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Phelps Earns Eighth Gold

BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Michael Phelps had one swim left in him, 100 more meters to cap a meet in which he swam 3,300 of them, physical and mental exhaustion peeking from around the corner. Yet when he needed greatness once more, he found it. When he could set a new standard -- with the help of three...
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By Barry Svrluga

 
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