Paul Mcmullen – Page 5

Of jet lag and flying high

March 28, 2019 at 11:53 p.m.

Ian Thorpe complained, not without justification, of jet lag. Michael Phelps did some flying too. Swimming's two biggest stars crossed paths Wednesday at the Qantas Skins, a made-for-TV meet consisting...

Bigger, vastly improved version of Phelps takes encore in Sydney

March 27, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.

SYDNEY, Australia -- Like Michael Phelps, Olympic Park has changed. Three years and a month ago, the train station here handled hundreds of thousands of passengers a day during the...

One family’s ebb and flow

March 29, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

Michael Phelps awoke today on the other side of the world. En route to two meets next week in Australia, he stopped in New Zealand for research and development work...

For most, water far from green

March 29, 2019 at 10:45 p.m.

One in a series of occasional articles on Michael Phelps and his path to the 2004 Olympics. It has been a historic year for Michael Phelps. The payoff for his...

Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps, shown at the Meadowbrook pool, have turned their sights on the Athens Olympics.

Growth of Bowman on a par with star’s

March 29, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

One in a series of occasional articles on Michael Phelps and his path to the 2004 Olympics. When he swam in the 2000 Olympics, Michael Phelps was 15, the youngest...

A pedestrian in Beijing walks past an advertisement featuring an image of Michael Phelps. His record-tying seventh gold medal last night secured a $1 million bonus from Speedo.

Swimming for the gold

June 7, 2019 at 1:20 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOLS to the north of Baltimore have produced a Golden Triangle of athletes in the past 17 months - Juan Dixon of Calvert Hall, Carmelo Anthony of Towson Catholic...

Spitz’s feat in his sights

March 29, 2019 at 12:23 a.m.

First in a series of occasional articles on Michael Phelps and his path to the 2004 Olympics. Swimmers around the world want to catch Michael Phelps. He's chasing an Olympic...

Nineteen touched by No. 19

August 21, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Awe-struck schoolboy Dick Jerardi Jerardi has worked a thousand locker rooms and big events as a sports reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. Four decades ago, when he was in...

The Baltimore Ravens marching band forms the No. 19 during a tribute ceremony to Johnny Unitas before the Ravens game against the Tampa Bay.

Fans turn out at Ravens game to pay respects to Colts' Unitas

August 21, 2019 at 3:50 p.m.

The funeral for John Unitas is tomorrow, but the wake began yesterday, when the past and future of Baltimore football merged at Ravens Stadium. The afternoon ended with a sparse...

John Unitas makes time for autographs for some young fans in 1960. He continued to sign them in his later years when holding a pen was difficult due to nerve damage from his playing days.

No. 19 was No. 1 in city, my house

August 21, 2019 at 3:49 p.m.

The first words I remember are "Get the baby out from in front of the TV." I was 3 years old when the Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants...

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