Michael Phelps Learning Golf As Tool to Interact With Real World
Apparently, you can't have ol' Mikey trying to have a real life without sports.
Posted 02/05/09 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Wait, There’s a Possibility Michael Phelps Won’t Compete in the 2012 Olympics?
We didn't even realize that was an option!
Posted 02/02/09 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Our Thoughts About Michael Phelps Getting Caught on Camera Smoking Pot
You think 10,000 calories a day just jump down his throat alone?
Posted 10/15/08 in Daily Intel
Party Lines
OMFG: Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin to Appear on ‘Gossip Girl’!
If she doesn't play a triple-threat (model, actress, pommel-horse champ) who fights with Blair and Serena for a spot at Yale, we'll be outraged.
Posted 08/29/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Nastia Liukin to Get Book Deal
No word on whether Shawn Johnson will do a more endearing, but slightly less polished, follow-up.
Posted 08/28/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Governor Paterson Is Working His Tuchus Off in Denver
Cindy Adams reports that the lovable gov has been hauling butt around the Democratic National Convention. Plus, gossip about Chace Crawford (of course), Naomi Campbell, and Janice Dickinson.
Posted 08/25/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Washington ‘Post’ to Other Papers: Don’t Ditch D.C.!
An axed Maine political reporter writes to tell how local papers that close their Washington bureaus are hurting the cause of democracy. Plus, the latest in finance, law, media, and real-estate news.
Posted 08/22/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Finished With Record-Breaking, Michael Phelps Commences Heartbreaking
The eight-time Olympic-gold winner supposedly made out with the hottest Australian athlete, Stephanie Rice. Plus, gossip on Axl Rose and Paul McCartney in our daily roundup.
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Olympic Committee Questions Ages of Infant Chinese Gymnasts
The gold-medal-winning girls from the host country certainly didn’t LOOK like they were old enough to be competing, and now there’s mounting Internet evidence that the wee things weren’t 16 after all. Now, can it be proven before China censors it all away?
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Mark Spitz Still Kinda Sour Grapes Over Michael Phelps’s Olympic Gold Record
The former Olympic swimmer with the most golds claims he could have tied Phelps in competition.
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Rupert Murdoch to ‘Make’ Less Money Than Last Year
He only made $27.5 million in company compensation this year. Plus, Kent Brownridge steps down from ‘Maxim,’ Damon Dash has real-estate troubles, and more, in our daily industry roundup.
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Michael Phelps’s Estranged Dad Won’t Try to Cash In on Son’s Spotlight
In the aftermath of his record-breaking Olympic gold streak, everyone, including his own distant father, is treating Michael Phelps with kid gloves. America, we've gone soft — and we love it!
Posted 08/19/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Understand Why Everyone Is Talking About Michael Phelps and Not Her
The singer-actress was on ‘Good Morning America’ yesterday talking about her new training regimen, and she couldn’t quite figure out why anyone was buzzing about that other athlete …
Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Where Were You When Michael Phelps Won His Eighth Gold Medal?
We know you were drunk. But please tell us you still managed to find the remote.
Posted 08/16/08 in Daily Intel
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