While Michael Phelps captured SI’s “Sportsman of the Year” award, it appears his victory wasn’t as acknowledged on an global scale. Members of the International Sports Press Association voted “Usain Bolt” for their “Athlete of the Year” designation. Bolt narrowly beat Phelps for the award, earning 1673 points to Phelps’ 1557. As [...]

Google released their 2008 Year-End Zeitgeist, and as expected, names like “Obama” and “Sarah Palin” represented quite well.
Oh, those feisty hockey moms.
Speaking of hockey, Google also analyzed search terms related to sports and as one might expect, the New York Giants had the highest search volume, reaching a peak in January [...]

Sports Illustrated released their “Sportsman of the Year” issue and as expected, the second-most decorated Olympic athlete ever — Michael Phelps — was their choice. But was it the right one? Look, there’s no arguing about what Phelps accomplished in Beijing. Eight gold medals is an incredible feat and deserves to be [...]

Apparently, the Beijing Golden Boy can’t get enough of that incredible Subway jingle, and so, he’s decided to endorse their product. Phelps will be joining other professional athletes — But wait, isn’t he still an amateur? I don’t understand Olympic rules. — like Reggie Bush, Ryan “MVP” Howard and Michael Strahan pitching the product [...]