Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps is hoping that a new documentary highlighting his mental health struggles and those of other prominent Olympic athletes will help others who find themselves in a dark place.

Michael Phelps has another big reason to celebrate today! The Olympic athlete and his wife Nicole Michele Phelps welcomed their third child into the world–a beautiful baby boy.

Olympic champion Ryan Lochte made an emphatic return to competition Wednesday, swimming the fourth-fastest time by an American in the 200-meter individual medley during a time trial in the U.S. national championships at Stanford University. “I’m back, woo!” Lochte proclaimed in his opening remarks on the pool deck at Avery Aquatic Center after qualifying for next year’s U.S. Olympic trials...

The American won his semifinal heat in 49.50 seconds — 0.32 seconds better than Phelps’ mark set at the 2009 world meet in Rome at the height of the high-tech suit era.

In an interview on the “Today” show on Thursday, the 33-year-old recalls his mental health struggles. At his lowest point, in October 2014, soon after a DUI arrest that led to a rehab stint, Phelps was so depressed he did not leave his room for several days and even contemplated suicidal.

Ten-year-old Clark Kent took Michael Phelps’ name off the record board in the 100-meter butterfly at the Far West International Swimming Championship.

Dick’s Sporting Goods will immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21, the company said Wednesday, as its CEO took on the National Rifle Association by demanding tougher gun laws after the massacre in Florida. Marianne Favro reports.

Anthony Anderson tells Seth Meyers about the time he played golf with former President Barack Obama, Chris Paul and Michael Phelps. He says the golf course was shut down for their use and “snipers were on mountain ridges.”

“Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson talks to Jimmy Fallon about ditching his family in Mexico to go play some golf with former President Barack Obama, NBA star Chris Paul and Olympian Michael Phelps.

Don’t expect an apology from Michael Phelps to TV viewers who were disappointed with his race against a simulated great white shark for a Discovery Channel Shark Week special. The Olympic champion was bested by two seconds Sunday night in “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” The race didn’t pit Phelps against a real shark, but rather a...

After ample build up and the promise of a dramatic face-off, Michael Phelps finally raced his fiercest competitor on Sunday night. But a computer-generated great white shark, to the disappointment of many viewers, snagged the gold in Discovery Channel’s anticipated Shark Week kick-off, “Phelps Vs. Shark: The Battle for Ocean Supremacy.” In the previously recorded stunt, the trained athlete and...

With the announcement that Michael Phelps will race a shark for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,” we take a look back at five times athletes competed against animals.

The world is standing by, waiting for the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time to finally meet his match — the great white shark. Ahead of the 100-meter race that kicks off Discovery Channel’s beloved Shark Week, Phelps visited the “Tonight Show” Thursday to reveal some details of the anticipated showdown. Though great whites may haunt the imaginations of other...

Michael Phelps pumped his right fist upon completing the final leg for the winning relay team ahead of Australian great Grant Hackett on Saturday....
It was another golden moment for the winningest Olympic athlete in history, though don’t expect to see him competing on the world’s biggest stage again....
Phelps all but slammed the door on another return after leaving it ever-so...

Michael Phelps hasn’t gotten the urge to return to swimming. Not yet anyway. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is clearly enjoying marriage, fatherhood and a newfound willingness to speak out on contentious issues such as doping . But, in a tantalizing concession that he hasn’t totally closed the door on another comeback, Phelps told The Associated Press that it...

More than one thousand people are expected to participate in the second annual 420 Games on Saturday. The event promotes the healthy and safe use of marijuana and it comes as California is set to enact the adult use of recreational marijuana.

More than one thousand people are expected to participate in the second annual 420 Games on Saturday. The event promotes the healthy and safe use of marijuana and it comes as California is set to enact the adult use of recreational marijuana.

Olympic champ Michael Phelps is participating in Discovery network’s Shark Week this summer, although he won’t be asked to outswim one. It’s not immediately clear what Phelps will be doing, although Discovery President Rich Ross said Tuesday he’s intrigued about seeing the fastest human swimmer interact with nature’s fastest. Perhaps Phelps can be encouraged to go underwater in a shark...

Testifying before a congressional hearing on improving anti-doping measures, Michael Phelps has expressed frustration over seeing others cheat and says athletes need to believe the system works. The retired swimmer said Tuesday he has a hard time understanding how athletes get around anti-doping tests and that when they do, it’s “disillusioning.” Phelps, the most decorated Olympian with 28 medals, asked...