As in "potential" last Olympics. Throughout Phelps' comeback for Rio (he retired after the 2012 London Games and returned to competition in early 2014) he has insisted emphatically that the 2016 Games ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- After winning his fifth medal at the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps dismissed the idea of a participation in 2020 ending his individual Olympic career on Friday. A three-way tie for ...

MESA, Ariz. -- Michael Phelps is 0-for-1 in his comeback to the pool. The 22-time Olympic medalist lost to Ryan Lochte in the 100-meter butterfly final at the Arena Grand Prix on Thursday night.

Less than 24 hours after finishing fifth in the 200 IM -- a race billed as the final head-to-head showdown between him and Michael Phelps-- 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte opened the door for ...

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian with 28 medals, and Usain Bolt, the only sprinter to win three consecutive 100m ...