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Michael Phelps

Players huddle in prayer following the Kansas City Chiefs 27-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium on December 2, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri -- the day after Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend at their home, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facility and took his own life. (Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Sports Year: Sad Sagas The Story Of 2012

Again and again, it seemed, the sports world in 2012 saw the end of long tales with tragic or, at best, bittersweet endings.

97.1 The Ticket–2013/01/01

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Karsch And Anderson Champ And Chump Of The Weekend 8-7-12

Champ: Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers for playing like the MVP talent that he is.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/08/07

Michael Phelps. (GettyImages/Al Bello)

Phelps Earns Gold In 4×100 Medley Relay To Close Out Olympic Career

Michael Phelps leaves the sport with a record 18 golds and 22 medals overall. At these games he won four golds and two silvers.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/08/04

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Pick-A-Side: Which Is Your Favorite Michael Phelps Face?

2012/08/03

14 Feb 1998: Wayne Gretzky of Canada before the game against Sweden at the Big Hat Arena during the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport

Three Greatest Accomplishments In Sports History

And Michael Phelps’ record number of Olympic medals is not among the them…

97.1 The Ticket–2012/08/02

US swimmer Michael Phelps competes in the men's 200m individual medley heats swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: Michael Phelps Isn’t The Best Athlete Of All Time

Sorry gang. I can’t do it. I cannot call Michael Phelps the best athlete ever.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/08/01

Michael Phelps. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Michael Phelps Now The All -Time Medals Leader In Olympics History

The United States has long been dominant in the swimming pool at the Olympics, but it has few moments to rival what happened on Tuesday.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/31

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Karsch And Anderson Champ And Chump 7-31-12

Champ: Doug Fister for finally pitching like the Doug Fister of last season.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/31

Michael Phelps on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Getty Images/Clive Rose)

It’s Lane 8 For Phelps After Slow Prelim For 400 IM Final

Michael Phelps barely qualified in the 400-meter individual medley, Olympic champion Park Tae-hwan was disqualified and world record-holder Paul Biedermann failed to make the final in a surprising first day of swimming at the London Games on Saturday.

97.1 The Ticket–2012/07/28

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Team USA Takes On Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

Michael Phelps and the rest of the 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team take a break from practice to sing along to this popular hit.

2012/07/27

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