Topic: Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps ready for individual events at world championships

Michael Phelps is in China this week, competing at the world swimming championships. The first individual event for Michael Phelps will be the 200-meter freestyle race Tuesday night.

Michael Phelps says June in Paris not kind to his swimming

Michael Phelps said his performance in this past weekend's Paris Open will give him the impetus to train harder in the pool.

Now on the ballot, could marijuana legalization happen in California?

Marijuana advocacy groups heralded Wednesday's news, but the path to marijuana legalization could be difficult, say opponents and legal experts.

Lindsey Vonn race suit: How big an advantage at Vancouver Olympics?

Lindsey Vonn race suit: Vonn, Bode Miller, and the rest of the skiers on the USA and Canada teams are wearing an ultra-fast race suit at the Vancouver Olympics designed by Spyder, whose previous super-suit was banned for being unfair.

Kim Yuna: record score gives Vancouver Olympics their 6.0 moment

Korean Kim Yuna won gold with a world-record score in women's figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics Thursday. She set a new standard for figure skating perfection.

Will the 2010 Winter Olympics payoff for Vancouver's long-run growth?

Experts remain unconvinced that the 2010 Winter Olympics will pay off for Vancouver. 

Olympic athletes who put their faith first

Four top competitors – including skeleton racer Noelle Pikus-Pace, who races Thursday in Vancouver – talk about drawing on their Christian faith in sport.

Lindsey Vonn: stunning downhill gold shakes skiing world

Lindsey Vonn wins gold in the women's downhill, and though she (wisely) refuses to buy into the hype around her in these Winter Olympics, she's well poised to make a mark on history.

Lindsey Vonn's answer to shin injury: German cheese

Lindsey Vonn, America's darling-in-waiting for the Vancouver Olympic Games, says she's doing everything she can to overcome a shin injury, including some unusual measures.

California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana

The first state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, California leads the country in decriminalizing the sale and use of cannabis. Other states are considering the issue, too, but critics warn of the impact on young people.

Memoir: A History

What is a memoir – and when and why did we go so crazy for the genre?

Why women can't ski jump in the Winter Olympics

Women ski jumpers sue for the right to compete in the Vancouver Olympics and stop men from jumping if women can't.

Glenn Beck goes home to face - what else? - controversy

His hometown is giving Beck the key to the city. Before that, his fans paid up to $500 to see and hear the conservative commentator at Safeco Field in Seattle. Did we mention that he has a new book out?

Young Woman & the Sea

The life of Trudy Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel.

Photojournalism enters a golden age

As the importance of real-time news and images rise, photojournalism is gaining greater cultural currency.

Burress case: No legal free pass for athletes any more

The ex-New York Giant accepted a two-year jail sentence as part of a plea deal Thursday. His case follows that of Michael Vick, who spent 18 months in prison for dogfighting.

Usain Bolt shatters another world record. Must be the yams!

At the world championships in Berlin today, Bolt ran the 200 meter sprint in 19.19 seconds. How does he do it?

High-tech suits, Phelps, bring high drama to swimming, again

The demise of handwriting – reports greatly exaggerated?

The buzz about a new book gets the Monitor’s language columnist in touch with her feelings about handwriting.

USA

Blagojevich to Letterman: I'm glad you're not on the jury!

Butterflying Phelps is just latest celebrity scalp for 'News of the World'