For those of you who felt a little less manly when watching the women’s swimming events at the Olympics — it’s okay, most of them could probably kill you in an arm wrestling match.
Then there’s Stephanie Rice. She’s the Alicia Sacramone of the pool.
Rice, an Audtrailian, received her first-ever Olympic medal in Beijing, placing first [...]

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E-MAIL: Hey Sports Culture, do you think Jay Leno is real or fake scissor gang mafia? He seems to me like he’s old n wise enough to be but we know how he likes to joke around. Mike Phelps, though, that’s the tough question.
- Jake, Chicago
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Thanks for the tip Jake. We’re thinking that Jay’s not part [...]

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Torii Hunter put on goggles, got on the clubhouse floor and began doing the butterfly and backstroke in a puddle of beer and champagne.
Hunter and the Los Angeles Angels had plenty to celebrate Wednesday. They became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season by winning their fourth AL West title in five [...]

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Stick to swimming and quit scaring the children, Phelpsey imposter.

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Felt Olympic God Michael Phelps’ abs after he swam in the 2004 Games.
Discovered what the scales of a fish feel like.
Flicked lint out of Phelps’ belly button.
Scratched Phelps’ abs to see if it sounded like a chalkboard, but it sounds more like a washboard.
Came.
Found Phelps’ third nipple.
Pointed to the fact that Phelps’ stomach looks like [...]

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It’s not like your grandmother was hovering over the wall looking down on Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic with a stopwatch. The swimmers have to push a touchpad. So why was there any controversy at all when Phelps beat Milorad by 1/100th of a second in last week’s 100-meter butterfly?
The official timekeeper, Omega, released a [...]

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Michael Phelps most likely won’t be swimming laps in this pool, but after winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, he’ll have plenty of women lined up to chill with him in it.
Que “Welcome to the Good Life,” by Kanye West.
The pool is just part of his new 4,080 square feet condo that’s on [...]

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