BEST OF THE BWE: Michael Phelps Michael Phelps
Alex finally has the balls to ask the question: Is Michael Phelps a Douche? He also takes a look into a crystal ball-shaped swimming pool to predict Five Possible Futures For Michael Phelps. Surprisingly absent from the list? Old Douche. Still, Phelps isn’t even close to the douchiest athlete in the ‘08 Olympics. Unless he said something about “me rikey egg roll” off camera. Sara needs your help to pick an image for her custom-designed Keds. Looks like it’s down to Brad Pitt Co

Michael Phelps to Write Memoir
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps is about to open about his life being raised by a single mother. The 23-year-old is writing a memoir about his historic eight gold medal swims, a rep for Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Friday.

Is Michael Phelps A Douche?
Listen, I hate to be unpatriotic while the Most Deeply Important Cultural Event In History is currently going down over in Beijing, and I readily concede that Michael Phelps is probably the greatest Olympic athlete of all time, whose physical achievements aren’t even fathomable to an aging, out-of-shape blogger such as myself, but after carefully reviewing extensive photographic evidence of what he looks like when he’s wearing street clothes instead of Speedos, I have to at least ask the question: “Is

Michael Phelps is using a rudder
Shocking development in the world of aquatic sports! Turns out cleaner-than-clean super-athlete and winner of eight gold medals in Beijing, Michael Phelps, is using some performance-enhancing equipment. And no, we are not referring to the Speedo LZR Racer High Neck Bodyskin suits preferred by the swimmers (yours for only $550, a steal at the price) and apparently the explanation for all those world records breaking at the Beijing Olympics (62 world records have been broken by swimmers wearing a LZR Race

How about Michael Phelps as ‘The Bachelor’?
Olympic athletes who've made names for themselves on Beijing don't need to leave the glare of the television cameras. They could make careers on reality TV. How about Michael Phelps as "The Bachelor," or tiny Chinese gymnast He Kexin as a baby on "Baby Borrowers"?

Michael Phelps Is A Beast!
Michael Phelps has won his sixth Olympic Gold Medal during the 2008 summer games and he is still going for more. At the young age of 23 Michael already has 12 gold medals for his career total, he has earned 6 of those during this year's summer games. If he wins one more he will be given a $1million check from his sponsor. He is currently the most successful athlete in history with his 12 career gold medals, he is also breaking every world record every time he hits the water. By the by:Nastia Liukin (US) too

Michael Phelps Photos
A photo finish to the week. Yeah, we got the fever. Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete, with a killer body!

Swimmer Michael Phelps Breaks Record With Eighth Gold Medal
Swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing Sunday – a record for any one Game. The 23-year-old, who smashed seven world records this week, is also the highest achieving Olympian of all time with a total of 14 gold medals. "It all happened here this week," said Phelps, who had fought back tears as he accepted the medal. "[Eight is] a lucky number for me now, too. Seeing 8-8-08 and the opening ceremonies starting at eight – I guess it was maybe meant to be." Phelp

Michael Phelps on the cover of SI
Michael Phelps, and his many medals, covers Sports Illustrated.

Michael Phelps' girlfriend: Amanda Beard or Lily Donaldson?
She previously had to wrest her man from the pool, but now there is a magnitude of gold to wade through before she can get to her man. Two girls have recently been linked with Beijing's eight-time gold medalist: US swimmer Amanda Beard and British model Lily Donaldson. Beard held the Olympic record for women's 200 metres breaststroke after her win in Athens, but failed to reach the final in Beijing. She recently posed nude for an anti-fur ad campaign by using the Olympics for maximum exposure. L

Jennifer Lopez Poo Poos Michael Phelps Medals?
Man, some people look for the bad in everything. Now, you all saw the clip from Jennifer Lopez’s appearance on Good Morning America yesterday, right?

AMANDA BEARD DATING MICHAEL PHELPS?
Johnjay and Rich asked her the question everyone was wondering...live from Beijing! Is Amanda Beard dating Michael Phelps?

AMANDA BEARD DENIES DATING MICHAEL PHELPS
'EWW,' MIKE AND I AREN'T ITEM Amanda Beard showed herself for the classless, crass human being that she is. Michael has accomplished way more than she ever will in her lifetime, and he did it by keeping his clothes on. He is a genuinely nice, compassionate man, who has... posted by Stephanie C Sexpot swimmer Amanda Beard says Michael Phelps has absolutely no shot at doing the breaststroke with her. Beard denied today that she was dating Phelps, saying, "Eww, that's nasty." "I have never, ever h

PHELPS SUCKS FACE WITH AUSSIE
Michael Phelps doesn't have a girlfriend, but he celebrated his record-breaking eight gold medals in Beijing by sneaking off for a sizzling game of tonsil hockey with one of Australia's hottest Olympians. Phelps, fresh from shattering Mark...

Oh, hell []
Now I just got Rickrolled. The (obviously fake) headline? "Michael Phelps fails drug test: Fox news reports."

Top 10: The Best in TV, the Web, Books and Beyond
George W. Bush will be there in the flesh, but most of us will be on the couch as the flame is lit in Beijing for China's first-ever Olympiad. A lot is on the line: national pride, years of training, millions of endorsement opportunities, Wheaties boxes. Plus your hard-earned moolah, if you don't mind a little under-the-table Olympic betting! We turned to our pal John Avello, sports-gaming expert at the Wynn in Las Vegas, and here's his advice: Bet big on U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps and Chinese badminton su

They Made the Best of a Vaguely Awkward Situation [Magazines]
Reading this very website led a fashionable young lady named Julia to enter the contest to with a date with redheaded, beleaguered Vanity Fair editorial assistant Bill Bradley--at the Waverly Inn! It ain't the first awkward date we've contributed to. [VF Online] Read More: 1 2 3 4 New York's E-Mail to Certain Staffers: Be

TV Guide Sports Report - The Phelps Effect: NBC to Televise Swimming Championships
Newly minted eight-time Olympic gold-medalistMichael Phelps has said he wants to raise the profile ...

New York Mag Yells At Freeloading Freelancers [Magazines]
From a tipster: "Jada Yuan sent out a really angry email to New York magazine freelancers yesterday saying from now on, she wouldn't be sending out party info over email because too many people on her list were crashing events and saying they were NY mag reporters when really they're just freelancers who want free(lance) drinks." Hey, does anybody have a copy of this e-mail? We'll keep you anonymous. Read More: 1

Forget swimming ... badminton, anyone?
One writer passes on Michael Phelps to instead delve into five Olympic sports that rarely make primetime. Does anyone out there really understand track cycling?

"Mom of the Games"? C'mon...
Talk about riding the coat-tails of her son...

NBC will keep trying to ride Phelps’ wave
Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year’s World Swimming Championships from Rome, along with the 2009, 2010 and 2011 national championships.The deal, announced Thursday, is NBC’s latest attempt to ride the wake of the Olympic golden boy’s race to history. In large part because of Phelps’ successful attempt to win eight gold medals in Beijing, NBC Universal’s Olympic telecasts have been a ratings success. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture between NBC Universal and M

Breakfast of a champion? Frosted Flakes! Phelps signs with cereal
Olympic legend Michael Phelps will appear on boxes of the Kellogg's brand sugar cereal, drawing sharp criticism from health experts worried about the message he'll be sending to children across America. "I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian," said nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of Mount Sinai Medical Center. "I would rather see him promoting Fiber One. I would rather see him promoting oatmeal. I would even rather see him promoting Cheerios."

Tidbits: Beard dating Phelps? ‘Ew, no!’
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CHELSEA HANDLER, WILL YOU MARRY ME?
So I’m having dinner with a friend tonight. He reads my blog and so knows about all my celebrity crushes. And he’s like, “Okay, let’s rank them. Who do we have? Michael Phelps, of course. And Patrick Stewart. And Adrian Grenier. Oh, and Adam Duritz. And who else is in your top five? Christian Bale? Rank them from one to five.” And so we go through the process, and Adam Duritz came out on top, and my friend’s like “Really? Even with the fat?” And I thought abou