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Phelps returns home, picks up foundation donation

September 25, 2008 | Sports

By DAVID GINSBURG
AP Sports Writer

BALTIMORE (AP) — Returning to the Baltimore pool where he honed his swimming skills, Michael Phelps accepted a $250,000 donation Thursday from Kellogg’s for his charitable foundation.

Phelps was home after a whirlwind journey that began with his record-setting performance winning eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.

Kellogg Co. will feature Phelps’ photo on Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes, Club Crackers and Rice Krispies treats.

The Michael Phelps Foundation promotes water safety and youth swimming. It got started with a $1 million bonus Phelps earned from another sponsor, Speedo, for his gold-medal haul.

Phelps appeared for a news conference at Meadowbrook Aquatic Center, which he’s negotiating to buy. He began training there when he was 7 years old.

“This is my home pool, so I’m happy to be back,” Phelps said before accepting the grant. “I’m trying to get settled in a new house, and I kind of get lost from time to time because I have no idea what the roads are anymore.”

Phelps had not seen his image on the Kellogg’s products before they were unveiled in a ceremony at the pool. Seeing them for the first time, he smiled broadly and exclaimed, “Awesome!

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Silverados Basketball team moves to Beaumont

August 11, 2008 | Sports

Silverados Basketball team moves to Beaumont


Adu will move from Benfica to Monaco next season

July 22, 2008 | Sports

Adu will move from Benfica to Monaco next season

(AP) Lisbon
Benfica said late Monday that the 19-year-old midfielder will join Monaco on a season-long loan, and the French club then will have the option of signing him to a permanent contract.
Adu joined Benfica in July last year but started only two matches, scoring five goals in 21 appearances as the team finished fifth in [...]

Leading US scorer Wambach carried off field with leg injury in match against Brazil

July 18, 2008 | Sports

Leading US scorer Wambach carried off field with leg injury in match against Brazil

SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women’s match against Brazil on Wednesday night.
Wambach collided with Andrei Rosa as they were both going for the ball in the 33rd minute. Wambach and Rosa [...]

Goodell: NFL rookie pay-scale ‘ridiculous’

June 27, 2008 | Sports

Goodell: NFL rookie pay-scale ‘ridiculous’

By JOHN WAWROW | AP Sports Writer
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said its “ridiculous” to reward untested rookies with lucrative contracts and wants the issue addressed in contract talks.
“There’s something wrong about the system,” Goodell said Friday. “The money should go to people who perform.”
Goodell referred to Michigan tackle Jake Long’s five-year, [...]

Spurs coach: Ginobili should consider sitting out Games

June 19, 2008 | Sports

Spurs coach: Ginobili should consider sitting out Games

SAN ANTONIO - Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says Manu Ginobili should “definitely not” play for Argentina in the Olympics if his injured left ankle doesn’t improve.
Ginobili hurt his ankle early in the playoffs and a recent MRI revealed that a ligament in his heel is about five times the size of the one in his [...]

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