2016 U S Olympic Team Trials Swimming Michael Phelps, 200m Fly
2016 Rio Olympic teammates Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps advanced in the top two spots for the 200m individual medley semifinals at Trials.
Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps, both already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic team, advanced from Thursdays preliminary heats in first and second place, respectively, in the 200m individual medley. Both have been on the podium in that event since the 2004 Athens Games, with Phelps winning three consecutive golds and Lochte winning two silvers and a bronze.
Lochte raced to one minute, 58.05 seconds to win his heat compared to Phelps 1:58.95 which won the last heat.
Also advancing into Thursdays semifinal are teenage standout Michael Andrew and likely 2016 Olympic team member Jay Litherland, who made a case to be named to the team for the 400m individual medley on Sunday.
Michael Phelps set more records by winning the 200m butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska.
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After a few speed bumps on his road to Rio, Ryan Lochte appears back on track at U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
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In the heats of the womens 100m freestyle, Abbey Weitzeil clocked the fastest time of the morning with 53.58. Also advancing to the semifinals are Missy Franklin, Kelsi Worrell, Katie Ledecky, Olivia Smoliga, Allison Schmitt and Natalie Coughlin.
Also Thursday morning, 2012 Olympic champion in the 200m backstroke Tyler Clary finished in 1:56.85 to advance to the semifinals in second place behind Jacob Pebley. Matt Grevers, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 100m distance, qualified to advance to the semifinals but told media hed likely swim it just for fun.
After failing to qualify for the 100m backstroke in Rio, Matt Grevers may have competed in the last race of his career at Trials.
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Micah Lawrence advanced in first place to Thursdays semifinals in the 200m breaststroke, an event she placed sixth in at the 2012 London Olympics. Joining her are Lilly King, who won the Trials 100m breaststroke and qualified for the Rio Games, and Breeja Larson, 2012 London Olympian in the 200m breaststroke.
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials are June 26 to July 3 in Omaha, Nebraska and decide which swimmers participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
JOINT BASE ANDREWS The military base outside Washington where the presidential plane Air Force One is stationed was temporarily locked down Thursday after an "active shooter" report that turned out to be a false alarm.
The report stemmed from someone who made a distress call after seeing security forces doing a routine inspection. The confusion was heightened by a planned active shooter drill at Joint Base Andrews that had not yet begun. Officials said in a Facebook post Thursday that there was no shooter and no threat to the base or workers there.
The base had been placed on lockdown about 9 a.m. after an active shooter was reported. The base is home to Air Force One and is about 20 miles from Washington.
About an hour and a half later, the military post tweeted that the lock down had been lifted, except for the medical building where the active shooter was reported.
A law enforcement official said no active shooter was found at the post. The law enforcement official was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Fortunately, this was not a life-threatening situation," Col. Brad Hoagland, 11th Wing and base commander, said in the Facebook posting. "We take all threats seriously and reacted to ensure the security of those on the base."
Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to leave from Andrews on Thursday morning, but his trip was delayed by the lockdown.
The vice president"s office said he was waiting out the delay at his residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington.
Biden was due in Columbus, Ohio, for a midday campaign event for former Gov. Ted Strickland, who is running for Senate.
The president, vice president and other senior government officials fly in and out of Joint Base Andrews.
President Barack Obama was last at the base Wednesday night when he returned from a trip to Ottawa, Canada
Emergency vehicles in the area of the base had on lights Thursday, but no sirens. At least three people in camouflage and helmets could be seen walking working dogs around the three-story building. About 10:15 a.m., a few people could be seen walking out of the building, including a person being moved in a wheelchair.
Rodney Smith, the patient advocate at the Andrews medical facility, said an active-shooter exercise was scheduled for Thursday morning, and then he was told it was a "real-world" situation.
"First it was an active-shooter exercise. Then it came back "real world,"" Smith said by phone Thursday morning.
Smith said the situation was unfolding at the newer of two buildings at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility. He was in the older building.
Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press Writers Sarah Brumfield and Ben Nuckols in Washington contributed to this report.
Arizona Advances to College World Series Final - Highlights
OMAHA, Neb. -- Coastal Carolina has won its first national championship in program history.
The Chanticleers defeated Arizona 4-3 in Thursday"s Game 3 of the CWS Finals to claim the national title. Check out a moment-by-moment recap of all of the action from Omaha below.
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Coastal Carolina capitalized on two errors on the same play for four unearned runs in the sixth inning, and the Chanticleers won their first national championship in any sport with a 4-3 victory over Arizona in Game 3 of the College World Series finals on Thursday.
Coastal Carolina (55-18) became the first team since Minnesota in 1956 to win the title in its first CWS appearance. Arizona (49-24) was trying for its second national title since 2012. Andrew Beckwith (15-1), the national leader in wins, went 5 2/3 innings after pitching two complete games and picked up his third victory of the CWS. He was named the Most Outstanding Player. Alex Cunningham earned his first save, striking out Ryan Haug with a full-count fastball to end the game after Arizona had pulled within a one in the bottom of the ninth.
Arizona"s Bobby Dalbec (11-6) also worked 5 2/3 innings, with all the runs coming against him. He struck out eight to increase his CWS total to 25 in 20 innings.
The championship also was the first in a team sport in the 33-year history of the Big South Conference. The Big South could savor the accomplishment for only about eight hours. The Chanticleers become members of the Sun Belt Conference on Friday.
Arizona, which came into the day with just two errors in seven CWS games, saw second baseman Cody Ramer commit two on the same play to open the door to a four-run sixth inning for Coastal Carolina. Ramer couldn"t get a handle on Zach Remillard"s grounder, allowing David Parrett to score from third. Then Ramer tried to get Michael Paez running from second to third, but he overthrew Kyle Lewis. That allowed Paez to come home.
Next, G.K. Young launched a no-doubt homer into the seats above the right-field bullpen for a 4-0 lead. All four runs were unearned, and Dalbec was relieved by Cameron Ming after facing one more batter. Before the sixth inning, Ramer hadn"t committed an error in 17 games.
The Wildcats cut the lead in half with two unearned runs in the bottom half against a tiring Beckwith. An error on first baseman Kevin Woodall Jr. and a walk loaded the bases before Jared Oliva"s two-RBI single knocked out Beckwith. Bobby Holmes relieved and struck out No. 9 batter Louis Boyd to end the inning.
Coastal Carolina caught a break in the third inning after Cody Ramer sent a liner into right field that got under Connor Owings" glove and rolled to the wall. Ramer made it to third on the two-base error. Zach Gibbons then hit a comebacker to Beckwith, who went home as Ramer tried to score. After catching Beckwith"s wide throw, catcher Parrett reached back to put the tag on Ramer, who was called out on an extremely close play.
Arizona"s first two batters in the bottom of the ninth reached base against Cunningham, and Zach Gibbons" sacrifice fly made it a one-run game with two outs. Ryan Aguilar then doubled into the left-field corner, but Ramer was held at third to bring up Ryan Haug.
After Cunningham struck out Haug, he turned to his dugout, beat his chest with his fist three times and saluted before flipping his glove away to start celebrating with his teammates.
Olympic Swimming Trials | Michael Phelps Ready For 5th Olympic Games
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Familiar faces Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin waited until Day 4 of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials to stamp their tickets to Rio. Here are five thoughts from Wednesdays events in Omaha:
Michael, the master
This is a very different Michael Phelps from the one who half-trained his way through the London Games with an indifference that would not have pleased the Phelps of 2004 or 08. The Phelps were seeing ahead of Rio is thankful, emotional and thoughtful. Maybe thats due to his role as a new father, or because of the multiple second chances he got to straighten things out away from the pool, but as Phelps reached the wall to win the 200-meter butterfly, the race that earned him his first Olympic berth 16 years ago as a 15-year old, the appreciation was sincere. I dont know if he would recognize who I am today, Phelps said of his younger self, but I definitely recognize him. That younger self is the Phelps who would readily express his joy at his craft.
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And the joy was back on Wednesday night, even if his fast times werent. Phelpss winning time, 1:54.84, was well off from his world record of 1:51.51, but the time appeared to be secondary. After the race, his fiance, Nicole, brought their son, Boomer, to the edge of the pool deck. Phelps planted a kiss on Boomer, whose closed eyes hinted that he was negative splitting his alertness for the rest of the meet. Those last 20 meters, Phelps said, the piano fell pretty hard.
Phelpss qualification impressed champions across the Olympic sports landscape. Wow. No words, tweeted Nastia Liukin, the Olympic all-around gymnastics champion in 2008. Congratulations, Michael Phelps on your fifth Olympic Games. What an inspiration.
Ledecky does it again
What cant Katie Ledecky do? The distance freestyle queen further cemented her claim as the best 200-meter freestyler in the land, winning that sprint race in 1:54.88 on Wednesday. Ledeckys range is astounding. Last year, she won world titles in freestyle races ranging from the 200 that many expected would give her trouble, through 1500. This year, with no 1500 on the Olympic program, shell try her hand at the 100, with prelims starting Thursday morning. She could then swim on multiple relays in Rio depending on what she can handle and what the coaching staff asks her to do. After her victory Wednesday, Ledeckys coach Bruce Gemmell, was walking with her in a hallway outside the pool and told her jokingly, Hey, the clocks ticking. I have 12 hours to teach you how to swim a hundred free.
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Missy didn"t miss
A day after it appeared that Missy Franklins chase for another Olympics was in free fall, the four-time London gold medalist pulled behind Ledecky into second with a time of 1:56.18. The placement guaranteed her a spot in the individual 200 free and the 4x200-meter relay in Rio.
Its probably the most proud race of my career, coming back from the loss last night, Franklin said. After earning her spot, Franklin, 21, returned to her normally bubbly demeanor, hopping up and down as she watched on a monitor as Phelps won his race right after hers. This isnt the same Franklin who won two gold medals in backstroke events and two more in relays at the London Olympics. She has been beset with back ailments, and though it was admirable for to keep her collegiate eligibility for two years so she could swim at Cal, some felt that the lifestyle left her less focused on swimming than she needed to be. Its a different challenge this year, she said. Its still the same idea that I have to get every last ounce of energy out of myself. That is much more positive energy after Wednesday night.
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DiRados mighty medley
Maybe the Olympic trials crucible is easier to manage for those with a Plan B. Maya DiRado is just 23, but she plans to leave her swimming career behind her after this summer to take a job as a business analyst in the fall. But right now, Plan A is going pretty well, too. DiRado already made the team in the 400 individual medley and on Wednesday she won the 200 IM in 2:09.54, pulling away from second-place finisher Melanie Margalis in the closing freestyle leg. Margalis finished in 2:10.11 and barely edged Caitlin Leverenz for third by .05 of a second. DiRado trailed after the butterfly leg, but took a slight lead by the 100-meter mark and was in command from then on. I could kind of see where I was and obviously I was sprinting as hard as I could, she said, but its nice when you dont feel them gaining on you. Thats kind of a little bit of relief. So I just put my head down and charged home. DiRado is also the No. 2 seed in the 200 backstroke and could swim a freestyle leg in Rio, too. She wouldnt be the first swimmer here to change her mind about retiring. No, this will be it, insists DiRado, who married Stanford swimmer Rob Andrews last year, and thats why I can enjoy every minute.
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Free Again
Some big names qualified for the mens 100-meter freestyle final on Thursday. Nathan Adrian, the defending Olympic champ in the hundred free, cruised to the evenings fastest time by winning his semifinal in 47.91 seconds, followed by Ryan Held in 48.48. Anthony Ervin qualified fifth in 48.71 and Conor Dwyer caught the last spot, placing eighth in 49.18. It has been a long road for Ervin, 35, who tied Gary Hall Jr. for Olympic gold at 50 free in 2000. He later auctioned off his gold medal to aid victims of the Asian tsunami in 2004. By making the team in London, where he placed fifth in the 50 free, Ervin achieved the rare feat of making an Olympic team in his teens and 30s, but not his 20s. With relays open to the top four swimmers (and likely the top six), Ervin has a realistic chance to get back to the Games again.
Andrew Luck & Colts Mic"d Up Mega Comeback vs. Chiefs 2013 Playoffs | NFL
Andrew Luck"s new 6-year, $140 million deal makes him the NFL"s highest-paid player. The 10 players below him are also QBs. Who are they? Phil Friend/IndyStar
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, practices at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, Thursday, June 9, 2016.(Photo: Kelly Wilkinson / IndyStar)Buy Photo
$140 million. It"s stupid money. It"s money that we can"t even understand. But Andrew Luck"s going to have to get his head around it with his new contract.
Now, he won"t receive the money in a lump sum, but for the sake of visualizing just how much cash this is, we"re going to pretend he will.
Here"s just how much money Andrew Luck is going to make:
He could buy a Boeing 757 and still have $40 million to spare.
If he donated all his money to Gleaners Food Bank, he could provide 420 million meals to hungry Hoosiers. That would feed every person in the combined populations of Fort Wayne and Evansvillethree meals a day for a year.
He could buy the naming rights for Lucas Oil Stadium. The Lucas family provided a paltry $122 million over 20 years.
He could buy 146 of the most expensive guitar Jim Irsay has ever purchased -- aFender Stratocaster used byBob Dylan.
Since he"s a big reader, he could donate his whole haul to IndyReads and provide76,712 YEARS of literacy training.
Your move, Luck.
Allison Carter is an engagement producer at IndyStar. Andrew Luck, if you"re reading this and want to toss some cash my way, get a Twitter account and follow me @AllisonLCarter. Let"s talk.
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Afterrumors swirled yesterday thatIggy Azalea hadbroken up with fiance Nick Young because he and his ex were pregnant, the rapper is now speaking out.
Reports that the couple had called it quits popped up last week, along with rumors that she had hisantique car towed and his stuff thrown out of the house. Early Thursday morning, Azalea explained why she and Young had split:
Whoa! That"s a lot of details! Now, I"m just waiting on TMZ to get that footage...
Now, if you aren"t totally bummed out, watch this fun video of Iggy talking about her music with Fuse:
The owner of a California movie theatre is apologising after a trailer for the R-rated upcoming Seth Rogen comedy Sausage Party was shown ahead of a screening of Disneys Finding Dory.
The East Bay Times reports moviegoers eager to see the PG-rated Dory at a Brenden theatre in the Bay Area city of Concord were surprised earlier this month with a preview of Rogens Sausage Party, animated film with dark themes about what happens to food after its taken home from the supermarket.
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Brenden vice president Walter Eichinger tells the newspaper it was a one-time mishap due to the theatre moving screens around in effort to accommodate several large last-minute groups wanting to see Dory. He says the wrong movie was started by mistake and insists it wont happen again.
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It was caught soon, but not until the trailer played, he said. We regret it, apologise for it, and we are not happy that it happened. We fully realize this trailer is not appropriate for Dory and we would never schedule something like that. The trailer for Sausage Party is not and never has been scheduled with Dory.
