Record 18-time Olympic gold-medalist and Maryland native Michael Phelps was welcomed in Sarasota, Florida on Thursday to take some swings with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles pulled out all of the bells and whistles for Phelps, giving him a locker, a name-plate, a jersey and of course actually letting him step ... Read More

    If you hadn't heard of Sol Republic prior to this summer there's a good chance you found out if you were able to catch any of the swimming events during this year's Olympics. While many swimmers, including America's Cullen Jones and Sun Yang of China, opted for the ever popular ... Read More

Greatest Olympian ever?     Yesterday U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps made a place for himself in the Olympic record book, yet again. With the congratulatory remarks rolling in by the dozen Visa wasn't going to be left out as the Olympic partner released this ad narrated by Morgan Freeman.   http://youtu.be/QB4irt7XotE   Between now and the ... Read More

After a slow start to the 2012 London Olympics, swimmer Michael Phelps has gained redemption, as well as the title of most decorated Olympic athlete in history. Phelps secured his 19th Olympic medal today when the US Men's swim team took the gold in the 4x200 relay, passing Soviet gymnast ... Read More

  So I'm gradually learning that no matter how strange I think some things that happen here in the U.S. are, they often pale in comparison to what takes place in other countries. Take China as an example. To mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party in ... Read More