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Is there a more perfect pairing than Carmen Electra and Ryan Lochte? I mean if anyone could match the gold medal-winning swimmer in looks and brains, it’s her.

Examiner reported Thursday that the two “were spotted cozying up at Bootsy Bellows in West Hollywood on Wednesday night.” E! Online takes that report a step further, saying the two were engaged in full-on PDA and kissing at the club.

Tweets from the two seem to confirm their interest in one another.

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Michael Phelps has won his last Olympic medal. The 27-year-old announced his retirement after becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time in London by winning his 22nd medal. He holds the all-time record for gold medals with 18, which is nine more than those who are trailing him. Phelps has little left to prove, but fellow U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is not convinced he is done proving it.

The next Olympic Games aren’t until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Lochte told The Telegraph he believes Phelps will have changed his mind about competing by then.

“Michael Phelps says he’s retired,” Lochte said. “The sport will miss him, he is one of my favorite rivals and I will miss him. But I think he will come back. When you do something for so long every day … He’s still young. I think he will be back for Rio.

”We’ll see, he’ll miss the sport.”

It doesn’t take long to get out of shape if you’re not training, but Lochte added that he believes Phelps is talented and physically gifted enough to catch up should he change his mind.

Phelps seems to be enjoying life after the Olympics, even if it has been rumored that he has a gambling problem and would benefit from not having as much free time on his hands. While a return to action wouldn’t shock us, Phelps seems genuine when he says he has put competitive swimming in his past. He wasn’t nearly as dominant in London as he was in Beijing, and it would stand to reason that he’d fall further behind in Rio if his heart isn’t fully in it. Simply adding to his personal records may not be worth a return.

H/T Game On!

When the infamous photo of Michael Phelps with his mouth pressed against a bong hit the internet more than three years ago, former Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder was not surprised. Crowder, who is now a mid-day host at 560 WQAM in Miami, told “The Jorge Sedano Show” he saw Phelps smoking weed no more than three weeks prior to the picture coming out. And the 18-time gold medalist was supposedly in good company.

“I was on South Beach probably three weeks before (the infamous photo came out)” Crowder explained. “Everybody knows who Young Jeezy is — he was in (the club). It was crazy because it was Young Jeezy and Michael in the next section over from us at (a nightclub). I look and I see Young Jeezy’s hanging out with a big old white guy and it was Michael Phelps.

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Who would Ryan Lochte pick to win a college football game between LSU and Texas A&M? If you guessed a team other than LSU or Texas A&M, you’re already close to the correct answer. Leave it to Lochte.

During a guest appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning, Lochte did as only Lochte could do when the Olympic gold medalist picked Auburn to win the LSU-Texas A&M game. Granted, I’m sure he was looking at a different game on his note sheet and got lost, but how often do we see that happen?

Leave it to the guy who admits to peeing in pools and tries to trademark obnoxious phrases. Just another day in the life…

Video via The Big Lead

While the world for some reason waits for Ryan Lochte to find a girlfriend, we may finally have a contender. The NY Daily News recently reported that Lochte was at a party hosted by shoe designer Brian Atwood at the Four Seasons restaurant last Wednesday where he met Miss USA Olivia Culpo. As you can see, the two posed for a couple of photos together. Lochte also stopped for a picture with Donald Trump, who owns the Miss Universe Organization.

“Things are still very new, because they just met, and they obviously aren’t exclusive,” says an insider, but they “definitely like each other.”

“Everyone was trying to get a piece of Ryan at the party, but he spent a chunk of his time talking to Olivia,” says a second source. That source claims Lochte invited Culpo to his “Guys Fashion’s Night Out” event at Ainsworth Park restaurant last Thursday, but Culpo was already booked, so they reunited at the Sherri Hill show Friday.

A spokeswoman for Lochte cautioned that it is “too early” to say that he is dating Culpo, noting that they have been getting along and have gotten to know each other but are “not dating.”

Now that the Olympics have ended, Lochte might actually have time for a girlfriend instead of just one-night stands like his mother previously stated. Lochte has already laid out specific guidelines for what he looks for in a woman, so time will tell if Culpo meets the requirements. Unless, of course, he tells her about the stupid phrase he tried to trademark and she decides she’s had more than enough.

H/T SI Hot Clicks

Now that Michael Phelps has announced he will officially retire from swimming, Ryan Lochte will be the star of the show for Team USA in the pool. Anytime the most decorated Olympian of all time is not competing, other swimmers have a better chance to take home a medal. While no Phelps could mean a better shot at a gold for Lochte and others in 2016, Ryan says he is going to miss the rivalry and camaraderie.

“I’ve been racing against him for eight years, and every time I go up on the blocks he’s right there next to me, so I’m used to it,” Lochte said on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno Thursday according to US Weekly. “He’s one of the hardest racers I’ve ever had to come across so I’m definitely going to miss him.”

When asked about the rivalry between the two, Lochte said that only exists in the water.

“We kind of leave everything in the pool,” he explained.

Outside of the pool, Phelps and Lochte appear to get along. They have been known to compliment each other on Twitter and can often be seen joking around with one another. The good news for Lochte is that he might have a little less competition now when trying to sell his lame apparel and promote his bizarre catchphrase. The good news for Phelps is that he no longer has to be in the pool next to Lochte when he pees in it.

After watching the Olympics and listening to all the buzz surrounding the London Games, it is my understanding that Ryan Lochte has very few problems with the ladies. It is also my understanding that these ladies may only care about money, swimming and good looks. Otherwise, the deal would probably be off as soon as he opens his mouth. Take Lochte’s favorite catch phrase “Jeah!” for example.

According to TMZ.com, the US Swimmer has filed documents to trademark the phrase “Jeah!” so he can use it on sunglasses, workout DVDs, drinking glasses, playing cards, calendars and all sorts of merchandise. As you can see from the screenshot above that was taken from the store on his personal website, Lochte is already putting it to use.

In the video below from 2009, Lochte and his ridiculous hairstyle attempt to explain the phrase while admitting that he stole it directly from rapper Young Jeezy.

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