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Michael Phelps to Visit The Tonight Show on Sept. 8

Michael Phelps was first to the finish line at the Olympics, but he's taking his time making the talk show rounds. The swimming sensation, who won an Olympic record eight gold medals in Beijing, will visit The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Monday, Sept. 8 (11:35 pm/ET, NBC).The Tonight Show is the early winner in the Olympic booking race, having already scored... read full recap

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MIchael Phelps did an amazing job in the Olympics. He truly is a legend now!! I can't wait to see him on The Tonight Show read more
Posted by laila530 Sep 7, 2008 5:26 PM
Michael Phelps was first to the finish line at the Olympics, but he's taking his time making the talk show rounds. The swimming sensation, who won an Olympic record eight gold medals... read more
Posted by Richard1211 Aug 27, 2008 2:28 AM

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2008 summer Olympics, LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner, David Neville, Men's 400m final courtesy Carlos Barria/REUTERS

2008 Summer Olympics, Misty May Treanor, Kerri Walsh, women s beach volleyball, gold medal match courtesy Jamie Squire/Getty Images

2008 summer Olympics, Kerri Walsh, Misty May Treanor, gold medal, women s beach volleyball courtesy Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

2008 Summer Olympics, Usain Bolt courtesy Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images

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Ask Matt | 9/5/2008
Q: Regarding your item on gay diver Matthew Mitcham, who was quoted as saying, "I just want to be known as the Australian diver who did really well at the Olympics. It's everybody else who thinks it's special when homosexuality and elite sport go together." This is how it should be. What difference does it make if an athlete is gay, straight, black or white? They are athletes and it doesn't matter who or what they are. It's people who make a big deal out of things like this that perpetuate ... read more
Oprah to "Welcome Home" U.S. Olympians on Sept. 8 | Today's News: Our Take | 8/30/2008
For its 23rd (!) season premiere, The Oprah Winfrey Show will be paid a visit by more than 150 U.S. Olympic team members.The guest list includes gold medalists such as Michael Phelps (who has become about as omnipresent as Eddie Cibrian on ABC), Nastia Liukin, volleyball queens Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, and hoops stars Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Lisa Leslie and Dwayne Wade (who always cracked me up on A Different World).As reported by the AP, the episode tapes Wednesday at Chicago's Millennium Park (to air Sept. 8) and is fancied as a both a "welcome home celebration" for the athletes as well as a showcase for the Windy City, which is among the candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. By noon Saturday, the line of Oprah and Olympic athlete fans hoping to nab one of the 2,000 free tickets up for grabs stretched several blocks. — Matt Mitovich read more
Ask Matt | 8/29/2008
Q: I concur with your recent Dispatches on the 2008 Olympics and how dazzling the 16 days in Beijing have been. However, NBC's final broadcast of events last Saturday ended my viewing on a disappointed note, due to what seemed like homophobia during their coverage of the men's platform diving final (of all places). As the event played out, Australia's Matthew Mitcham had a stunning come-from-behind effort to steal the gold away from China's Zhou Luxin with the highest-scoring dive in Olympic ... read more
U.S. Basketball and 4x400 Relay Teams Sweep Gold | Olympics | 8/24/2008
The penultimate day of competition from Beijing began with the U.S. women’s basketball team dismantling Australia, 92-65, in the gold-medal game. “There is just too much offense for the U.S. team,” NBC analyst Ann Meyers said. “The Aussies just can’t keep up with it.” Lisa Leslie solidified her iconic status by winning her fourth straight gold medal. In her Olympic career, dating back to the 1996 Atlanta Games, the U.S. has won 32 straight games. “We put it all out there on the floor every single time and we didn't leave anything for anybody else,” Leslie said after the game. “I thought we were the team who played the best basketball this whole Olympics, and we were the team who was deserving of the gold medal."Russia won bronze over China, 94-81. American Becky Hammon — or Rebekka as she is listed on the Russian roster — led the way for her adopted team with 22 points.And, no surprise here, the U.S. men's basketball team... read more

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Male Gymnasts Feel Good Story
There were a lot of "feel good" stories at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and one of the best was the success of the U.S. men's gymnastics team. Having lost their headliner Paul Hamm and his... read more
Posted by trickwire Aug 24, 2008 8:01 PM

Finchum And Boudia Head First
The 10 meter platform diving event at the Olympics is amazing to watch. The divers hurl themselves off a platform the height of three story building and fall at a rate of 30-35 mph and... read more
Posted by trickwire Aug 24, 2008 7:27 PM

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