Michael Phelps was suspended by USA Swimming for three months Thursday for admitting he smoked marijuana at a college party in South Carolina.

The suspension means nothing – the world championships aren’t until July anyway. The group’s decision to withdraw financial support to Phelps means less – at this point, the swimmer has more money than the swimming body.

No, the suspension was about USA Swimming trying to win the public relations spin of a story that’s barreled out of control...


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