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2008 Beijing Olympics Ends with Michael Phelps on Top
The Olympics have concluded and Phelps has obtained greatness.
Sensational American swimmer Michael Phelps did the impossible, winning eight gold medals, seven of them world records, in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The United States is lucky to have this guy playing for them. The question now is, is he the greatest American Olympian ever?
The answer is a resounding yes. Michael Phelps has beaten the 36-year-old record set by fellow American Mark Spitz, whose seven swimming gold medals at Munich in 1972 were the most at a single Games. That?s until Phelps came up with eight this year.
His remarkable feat is considered to be one of the greatest accomplishments in Olympics history. The 23-year-old cemented his name to Olympic greatness as he won all of the gold medals in all of the events in swimming so far.
Michael Phelps now has 14 gold and 2 bronze medals in his Olympic career. He won six of the his gold, including a couple of bronze medals, in Athens 4 years ago. The rest he won this year, in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
One reporter agrees that Michael Phelps is indeed the best Olympian ever, saying that Phelps has a wide variety of skills to be considered as the Willie Mays of swimming. He also added that Phelps swims for distance, for sprints, for relays, in free, in butterfly.
He is the ultimate...
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Can the USC Trojans win the BCS?
USC is the poster child for consistency and this season, they might just find themselves winning a national title again.
The USC Trojans have always been the picture of success in college football. However, as the brand new 2008 NCAA college football season opens up the door of opportunity for other teams to shine, can USC remain on top?
The last time the USC Trojans dominated the college gridiron is when Matt Leinart was playing. Leinart led the Trojans to an AP national championship in 2003, a BCS national championship in 2004, and an appearance in the 2005 BCS national championship game.
Since Matt Leinart went pro, the Trojans were left for John David Booty to carry on that winning tradition. And although he has, in some way, accomplished that task, the domination USC once had was gone.
Now that John David Booty has joined Leinart in the NFL, leaving the Trojans wondering if they can remain on top with two of their greatest quarterbacks gone, what?s in store for USC this season?
For what it?s worth, Mark Sanchez looks primed and ready to take over after successfully filling in for Booty when he was injured last season. Sanchez is fortunate to have a defense dubbed as ??best defense in the nation'? by many observers, to back him up too.
And if they can live up to the billing, the offense should have plenty of time to gel behind Sanchez. It?s no surprise that USC, thanks to that defense, is once again a heavy favorite to win the BCS national championship game given their...
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