sports.espn.go.com - 2/2/2009
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MANCHESTER, England -- The International Olympic Committee and two of Michael Phelps' leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed in a British newspaper inhaling from a marijuana pipe. The IOC said Monday it was confident ...
cuzoogle.com - 2/3/2009
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cuzoogle.com —
Talk about a layup for the creators of
Pineapple Express. They were in talks to find some
new blood for the sequel to the big hit Pineapple Express and then Michael Phelps showed the world his love of the bong.
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Michael Phelps to join cast in Pineapple Express 2
sports2debate.com - 2/2/2009
blacksportsonline.com - 2/2/2009
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blacksportsonline.com —
So Michael Phelps likes to smoke that "
Ricky Williams " what is the big deal? It
is weed, if it was crack or cocaine that would be one thing, but it is weed and before you go on your "Rob must be a pot head" tangent let me say that I am not a smoker. I mean I have smoked before but that ...
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I Don't Care Michael Phelps Smokes Weed & Neither Should You
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Sponsor backing should let Phelps exhale
Randball —
phelps.jpg While we are willing to be corrected on this one, let us make an assumption that there isn’t much money to be made in the actual activity of competitive swimming. The deal is to get good, get great, get to be an Olympic champ and then get endorsements. Michael Phelps, of course, did all those things. And then he did a little more, and everything could have, ahem, gone up in smoke. But according to the AP, it didn’t . And he’s lucky. Two of Michael Phelps’ leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed ...
Looks like the Baltimore Bullet can get away with a harmless bong pic.
Clubhouse Cancer —
... In the wake of yesterday’s potentially devastating picture which was circulated world-wide of swimming superdude Michael Phelps sucking on a glass bong at some random kegger (are they still called keggers, or are we showing our age?) at the U of South Carolina a couple of months ago, Associated Press is reporting that Phelps has nothing to worry about from his sponsors or the International Olympic Committee. ...
See What Happens When You Man Up?
Sparty and Friends —
... Mike Phelps smoked some weed. He didn’t dance around it or try to deny it. He didn’t have his publicist run out some bullshit press trying to explain how it was his twin brother or a look alike. He simply said “yup - It was me all right…my bad - I am sorry.” -What do you know??? It is all starting to go away. Most of us feel that this is a non issue…mostly because he owned up to it quickly….his sponsors feel the same way evidently. Athletes everywhere should follow this example - it would save them so much grief ….and save the rest ...
The Game Day Skate for Tuesday, February 3rd
Four Habs Fans —
Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of smoking a little weed and not losing your endorsements... Well the story says he's out "indefinitely", but surely it's the season for Robert Lang and his severed Achilles tendon. Have we entered the "spiraling out of control" part of the season yet? Avs take the Flames 4-3; Wings take the Blues 4-3 in a SO; Ducks take the Sabres 3-2.Pensburgh tonight. Hey, a team suffering just like us! Maybe worse! There's a chance!
10 Sponsors Who Will Be Contacting Michael Phelps Soon
Hail Mary Jane —
... Fortunately for Phelps, his sponsors are backing him up and not dropping him. They probably smoke too. ...
My Gosh, Honey! The Youngsters are Smoking Mary Jane!
The D3 Experience —
... At the end of the day, I think the fact that Phelps’ sponsors (as well as the IOC, of all organizations) are standing behind him on this one will end up determining the way this story goes. By putting their foot down and not pandering to what has become a ...
Up in smoke.
Sports Media Watch —
... , has received support from several corners, including the International Olympic Committee and sponsors Omega and Speedo . However, not all of the reaction has been positive. Cereal giant Kellogg has announced that ...
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What A Dope! Kelloggs Drops Michael Phelps
blacksportsonline.com 2/7/2009 — And they say weed never hurt anybody. Sure you can still operate heavy machinery and might not reenact a scene from "Too Fast Too Furious" on the city streets potentially killing someone but your alcohol vs marijuana stats might be lost on Michael Phelps. Now that the "mistake" has been ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Michael Phelps bong hit explodes: Just blowing smoke
grg51.typepad.com 2/2/2009 — The weekend flap over Michael Phelps bong hit produced a huge amount of smoke, without much fire. To recap, a photo of Phelps toking on a marijuana bong at a college party rivaled the Superbowl for silliness. The New York news we watched asked if Phelps career was over? For what? Attending a ...
'Bad judgment': Phelps pictured with water pipe
nbcsports.msnbc.com 2/2/2009 — Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged “regrettable” behavior and “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspaper Sunday appeared to show him inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
Phelps in hot water again after pot pic surfaces —
Examiner Sports 2/2/2009
Michael Phelps embarrassed himself after a triumphant Olympics, this time getting his picture snapped as he inhaled from a marijuana pipe. The photo wound up in a British tabloid Sunday, forcing Phelps to publicly apologize and his handlers to deal ...
Key sponsors back Phelps after marijuana photo —
Examiner Sports 2/2/2009
Two of Michael Phelps' leading sponsors expressed support for the Olympic great Monday, a day after he apologized for being photographed in a British newspaper inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega termed Phelps' actions a ...
