Babble

OK, that's not true . But if you haven't seen this dopey show on Animal Planet, you're missing out on something very cute. Here are a few highlights: 1. Commentary: "It's going to be tough to impress the judges." True – because they're goldfish. "This is like a chess...

Like 30 million plus people, I've been watching a lot of Olympics the past few days. Which means I've seen a lot of commercials from the sponsors of the Games; I think I've seen that McDonald's ad touting chicken sandwiches for breakfast (ew) at least 50 times. Two watchdog groups, Commercial...

Usually when an athlete is accused of cheating, it's a doping issue: this year alone, at least four athletes have been caught using banned substances. But in Michael Phelps' case, there may be something else going on. Here's the deal, as reported in the New York Times: The race in which Phelps...

Maybe they should call them Phrosted Phlakes? Once upon a time, Wheaties was the Breakfast of Champions, but now its Frosted Flakes. Michael Phelps will appear on a box of Tony the Tiger's favorite (phavorite? OK, OK, I'll stop) morning meal. Naturally, some are upset with Phelps for choosing...

Dara Torres is 41, and Oksana Chusovitina is 33 (and saved her son from leukemia ), but they aren't even close to the oldest Olympic athletes in history, or even this year. Most aren't in the more physically strenuous events, but competing in anything at their age is pretty impressive. * Iain...

We've seen quite a bit of Michael Phelps' mom Debbie in Beijing. Bob Costas interviewed her and her record-setting spawn after Mike beat Mark Spitz's record by winning of eight medals in one Olympic games. But Phelps pop, Fred, isn't there. Where is he? He's at home, in Baltimore...