Bill Plaschke on the Midas touch by Michael Phelps.

One-hundreth of a second was worth a million-dollar bonus from Speedo

Phelps will need teammates to be GRRRRR8.

Boston Globe makes top-notch addition in grabbing Tony Massarotti from the Herald.

Tom Glavine to DL. And the Braves recall a pitcher with a 2-11 record in Triple A. That is no mistake: 2-11.

Sports team owners support McCain.

Wisconsin is No. 13 on the LA Times’ Top 25.

Gary Payton a political homewrecker  in Turks & Caicos wonders the New York Daily News.

Writer, 44, treated as real player during tryout for team.

Ben Gordon’s had his fill of the Bulls.

The ride isn’t always smooth for Filip Bondy of the New York Daily News.

Sparano’s Dolphins have plenty of fight — with each other.

Darrent Williams’ spirit lives on in teen center.

Pete Incaviglia a jack-of-all-trades as minor league executive.

Talk about Americana: a Dale Sr./John Wayne racecar.

Arrested for cutting out a DJ’s eyes….

Yahoo! beats ESPN in July..guess what is the only major network in the top 10?