thelede.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/14/2009
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At the behest of a sponsor, the Japanese company Mazda, Michael Phelps has recorded a video apology to the people of China.
totalprosports.com - 2/17/2009
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Total Pro Sports - A South Carolina sheriff
has confirmed that Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps will not...
be charged for smoking out of a pipe at a University of South Carolina party. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott made his decision on Monday, months after the pictures were released.
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Michael Phelps Will Not Be Charged For Smoking Dope
sportingnews.com - 2/17/2009
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sportingnews.com —
Lacking the evidence he needs to convict pot-smoker
Michael Phelps, Richland, S.C. Sheriff Leon Lott has decided...
to stop building a case against the Olympian: "Michael Phelps is truly an American hero ... but even with his star status, he is ...
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Sheriff Gives Up on His Quest to Bust Phelps
bootleggersports.com - 2/16/2009
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bootleggersports.com —
"Dad-Nabbit! We done been out-smorted ageein!" Michael Phelps
is breathing a sigh of relief today as South...
Carolina Sheriff Leon Lott announced he would not be charged with anything related to the bong picture . Sheriff Lott then defended his senseless investigation into ...
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Phelps Won’t Be Charged
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Michael Phelps apolgizes to China
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... This is getting ridiculous: with a push from Mazda, Michael Phelps has recorded an apology to China. No check can be worth what they are asking the Olympic champion to do. He should have told them to stick it in their gear box. ...
Phelps Apologizes Again ... This Time to the Far East (with video)....
Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond —
I guess the Phelps story will end at some point; however, it's not anytime soon. Now, in an effort to save face overseas -- he's apologizing ... again, this time being forced by the Mazda car company to the people of China. From the New York Times: At the behest of a sponsor, Michael Phelps has recorded a video apology to the people of China, expressing his remorse over the recently published pictures of him using a marijuana pipe and thanking them for their support and forgiveness. >>> Read ...
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withleather.uproxx.com 2/3/2009 — As a nation, are we still expressing shock and outrage when someone does pot? We are? Really? In that case, I am shocked and outraged that Olympic hero Michael Phelps was photographed doing a bong hit last November. I guess. News of the World ...
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Michael Phelps Dropped By Kellogg’s
totalprosports.com 2/6/2009 — Total Pro Sports - 14-time, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has had his endorsement with Kellogg's dropped. Kellogg's had this to say about the release. "We originally built the relationship with Michael, as well as the other Olympic athletes, to support our association with the U.S. ...
Kellogg's dumps Michael Phelps for smoking pot!
latimesblogs.latimes.com 2/6/2009 — Cereal and snack manufacturer Kellogg's has announced that it will not renew its sponsorship contract with Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps The reason? According to AP, because Phelps acknowledged smoking marijuana in a bong pipe. Duh. The ...
Pothead Michael Phelps A Motivational Speaker?
sportsbybrooks.com 2/5/2009 — This story comes straight from the “There’s no way this is going to last” file, but there’s a particular Olympian who is scheduled to appear at a handful of motivational speaking gigs in California later this month. And, as ...
Phelps Suspended
thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com 2/6/2009 — The first ramifications for pot smoking are starting to roll in for gold medal wonder boy Michael Phelps. Yesterday, USA Swimming suspended him for three months, meaning he will not be allowed to participate in any sanctioned meets during that time. He had planned to return to competition in a ...
You Win This Round, Michael Phelps [Michael Phelps]
deadspin.com 2/17/2009 — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott will not charge Michael Phelps for illegal bong shenanigans, but has vowed never to give up on trying to catch those wily Duke brothers. Last week Lott hauled in seven other people who were at the South Carolina ...
