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Out of pool, Phelps stays in his lane
It's unlikely you'll see Michael Phelps peel off his shirt, lean out of his open-top Hummer and fling it into the parade crowd today. That's something he did in 2004, the first time he returned home from the Olympics to attend a parade in his honor....Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Television, 2016 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps, Hummer
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Companies vie to hand Phelps money
Sun reporterIt was one of the first questions fans started asking after Michael Phelps achieved the improbable feat of winning eight gold medals in one Olympics: What will he be worth? Companies are already lining up to hand Phelps millions of dollars to associate...Tags: Access Hollywood (tv program), Interior Policy, LeBron James, Lance Armstrong, Carl Lewis
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Phelps and his 700,000 friends
Sun reporterYes, Michael Phelps has been called a rock star. But online - at least on Facebook - the Rodgers Forge swimmer is actually much bigger than that. So many comments poured in yesterday, part of his fan profile site temporarily crashed, Facebook officials...Tags: Barack Obama, Swimming, Coldplay (music group), Michael Phelps, Facebook
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Games' focus is Phelps
Sun ReporterMichael Phelps wants to clear something up. You might have heard about his quest to win eight gold medals at these Beijing Olympics. You might have heard how he wants to break Mark Spitz's record for the most medals in a single Games, that he won't be...Tags: Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Awards and Prizes, Beijing Games, Roger Federer
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Keeping the faith
Sun Foreign ReporterTamir Goodman recites his evening prayers, secures his yarmulke on his head with two hairclips and a ball of tape and jogs onto the court for pre-game drills. Tzitzit dangle from the corners of the spidery guard's blue and yellow No. 12 jersey as he grabs...Tags: High School Sports, Basketball, National Hockey League, Sports Illustrated, Joe Lieberman
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Sports moments that moved us in 2007
Sun staffIt would be foolish to look back on 2007 and remind you of every story we've covered. But here are some events that reporters remember from the year. Some they covered and some they just enjoyed as fans. We hope you appreciate them as much as they did....Tags: High School Sports, Phil Mickelson, Lacrosse, Baltimore Colts, Cal Ripken
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Ripken bowed out with plan in hand
Sun ReporterIt's a familiar story. Many of America's greatest athletes have stumbled in the transition from dominating on the field to crafting another career off it. Michael Jordan got himself fired in three years because he couldn't take orders or find new talent....Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Values, Ozzie Newsome, Bank of America Corp., Baseball
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A hole unfilled
Sun ReporterThe telephone message emanating these days from the offices of the Boston Celtics identifies the franchise as having won 16 NBA championships. What it doesn't mention is this: It has been 20 years since the last one. On June 8, 1986, the Celtics closed...Tags: John Havlicek, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Big East Conference, K.C. Jones, Los Angeles Lakers
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Ideas floated; Phelps wades in
Though his celebratory parade in Towson represented a finale to Michael Phelps' post-Olympic blitz of public appearances, the swimmer is just beginning his quest to become an enduring marketing force. "We couldn't fully comprehend the impact of his...Tags: Jay Leno, Gaming, Television, 2016 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps
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Focus on Phelps, again
Over the years, Michael Phelps has mastered the art of playing coy.
He has been answering reporters' questions since he was 15, and he knows exactly how much information his answers should reveal. When asked recently whether he thinks he'll be named...Tags: CBS Corp., Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming, Tom Cruise, 2016 Olympic Games
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Faceoff: Who would win, the 1992 Dream Team or the 2008 Redeem Team?
No redemption needed, 1992 triumphs
By Childs Walker
We just watched the best U.S. men's basketball team to play in the Olympics since at least 1996.
But is the Redeem Team better than the Dream Team? Come on. Here's a little exercise. I'm coaching...Tags: Karl Malone, LeBron James, 2016 Olympic Games, Patrick Ewing, Basketball
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Catching up with Phelps much easier on land
Orlando SentinelThere was a big personality waiting to leap out of Michael Phelps. He was just waiting for someone to ask the right questions after he waved to a crowd of fans in a celebratory parade hosted by Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom yesterday. Phelps, of Rodgers...Tags: Walt Disney, Barack Obama, LeBron James, Michael Phelps, England
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