SPORTS BUZZ – Michael Phelps was spotted in Beijing making out with Australian swimming sensation Stephanie Rice.While Phelps is bringing home the golds for the US, he’s going down under with the 20-year old brunette.

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1. Michael Phelps’ Girlfriend: Stephanie Rice? Swimmers Spotted Making Out
2. Now Rice Linked To Phelps
3. Finished With Record-Breaking, Michael Phelps Commences Heartbreaking
4. Michael Phelps and Stephanie Rice Love Connection?
5. Might Be Dating Rice, Still Not Returning Calls

SPORTS BUZZ – The Australian swimmer wins gold, has a golden smile.Sure, three gold medals aren’t Phelp’s eight, but Rice is poised to become a big star in her native Australia and abroad after these games. She also has a penchant for posing in revealing clothes.

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1. She’s “Sassy,” “Good Looking,” “Articulate”
2. Stephanie Rice Worth Millions, Michael Phelps, Billions
3. More Stephanie Rice Photos
4. Swimmer Stephanie Rice Poses in FHM
5. See All Of Stephanie Rice’s Sexy Facebook Pics
6. Stephanie Rice’s Sexy Facebook Pictures Cause Uproar

SPORTS BUZZ – With 11 gold medals and counting, that seems to be the word on the street.All over the web and TV, people are touting Michael as the best Olympic athlete ever. With more golds then anyone in history, that seems to be a fair argument (apologies to Lewis, Spitz, and Owens), but now people are saying that he may be the greatest athlete of all time. That one requires a little more debate (and this is from someone who grew up in Baltimore). Jordan, Woods, Brown, Ali, Owens… Go Michael… make it 8 for 8, all in WR fashion!

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1. Best Olympian Ever - ESPN Says It’s So
2. HuffPost Said So Even Before the 4x200
3. The Argument Definitely Helps NBC
4. Visa Congratulates Phelps
5. 5 Down, 3 to go

SPORTS BUZZ – The Daily Mail reports on a very, very crowded swimming pool in China.Enjoy your summer, everyone!

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1. Daily Mail Article On The Crowded Pool

SPORTS BUZZ – Swimmer Natalie du Toit, who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident, will make Olympic history in Beijing as the first amputee to compete at the Summer Olympic Games.Congratulations to Natalie! She makes all us non-amputees look kinda lame and unaccomplished.

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1. Natalie Gets Emotional, Cries After Qualifying for the Olympics
2. Du Toit Lists Two Goals: One, to Swim in the Olympics, and Two, to Be Able to Run
3. Amputee Swimmer Qualifies for Olympics On CNN.com
4. Swim your own race: An Inspirational Interview with Natalie du Toit, Paralympian
5. Natalie Achieves Her Dream of Getting to Represent South Africa
6. Paralympian Shocked when She Qualified for Beijing Olympics
7. What are the Paralympics?

SPORTS BUZZ – Speedo’s new LZR Racer, a seamless, high-tech, water-repellent bodysuit being championed by Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and others, is causing a firestorm of controversy in the swimming world.Since its introduction in February, athletes wearing it have broken 28 swimming records, leading many to question the ethics of wearing the suit, even referring to it as “technological doping.”

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1. “Tech Doping”? How Speedo’s LZR Suit Breaks Swim Records
2. Popov Rejects Criticism of Speedo Suit, Says “Strong” Swimmers Can Still Win Without It
3. A Gallery of LZR Suits
4. Swimsuit Competition Heats Up Between TYR and Speedo
5. Belief in Purity of Human vs Water Contest a Snag for Super Cossie
6. Suit-Ability Playing with European Minds
7. Speedo Fastskin LZR Racer: Official Site
8. The Speedo LZR Racer: Feedback on a Developing Debate, and the Value of Technique