Richard Deitsch: SI's Daily Olympic Briefing: Aug. 2

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Michael Phelps may have just missed out on the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly but he does have quite a nice consolation prize. His silver medal ties him for the most career Olympic medals (18) of all time with with While her feats are impressive, her success can be highly attributed to the training [...]

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Michael Phelps, just a Baltimore guy who loves his mom

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You can't blame Michael Phelps' mom Debbie for thinking he had this one, but watch her reaction when she realizes her pride and joy actually won silver, not gold. While her feats are impressive, her success can be highly attributed to the training she did with Michael Phelps prior to the 2012 Games. A member [...]

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Former Spartan going into hall of fame

But one thing not on the agenda is Project Spartan. You'll recall that Project Spartan is the HTML5-driven mobile application platform that Facebook has been quietly building for months with the help of a group of third-party app developers. She was one of just 30 women who signed up for the Spartan Death Race, an [...]

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