Michael Phelps took his 8 swimming Olympic Gold medals to the cover of Sports Illustrated.  The cover is an imitation of the 1972image of Mark Spitz and his 7 Olympic Gold medals.  Phelps is expected to rake in up to $100 million in endorsement deals now that he has captured the attention of the world [...]

If you are on the east coast and were up around midnight last night you witnessed one of the greatest swimming relays in Olympic history.  The US Men’s 4×100 Relay was seen as the week leg on Michael Phelps’ quests for 8 gold medals as they went up against a heavily favored French team.  The [...]