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Michael Phelps: London Games Will Be My Last Olympics
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 1 day agoMichael Phelps is almost ready to hang up his Speedos. After winning a total of 16 Olympic medals, including a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games in 2008, the swimmer, 26, says that this summer's London Games will be his last Olympics. During Sunday's taped interview on 60 Minutes, his mother, Debbie Phelps, admitted she'd like to see her famous son give it a go at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTOS: Michael opens up about being bullied "C'mon Michael just a 50 freestyle," she be
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NBC Set For An Olympic Feat Without Longtime Captain
latimes.com 2 days, 15 hours agoNBC plans to cover the 2012 Summer Olympics across all its platforms, including MSNBC, Bravo, CNBC and NBCOlympics.com. But it is doing so in the near-absence of the visionary Dick Ebersol, who resigned from NBC last year. NBC's other major challenge? Trying to turn a profit on the London Games.On July 27, a torchbearer will trot into a new $770-million stadium in London and light that famous flame. And for the next 17 days, NBC will race to ensure that Americans stay glued to every second of the 2012 Summe
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