While His Son Won 8 Golds, Michael Phelps' Father Watched From Home

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 While His Son Won 8 Golds, Michael Phelps' Father Watched From Home
As Michael Phelps won eight gold medals and accomplished the greatest Olympic performance ever , his mother and his two older sisters got almost as much face time on NBC as Bob Costas. We saw features about Phelps' mom, Debbie, we heard her screaming during races and saw her crying afterward. But we never heard from Phelps' dad. It turns out that Michael hasn't heard from him either.    ... [link]

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Michael Phelps Hardly Talks With Father, Fred Phelps
Published 8/22/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... during the Olympics — especially last week while Aquaman was dominating in the pool — was “Where’s Michael Phelps’ father? Does he have a dad?” I was wondering the same thing too, so with a basic search, I came to find out that his parents divorced when he was young. Even that being the case, it was still surprising not to see anything about his dad, especially considering how much coverage his mother received last week. Well MDS at FanHouse shares an interview from the NY Post that somewhat ...

Daily Dump: Jennifer Ellison Lounging At The Pool, Jessica Simpson Beer Ad, Another Leryn Franco Photo & LSU Fans Travel In Style
Published 8/22/2008 by J Koot at Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football
... Olympics to watch, baseball to suffer through and preseason NFL. Don’t forget UFC this weekend. Liddell is back. Enjoy your time away from work. Be safe, stay hydrated and out of jail - unless you are an athlete. Today’s Dump: No kidding! Jessica Simpson now promoting unheard of beer [Holy Taco] A great Kyle Orton headline [NFL Juice] So exactly where has Michael Phelps father been [FanHouse] Leryn Franco closeup as only a blogger would discover [Bright ...

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