Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin to cap high school swim career at sold-out meet

2013-02-08 05:15:00

Missy Franklin, the teenage swimming sensation at the London Olympics last summer, will finish her storied high school career before a sold-out venue this weekend in Ft. Collins, Colo. Since 90% of the tickets to the Class 5A state meet are allocated to...

Gabby Douglas is named AP female athlete of 2012

2012-12-21 09:38:00

Gabby Douglas, who won the women's gymnastics individual all-around title at the 2012 London Olympics, was named the Associated Press female athlete of the year on Friday. “I didn't realize how much of an impact I made,” Douglas said,...

Watch Missy Franklin balance a water bottle on her head as she swims

2013-01-11 13:34:00

Missy Franklin won five medals at the London Summer Olympics, proving that she's one of the top swimmers in the world. This may be just as impressive. After a recent high school swim meet, the 17-year-old balanced a water bottle on her forehead as she...

Missy Franklin is happy swimming for her high school team again

2013-01-10 10:55:00

Missy Franklin has gone from swimming for a Olympic gold medal to swimming for her high school team in Colorado. And she is loving every minute of it.� Franklin swam for the Regis Jesuit High School swim team on Tuesday during a meet in Aurora, Colo.,...

LeBron James is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year

2012-12-03 08:19:00

LeBron James of the Miami Heat was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year on Monday, and James said he takes it as a sign that all has been forgiven for his messy departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010. "I remember just like yesterday...

British royal family member among riders in equestrian event

2012-07-30 22:32:52

700-pound sea lion found swimming miles from ocean in Irvine

2012-08-07 10:44:12

Daum: Rise of the Olympic armchair judges

2012-08-08 16:44:00

The conventional wisdom about the Olympics has always been that it turns its viewers into wannabe athletes. Every time the Games roll around, particularly the Summer Games with their relatively easy-to-try-at-home events like track and swimming , we start...

Howe's effort rivals Olympian

2013-05-14 08:04:02

Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton junior Ally Howe just wanted to break 53 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke. Coming within .02 seconds of a national high school record set by a four-time Olympic gold medalist came as much of a shock to her as it did the...

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2013-05-14 13:57:03

Stolen historic US documents returned to owners BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI and National Archive officials are returning to their rightful owners more than 10,000 important historical documents seized during a massive theft investigation involving a well-...

Missy Franklin's inspiration from Warrior Games crowd, not Prince Harry

2013-05-12 00:00:00

For Missy Franklin, inspiration was found away from the stage and British Prince Harry. The four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist saw 260 other sources in the crowd of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans at the opening ceremony...

Competitors outshine Prince Harry, celebrities at Warrior Games opening ceremony

2013-05-12 00:00:00

The celebrities at Saturday's Warrior Games opening ceremony in Colorado Springs were the 260 wounded troops who will compete this week. Their cheering section included the likes of Britain's Prince Harry and Olympic gold medalists Missy Franklin and...

Missy Franklin swims in the women's 200 meter backstroke race during the finals of the Arena Grand Prix Swimming Series in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

2013-02-16 00:00:00

Olympic gold medalist and Regis Jesuit High School swimmer Missy Franklin, left, poses with Highlands Ranch High School swimmers after a meet.

2013-01-08 00:00:00

The 2012 London Olympics drew raves from some of the toughest critics around: the British people themselves, many of whom had fretted in advance over anticipated traffic, security and even weather nightmares that for the most part failed to fulfill the dire prophecies.

2012-12-12 00:00:00