Before he became the greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps was a kid who was bullied because he had big ears and a lisp. A teacher once told his mother he'd never be successful because he couldn't focus. ...more

August 19, 2008

The story line was in place even before they filled the pool inside the Water Cube. ...more

August 19, 2008

Once again, American shooter Matt Emmons chose to be philosophical. ...more

August 18, 2008

Cheering from the pool deck, Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal of the Beijing Games today to become the grandest of Olympic champions. ...more

August 17, 2008

Dara Torres was denied an improbable gold medal this morning by one-hundredth of a second - the same margin that kept Michael Phelps on course to break Mark Spitz's record. ...more

August 17, 2008

Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly. ...more

August 16, 2008

Brett Favre's next big test before taking the field for his Jets debut will be finding his way to the correct locker room. ...more

August 16, 2008

Look out, Mark Spitz. Get the check ready, Speedo. Michael Phelps is closing in - quickly, of course. ...more

August 15, 2008

Every so often, something so amazing and extraordinary comes along that makes people take interest in things they might never otherwise care about. That's happening right now in the Summer Olympics in the swimming events. We're being treated to something we might not see again in our lifetimes. ...more

August 14, 2008

except for the brain-dead who can't turn away from "Big Brother" - here is a cornucopia of vidbits. Make that a plethora of pithy paragraphs from the world of television, answers to pressing questions from readers, plus a few items from the Walt TV blog. ...more

August 14, 2008