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While Michael Phelps is buying condos, hosting Saturday Night Live, and making out with Australian swimmers (not that I blame the guy for having some fun, mind you), adorable pixie-person Shawn Johnson was in Denver, leading the pledge of allegiance at the Democratic Convention. Then Jennifer... Read More »

FINALLY! They should investigate the judging as well, since the U.S. team was penalized for falls when the Chinese team wasn't, but hey, who's counting? I would wonder if the IOC were blind but I don't want to insult the sightless. If it turns out that there is proof these athletes are the age they... Read More »

Did Michael Phelps touch the wall first in the 100 meter butterfly? Or did his sponsor cheat? Usually when an athlete is accused of cheating, it's a doping issue. But in Michael Phelps' case, there may be something else going on. Here's the deal, as reported in the New York Times: The race in which... Read More »

That's only a slight exaggeration of the advice given on the Mike and Juliet Show yesterday. Dr. Scott Haltzman (author of 'The Secrets of Happily... Read More »

We've seen quite a bit of Michael Phelps' mom Debbie in Beijing. But Phelps pop, Fred, isn't there. Where is he? He's at home, in Baltimore. Watching the games on TV. And if you want to know what he looks like, Read More »

Dara Torres is great, but I think this story is better. Oksana Chusovitina is from Uzbekistan. Her son was diagnosed with leukemia at the age... Read More »

The Olympics have been great (even the beach volleyball). But there's some other things happening in China that aren't getting much attention. A group of protesters were arrested for unfurling a "Free Tibet" banner. Then a journalist who was covering the protest was arrested, with... Read More »