USA - 2008: Lee Hulteng color illustration of U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. (Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Tribune News Service via Getty I Of Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals at the 2008 ...

BEIJING - AUGUST 11: (L-R) Garrett Weber-Gale and Michael Phelps of the United States celebrate finishing the Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the ...

Rowdy Gaines expressed awe at Brian Fox’s ability to depict Michael Phelps’ athletic prowess. “These paintings literally capture those emotions that I felt broadcasting it. It’s the pitch of his hands ...

Michael Phelps, in the pool, raising a fist. Usain Bolt, on the track, slapping his chest. They are the two indelible images of the 2008 Beijing Olympics — celebration after celebration of gold medals ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: In 2008, at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps and three teammates win the 400-meter medley relay for Phelps’ eighth gold medal, eclipsing Mark Spitz’s ...

Why did Olympic icon lose to a relative unknown at the World Championships? July 28, 2009 -- Samson needed his hair for his Herculean strength. Does Michael Phelps need a super-swim suit to continue ...

UPDATED: BEIJING — Michael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals — and five world records in five events. He won the 200-meter ...

The day after he swam his last race as a competitive swimmer at the London Olympics, Michael Phelps got up early. It was force of habit. He didn’t have a race that day, or even a scheduled training ...

1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. 1938 — Henry Armstrong wins the lightweight title with a 15-round decision over Lou ...

1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head with a pitch by New York’s Carl Mays. Chapman suffers a fractured skull and dies the next day. It’s the only field fatality in major league ...