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“A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a news conference that he didn’t have enough physical evidence to charge the swimmer, but he defended his investigation.” [Link]
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“‘We are thrilled to be starting the next chapter in our lives together,’ says Beard. ‘We are completely in love and to top it off we are best friends. Sacha proposed on Christmas morning in the most perfect way I could imagine. He is truly the man of my dreams and every day I spend with him is a blessing.’ ” [Link]
“In a statement released to The Associated Press, the swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games conceded the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World.
Phelps said: “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.”" [Link]
“One party-goer who witnessed the star’s behaviour told the News of the World: ‘He was out of control from the moment he got there. ‘If he continues to party like that I’d be amazed if he ever won any more medals again.’” [Link]
“In a profile on 60 Minutes of Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, it was revealed that a Michael Phelps video game is in the works. No other details about the game were revealed. ” [Link]
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has been chosen by Sports Illustrated as its Sportsman Of The Year for 2008.
“University of Illinois police have served search warrants on the home, computer and e-mail accounts of a former gymnastics coach who’s being investigated after a video camera was discovered in a locker room. Sgt. Tom Geis says investigators are going over the information recovered from Jon Valdez’s home. He says they hope to turn the information over to Champaign County prosecutors this week. Valdez helped train U.S. gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics.” [Link]
“USA Today obtained an internal U.S. Olympic Committee e-mail in which a Chinese official expressed concern that members of the U.S. team might stage some sort of demonstration. The list was given to the USOC during a meeting July 8 with Shu Xiao, minister counselor for cultural affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, the e-mail said. The athletes included softball players Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, Natasha Watley, Amanda Freed, and softball assistant coach Karen Johns; soccer player Abby Wambach; cyclist Jonathan Page; paralympic basketball player Jen Howitt; paralympic wheelchair racer Cheri Blauwet; and golfer Laura Goodwin.” [Link]
“‘Everything which we do requires so much strength. You train your legs and your muscles. It has nothing to do with eroticism. You have no time to think of that!’ said Jeannine Wikering, the 26-year-old competitor for Germany who came third. ‘I think one day it should be an Olympic sport — but that will take time. You would have to agree which moves on which to judge competitors, at the moment we all have such different routines,’ she added. Galina Troschenko, a 36-year-old representing Spain, won the event judged by a panel of five with a virtuoso performance full of acrobatic feats.” [Link]
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“As of this minute, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is the most coveted celebrity endorser in United States. That’s according to the Davie-Brown Index, whose officials say Phelps’ jump to the top spot is unprecedented in the history of their celebrity polling system. Phelps takes the No. 1 spot in endorsement rank this week in the company’s first post-Olympics poll. He was previously ranked No. 1,111 by the company. ” [Link]
