Phelps On His Way And Basketball Takes Down China

by Dan Cash

It’s one of the biggest storylines at the Beijing games…Michael Phelps quest for 8 swimming Gold Medals. Phelps is that much closer to breaking Mark Spitz 1972 record of 7 Gold Medals after covering the 1st leg of the 4-By-100 Meter Relay Sunday evening.

Phelps swam a strong first half…but the Americans still trailed headed into the final leg when 32-year-old Jason Lezak ran down France’s Alain Bernard to grab the Gold. Headed into the race Phelps spoke about the media coverage surrounding him…

{8-10-08 Michael Phelps}

The Americans shattered the World Record with a time of 3 Minutes 8-Point-2-4 Seconds. In basketball Sunday the U.S. was up against the Chinese National team. Dwayne Wade led U.S. with 19 points in a 101-70 win over the host Chinese.