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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Michael Phelps didnt have much time to savor his double gold-medal night.He was back at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday, getting started on his bid to win the 200-meter individual medley for the fourth straight time.After five hours of sleep, Phelps said he actually felt rather fresh for the afternoon preliminaries. He cruised through his heat with the third-fastest time overall, 1 minute, 58.41 seconds, which trailed only American teammate Ryan Lochte (1:57.38) and Germanys Philip Heintz (1:57.59).It really wasnt that bad, said Phelps, who won both the 200 butterfly and 4x200 freestyle relay late Tuesday night. Ive been able to put my body through things like this over the years. Hopefully I can keep it rolling one more time.The 31-year-old Phelps moved on to the evening semifinals, carrying on his bid to become a four-time champion in an event he first won at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 200 IM is one of two races that Phelps can win for the fourth straight time, along with the still-to-come 100 butterfly.Phelps said hes been texting with former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis, talking about the right way to end his career. Lewis closed out with a Super Bowl victory.Leaving everything in the pool one last time is what Im going to do, Phelps said. If thats good enough to win, well see.The Americans also led preliminaries of the womens 4x200 freestyle relay with a group that, in a bit of a surprise, included Missy Franklin.Even though she finished second at the U.S. Olympic trials, which normally wouldve meant giving her the afternoon off along with expected anchor Katie Ledecky, Franklins poor form prompted the coaches to rest Leah Smith instead.Anytime I can be on a relay -- whether its morning, night, in practice, whatever it is -- it means the absolute world to me, said Franklin, who didnt even qualify for the final of the 200 freestyle and has only one individual event left after the relay. We got out there and did our job. We needed to get them a good lane tonight. We know our coaches are going to make the decision putting our best foot forward.With Ledecky and Smith assured on being on the team for the final, that left two available spots. Allison Schmitt, competing in what is likely the final event of her career, clearly earned one of them with a blistering split time of 1:55.95.Franklin (1:57.03) and Melanie Margalis (1:57.04) were essentially even, though Franklins experience and resume as a five-time medalist at the 2012 London Games would seemingly give her an edge for the fourth position. Cierra Runge was the slowest of the group, 1:57.75.I want whats best for this team, Franklin said. If thats not including me, then thats what I want. If thats including me, then thats what I want. I want whats best for us and best for our country, no matter what.In other events Wednesday afternoon, world-record holder Cate Campbell of Australia was top qualifier in the 100 freestyle with an Olympic-record time of 52.78. Simone Manuel of the United States took the second spot, followed by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and defending Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.Another American, Abbey Weitzeil, advanced with the seventh-fastest time. So did Campbells younger sister, reigning world champion Bronte, in the eighth spot.Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark set the pace in the womens 200 breaststroke, which provides another chance for American Lilly King and Russias Yulia Efimova to carry on their rivalry. This one doesnt figure to be as dramatic as their showdown in the 100 breast.King, who beat Efimova for the gold in the shorter race after calling out the Russians doping history, is not nearly as dominant in the longer race. She barely qualified for the semifinals with the 15th-best time. 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CHASKA, Minn. -- The Latest on the Ryder Cup (all times local):5:10 p.m.Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed will lead off Friday morning as the U.S. tries to regain the Ryder Cup following three straight losses to the European team.Spieth and Reed will meet Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose in the alternate shot format that will begin three days of competition at Hazeltine National Golf Club.Americans Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler will face Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan in the second match. Jimmy Walker and Zach Johnson will meet Europes Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer, and the final match will be Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar against Europes Lee Westwood and Thomas Pieters.After the morning foursomes there will be four better ball matches, with pairings announced late Friday morning.---3:20 p.m.Lee Westwood is the elder statesman on the European team. He is preparing for his 10th Ryder Cup, so he knows what its like to play in one of the most tense and competitive events in golf. He also knows what its like to win.The Europeans are 8-2 since Westwood started in 1997 and are going for their fourth straight victory. The Americans formed a task force to try to identify ways to end the skid, and Westwood took a little jab at that maneuver on Thursday.You form a task force and it doesnt go right this week, where do you go from there? he said. Youve done pretty much all you can do. So well see how that goes.The Americans are the favorite again, but they have been often over the last decade of futility.Winning is a habit and a lot of the players on The European team have that habit and know what the experience is like and what to do, Westwood said.---2:40 p.m.Danny Willett says hes sorry.Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.At a news conference Thursday, the Englishman and defending Masters champion apologized for at least the third time for an article his brother, Pete, wrote in the National Club Golfer ripping American fans.Pete Willett described them as pudgy, basement-dwelling irritants ... pausing between mouthfuls of hotdog so they can scream `Baba booey until their jelly faces turn red.Danny Willett had already apologized a day earlier to U.S. team captain Davis Love and then to the members of the U.S. squad.Obviously, it put a bit of a downer on my first Ryder Cup, he said after a morning practice round that was relatively smoothly. Luckily, its not too bad with the fans. The fans have still been great.---1 p.m.The Ryder Cup is known for rowdy galleries. A vocal heckler walked the walk after talking the talk during the practice round on Thursday.Rory McIlroy and Andy Sullivan took multiple cracks at a 12-foot putt on No. 8 and missed every time. David Johnson, of Mayville, North Dakotta, let them know about it, saying he could make the putt.dddddddddddd Henrik Stenson pulled Johnson from the gallery and Justin Rose laid a $100 bill right next to the ball, daring Johnson to make it.After wisecracking that the putter he was handed was too short, Johnson muttered, home soil, right? Then he drilled the putt , eliciting a roar from the crowd. Johnson pumped his arms wildly and earned high fives from the entire Euro foursome as they exited the green.Has the Ryder Cup started already? McIlroy tweeted while linking the video .---12:20 p.m.Spains Rafa Cabrera-Bello may be the first surfer to make a Ryder Cup team.The European rookie likes to hit the waves when hes not hitting the links, though he would be hard-pressed to find any nearby surfing spots this week.It helps me take the mind away from golf, Cabrera-Bello said. I enjoy going to exotic surf places around the world, and just having it as time off.Cabrera-Bello said he took up surfing in his early 20s so hes not as proficient at it as he is golf. But he says he can still find his way around a board.Im not as low as a handicap as I would like, but I can surf decent enough, he said.---11:50 a.m.Phil Mickelson is apologizing for using Hal Sutton as an example of how a Ryder Cup captain can put players in a position to fail.Mickelsons comment dominated Ryder Cup talk on Wednesday as he dredged up his two losses with Tiger Woods at Oakland Hills 12 years ago when Sutton was captain. Mickelson says he was ill-prepared because Sutton only told them they were playing together that week and he had to adjust to a different golf ball.Mickelson later went on the Golf Channel to say he communicated with Sutton and that he felt awful. He says he wanted to use an example of how a captain can have a strong affect and didnt mean it to come out that way. Mickelson says he was in the wrong and shouldnt have brought that up.---11 a.m.Dustin Johnson says the U.S. team needs a short memory when it comes to the Ryder Cup.He says the Americans have not brought up what happened at Medinah four years ago when they blew a 10-6 lead going into the final day, winning only three singles matches. That extended two decades of mostly losing.The next chance starts Friday at Hazeltine. U.S. captain Davis Love III also is ignoring recent history. He says this a new team that has never played together.Thats especially true for Europe, which has won eight of the last 10 times. Europe has six rookies on its 12-man roster. 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