The 2009 ESPY Awards went down Wednesday night (Jul 15) at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Kobe & Vanessa Bryant, Venus & Serena Williams, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Michael Phelps, Wyclef Jean and other celebrities/athletes showed up to the ceremony, which was hosted by award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson.
The 17th annual sports awards show will air this Sunday, July 19th, at 9 PM ET on ESPN.
- Kobe & Vanessa
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Venus Williams
- Serena Williams
- Terrell Owens
- Carmelo Anthony
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Contrary to rumors that have been swirling about, Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps told Usmagazine.com Wednesday at the opening of the Omega flagship boutique in NYC that he was single and he wasn’t dating anybody. Rumors of him dating the controversial Miss California hopeful Carrie Prejean began to circulate about the blogs and various news sites over the past week or so.
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Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps was honored to receive the Sports Achievement Award at former champion boxer’s Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night event, where Oscar winner actor Forest Whitaker also received the Celebrity Fight Night Entertainer Award.
The Celebrity Fight Night Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Jimmy Walker. It supports the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, as well as numerous other charities.
This year’s event marked the 15th year, and with a celebrity guest list including Jordin Sparks (who also performed), Kurt Warner, John Elway, Hill Harper and more, organizers say it raised more than 6.6 million dollars! Continue reading for more pics.
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Champion Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps can breathe easy now because he won’t be charged for those infamous photos of him smoking pot through a bong at a party near the vicinity of University of South Carolina’s campus in Columbia, SC. The photo made its way around the internet throughout the first part of February, and after a ridiculously stupid “investigation,” Richland Country Sheriff Leon Lott said Monday that he wouldn’t be charging Michael for smoking weed through a bong. Shortly after Monday’s announcement, Phelps put the following up on his Facebook page:
“I’m glad this matter is put to rest. But there are also some important lessons that I’ve learned. For me, it’s all about recognizing that I used bad judgment and it’s a mistake I won’t make again. For young people especially — be careful about the decisions you make. One bad decision can really hurt you and the people you care about. I really appreciate the support my family and fans have shown me and now I will move forward and dive back into the pool, having put this whole thing behind me.”
Well that’s good to hear. Shouldn’t low-country South Carolina have more important things to worry about anyway? A dude getting high should be the least of their worries! The law is always trying to make an example out of somebody…
It has been reported that Kellogs will not be pursuing a new contract with Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo surfaced on the internet of him allegedly smoking marijuana through a bong.
Phelps also was suspended from competition and denied financial support for three months by USA Swimming, the sport’s national governing body.
“This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” the federation says in a statement. “Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust.”
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Your boy Michael Phelps, you know, the guy who won a gazillion gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, was photographed smoking pot through a bong at a college party last fall. The photos first surfaced on British tabloid News of the World, which reported that the photo was taken back in November 2008 in the vicinity of the University of South Carolina.
“I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,” said Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, in a statement Sunday. “I’m 23 years old, and despite the successes I have had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me,” he said. “For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public — it will not happen again.”
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He’ll probably get a little slap on the wrist and his bank account will bail him out. Why do people take photos of themselves, and other people, doing s**t like this and put it on the internet?
The 2008 Finals was a great event in itself, but the final long awaited match-up between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics was nail biting, to say the least, until the final buzzer. The past rivalry between these two team is legendary. For the 11th time, they battled head to head for the championship title. Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce were known as the ‘Big Three’ all up against a one man stampede, Kobe Byrant. The Los Angeles Lakers showed their teamwork in the 2008 Finals, but the Celtics lead the series victoriously. Although the Boston Celtics took the 2008 Championship title, it was still very interesting watching every game they played against one another, making it the best moment in sports.
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