Michael Phelps

Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal is going head-to-head with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Wimbledon champ Serena Williams, trying to beat them at their own sport.

The 7-ft.-1-in. player is filming a new reality TV series, in which he faces off with other sports stars, taking a crash-course in his opponent's field before they compete.

Called Shaq Vs. the show will feature boxer Oscar de la Hoya, baseball star Albert Pujols and Olympic volleyball gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, in addition to Phelps and Williams.

Michael Phelps was snapped arriving at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday.

The annual Fight Night, which was hosted by Reba McEntire and featured a performance by Jon Bon Jovi, has raised $52 million for various charities in its fifteen years.

Was someone sporting a bit of a goggle tan?

If anyone knows something about doing a fierce butterfly, it’s Mikey.

—Sasha Perl-Raver

Michael Phelps sat down with Matt Lauer on the Today Show this morning to discuss what Matt called the “now infamous” photo of Mikey smoking pot.

The gravity Lauer gave the incident was almost disturbing, asking questions like:

“Did you start to think how damaging this was to you and your career?”

The San Francisco Food Bank is benefitting from Kellogg’s Puritanism and Michael Phelps bong rip.

Kellogg’s dropped Olympic champion Michael Phelps’ endorsement contract because of the photo of him smoking from a bong. That meant they were left with thousands of pounds of Phelps Flakes they no longer wanted on supermarket shelves.

Instead, the 3,800 pounds of Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes with the gold medal winner on the box were donated to the food bank.

Just when they think they’re out, the Mouse pulls them back in again.

Their High School days may be behind them, but Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are still Disney sweethearts.

The couple has been shot by Annie Leibovitz for the Disney Dream Portrait series that’s included Julianne Moore as the Little Mermaid (and Michael Phelps as her merman), Jessica Biel as Pocahontas and David Beckham as Prince Phillip.

Zac-y Pooh will be Prince Phillip 2.0 and Vanessa will be Princess Aurora from the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty.

A South Carolina sheriff has confirmed Michael Phelps will not be charged with any crime after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist hitting a bong was released on the Internet.

“I’m glad this matter is put to rest,” Mikey said in a statement. “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.

Remember when Ian Thorpe was the hottest thing to happen to the pool since the Speedo?

Yesterday, the Thorpedo attended the Y-3 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 40 in New York City, and we have to admit, we can’t recall why we were so enamored with him once upon a time.

Take your shirt off, maybe that’ll jog our memory.

Is this the fate that awaits Michael Phelps after he retires?

 —Sasha Perl-Raver

As the smoke clears (cough, cough, pun intended) from his bong hit controversy and three month suspension, Michael Phelps continues to make moves that are less than exemplary.

While some sponsors continue to line up faster than swimmers on the blocks to drop Michael Phelps like a bad (drug) habit, Subway has forgiven the fallen hero.

"Like most Americans, and like Michael Phelps himself, we were disappointed in his behavior," a Subway representative has said. "Also like most Americans, we accept his apology. Moving forward, he remains in our plans."

Subway sure does love their stuff toasted.

WTF?

We understand Kellogg’s, a company whose main spokesperson is Tony the Tiger, dropping Michael Phelps as their posterboy following  the brouhaha about him smoking weed at a University of South Carolina party, but now USA Swimming has yanked the rug out from under the eight time gold medal winner.

Phelps has been slapped with a three month suspension and they’ve yanked his monthly stipend.