s a recap of the day’s Olympic action: American Olympic hero Michael Phelps swam the anchor leg for the US men’s 4×200-meter [...]

Michael Phelps Shatters Olympics Record with 19th Career Medal

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:47:37 +0000

Michael Phelps has managed to swim into history. Phelps set the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual when he picked up his 19th on Tuesday by leading the US to a gold in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay in London. It was the first gold medal of these Games for Phelps. Phelps has [...]

Do Olympic Spoilers Annoy You? [POLL]

Bruce — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:24:57 +0000

Michael Phelps came in 4th in the 400m individual medley on Saturday. NBC made the decision to broadcast the race in prime time instead of live. Twitter absolutely exploded. People were angry at other news outlets for posting the results of the race and other spoilers before they had the chance to see them. Some gave NBC some flack for not airing the race live. For the first time, Olympians are allowed to use social media as well, but are not allowed to reveal any results.