Phelps beaten again as world records tumble: PHOTO
Michael Phelps was defeated once more as four world records fell at the FINA World Cup meet in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Swimming: Michael Phelps makes 200 butterfly final in Berlin
BERLIN – Michael Phelps qualified for the 200-meter butterfly final on Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet.

Michael Phelps makes 200-meter butterfly final at short-course World Cup swim meet in Berlin
BERLIN - Michael Phelps qualified for the 200- meter butterfly final on Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet. Phelps squeezed in as the eighth and last swimmer in the heats. The American, who won eight gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics , finished in 1 minute, 53.82 seconds to make the final. Phelps is competing in an old-style swimsuit that will become standard next year. Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia had the fastest qualifying time in 1:52.44.

Phelps 2nd in 200 medley final at World Cup
STOCKHOLM — Michael Phelps finished second in the 200-meter medley final at the short-course World Cup on Wednesday, struggling in the old-style swimsuit that will become standard next year. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, clocked 1 minute 53.93 seconds. He was more than two seconds behind South Africa's Darian Townsend, who won in 1:51.79. "I'm swimming OK," Phelps said, adding his time "wasn't bad." "I haven't practiced regularly." Earlier,...

Michael Phelps Plumps Up
Our favorite Olympian swimmer and stoner Michael Phelps , finished third in the 100 meters medley final at the World Cup meet in Stockholm and more interestingly went in to tell the Swedish press: “I know I'm not in the best shape and I should be in better shape,” Phelps said. “I didn't hit my first wall right, so it's kind of disappointing but I'm happy overall.” This is what out of shape looks like? See more pictures of the swelling swimmer and read more HERE … yes, he...

Phelps not qualified for 100-Meter Butterfly Finals
Michael Phelps finished only second in the 200-meter medley final at the short-course World Cup on Wednesday. Phelps was also said to be struggling in the

Michael Phelps Fails To Qualify For 100-Meter Butterfly Finals
STOCKHOLM — Michael Phelps finished second in the 200-meter medley final at the short-course World Cup on Wednesday, struggling in the old-style swimsuit that will become standard next year. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, clocked 1 minute 53.93 seconds. He was more than two seconds behind South Africa's Darian Townsend, who won in 1:51.79. "I'm swimming OK," Phelps said, adding his time "wasn't bad." "I haven't practiced regularly." Earlier,...

Michael Phelps & Qualify
Michael Phelps & Qualify

Olympic Legend Phelps Endures Worst Performance of his Career
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps uncharacteristically struggled in his three events at the 2009 FINA/Arena World Cup, qualifying for the finals in just one of three events It has come to the point that when spectators see that 24-year-old American swimmer Michael Phelps is competing in an event, they expect him to win every race that he competes in. However, Phelps showed that he is in fact human during the 2009 FINA/Arena World Cup where he failed to qualify for the finals in two of the three...

Phelps qualifies for 200 medley final at World Cup
STOCKHOLM (AP)

Phelps makes 200 metres medley final, out of butterfly
STOCKHOLM, Nov 11

Michael Phelps Loses Big In Sweden
"Wake up call" is right! Michael Phelps came in second place in the 200 meter medley at the Short Course World Cup in Sweden, losing by 2 seconds! He also didn't qualify for the 100 butterfly final - his big event! Not good, Michael! Better lay off the bong for awhile and get your head back in the game!

Phelps qualifies for 200 medley final at World Cup
STOCKHOLM -- Michael Phelps has qualified for the 200-meter medley final at a short-course World Cup meet after missing the 100 butterfly final. Phelps finished in 1 minute, 56.09 seconds and was second in the medley qualifying heats Wednesday. Simon Sjodin of Sweden was fastest in 1:55.99. Earlier Wednesday, Phelps finished 11th in qualifying for the 100 butterfly in a time of 51.06 seconds. Kaio Almeida of Brazil was fastest in 50.34. It was the third final that Phelps has missed at the...

Phelps and Biedermann in low-key showdown
BERLIN — Michael Phelps says he is not in very good shape, and Paul Biedermann is coming off an injury. Neither is making a big deal out their showdown at a World Cup meet this weekend. Biedermann beat the American superstar to win the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Rome in August, and the two will contest the same event in Berlin. "I am here to race," Phelps said Friday. "The biggest thing is get some racing under the belt, to see where I am, what I...

Phelps finishes 5th in 200 butterfly final
BERLIN — Michael Phelps has finished fifth in the 200-meter butterfly final at a short-course World Cup meet. Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia, who had the fastest qualifying time, won the final in 1:50.58. Phelps squeezed in as the eighth and last qualifier in the heats on Saturday. The American swimmer, who won eight gold medals at last year's Beijing Olympics, finished in 1 minute, 52.26 seconds in the final. Phelps is competing in an old-style swimsuit that will become the standard on Jan....

Michael Phelps Is Human After All: PHOTO
Maybe he just got tired of gold. Superhuman swimmer and seemingly untouchable Olympian Michael Phelps finished fifth at a World Cup meet this week in Berlin , NBC Sports reported , meaning that four paddlers beat him -- and the 8-time, undefeated Olympic champion didn't get the chance to podium. Phelps' fifth-place catastrophe came just days after he clocked in at 2nd and 3rd place in two events in Stockholm . Even more surprising? Phelps was the slowest qualifier to the finals at the...

Michael Phelps Is Human After All: PHOTO
Maybe he just got tired of gold.

Phelps clocks personal best in 100m butterfly victory
US swimming star Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly in a sizzling 50.48sec as he continued his 2009 World Championship build-up at the Canada Cup. Phelps, who won an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals at the Beijing Games last August, was just eight-hundredths outside the world record of 50.40 held by compatriot Ian Crocker. He also improved on his personal best time of 50.58sec, set in winning gold at Beijing. "I'm really happy," Phelps said. "I had no idea." Christopher Brady was a...

Phelps, Biedermann in 200m rematch
BERLIN -- Michael Phelps says he is not in very good shape, and Paul Biedermann is coming off an injury. Neither is making a big deal out their showdown at a World Cup meet this weekend. Biedermann beat the American superstar to win the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in Rome in August, and the two will contest the same event in Berlin . "I am here to race," Phelps said Friday. "The biggest thing is get some racing under the belt, to see where I am, what I have...

Michael Phelps Is Human After All: PHOTO
Maybe he just got tired of gold.

Stars Who Smoke Weed
A British newspaper accused Daniel Radcliffe of lighting up this week. From Michael Phelps to Prince Harry, VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrities who indulge.

OMG gossip: Lindsay Lohan's creative direction is offensive: PHOTO
[[ comments: 0 ]] Emanuel Ungaro is pissed about what Lindsay Lohan is doing to his house [ dlisted ] Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN to go mortar the wall along the Mexican border fulltime [ towleroad ] OMG Michael Phelps is so fat now! [ l.a. rag mag ] And so is Geena Davis ! [ popeater ] But LaToya Jackson still has a hot body [ drunken stepfather, NSFW ] James Franco will guest star on General Hospital [ kenneth ] Donald Trump calls Carrie Prejean a whore in more words [ superficial ] And then she...

Daniel Radcliffe Seen Smoking Pot At Party
Come on, Daniel! You know better than this! We all saw what happened to Michael Phelps career when pictures of his pot smoking habbit leaked online. Perhaps the term 'Harry Pothead' wasn't too far off after all. The "Harry Potter" star was allegedly caught smoking pot at a friend's house-warming bash in Camden, North London. “He looked spaced out and didn't look like he knew what was going on,” fellow guest Wadia Tazi, 26, told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper. “He pulled out a huge...

Harry Potter embroiled in marijuana "scandal"
Daniel Radcliffe, who plays boy wizard Harry Potter in the wildly popular film series, has reportedly been caught in a pot smoking "scandal." According to the UK's Daily Mirror (who also "broke" the Michael Phelps bong smoking story) Daniel Radcliffe was "laughing his head off" while he smoked Marijuana at a party in London's Camden. Daniel, 20, attended a party thrown by his on-again-off-again girlfriend Laura, also an actress, and reportedly wandered about the house-warming bash, babbling to other party-g

Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Party!: PHOTO
Nov 19 Submitted by admin on November 19, 2009 2:06pm Hollywood's hottest stars showed up at US Weekly's "Hot Hollywood" Party in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Adam Lambert, Kristin Cavallari and Whitney Port were just a few who attended the party. Check out the pictures in the gallery! Picture of Us Weekly's Hot Hollywood Party! [source:bricksandstonesgossip.com] Britney Spears "Womanizer" Video The Britney Spears Documentary Airing November 30 On MTV Michael Phelps: It was a bad mistake...