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He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?

Certainly not Michael Phelps -- not anymore, at least. But as a presenter at the 2008 Video Music Awards, all that fresh Olympic bling will certainly help.

The swimmer who took home a record-breaking eight gold medals from the Beijing Games joins Miley Cyrus, Scarlett...

China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever.

The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate. China's haul of 51 gold medals was the largest since the Soviet Union won 55 in Seoul in 1988.

Lisa Leslie and the U.S. women's basketball team were once again too good for Australia at the Olympics. Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory against Australia on Saturday night.

She joined former teammate Teresa Edwards as the only basketball players ever to win four gold medals.

Usain Bolt was left off Jamaica's team in the preliminary round of the Olympic 400-meter relay, giving him a chance to rest Thursday, while Tyson Gay was picked to anchor the U.S. quartet.

Bolt, who won the 100 and 200 gold medals in world-record time, is expected run the relay in Friday night's final.

BEIJING - Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds today, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday night, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics.

Bolt is the first man ever to break the world marks in both sprints at an Olympics. Not even Lewis or Jesse Owens managed that.

China's He Kexin won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing Olympics.

Both scored 16.725, but He got the nod because her execution marks were closer to a perfect 10 than Liukin's.

Liukin would not criticize the scoring system that does not award dual gold medals.

The U.S. 4x100-meter medley relay team is a favorite for gold on Sunday (Saturday night East coast time).

That would give Michael Phelps a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games. The team from Australia will probably provide the U.S. with its stiffest competition in the race.

Although neither team has finalized its final quartet, these are the likely relay swimmers for the medley final and a scouting report as to how the race may evolve ...

Well, there's always 48 Hours Mystery on CBS, and ABC appears to be showing another can't-miss episode of Eli Stone.

Of course, if you're reading this, it's a safe bet you'll be watching the Michael Phelps coronation. If Phelps and his teammates win the 4x100 medley relay (bet the house, the vacation house and all your other possessions on it), he will become the all-time leader in gold medals in a single games with eight.

The scheduled time of the race is 10:58 p.m., the final event of the swimming program in Beijing. "The U.S.

In some ways, Michael Phelps is just your typical 23-year-old. He hates getting up early. He wolfs down enormous amounts of pizza.

He loves texting with friends, listening to hip-hop on his iPod, or just cruising around in a pimped-out ride.

Then he dives in the water. Nothing typical there. In winning the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps etched his name alongside the winningest Olympians with the ninth...