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RIO DE JANEIRO -- After winning his fifth medal at the Rio Olympics,?Michael Phelps?dismissed the idea of participating in the 2020 Games.The most decorated Olympian of all time finished his individual races with a three-way tie for the silver medal behind?Joseph Schooling?of Singapore in the 100-meter butterfly Friday night.Im not competing in four years, Phelps told reporters, rejecting comments made by?Ryan Lochte?earlier Friday about Phelps possible presence in Tokyo.He said hes going to retire after 2012, and I was the only one that said hed come back, Lochte said about Phelps. And I think hes coming back again. He loves that excitement, loves that challenge on the block against seven swimmers. I think with a different purpose, hes going to come back and push his limits. Ill be back and I want him back because we push each other. USA needs this. Hes been the backbone.Phelps, who will be 35 in 2020, closed the door right after stepping down from the podium.Ill clarify: Ryan [Lochte] doesnt know what hes talking about. Im not coming back in 2020. I saw that today and I thought, Oh, thanks Ryan! Throwing me out there for another four years. If he wants to come back for another four years, it will be fun to watch, Phelps said.Throughout Phelps comeback for Rio, he insisted the 2016 Games would be the last competition of his career. But during a news conference last week, Phelps left open the possibility of competing after these Olympics.Ill say this just in case of a comeback ... my potential last Olympics. Just so you guys dont beat me to death if I come back. No, Im not. But Ill just say that, Phelps told reporters while answering a question about his son, Boomer, being able to see him compete in Rio. It was the first time Phelps had even hinted Rio might not be the end.Saturday will be the final day of swimming for Phelps in Rio and the last opportunity to add one more medal to his all-time Olympic record of 27. He will compete in the mens 4x100-meter medley relay final.The Associated Press contributed to this report. . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. . PAUL, Minn. . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Elliot Daly has been suspended for three weeks following his red card in Saturdays Test match between England and Argentina.?Daly was dismissed just five minutes into the match after he caught Argentina No.8 Leonardo Senatore while he was in the air. As Senatore landed on his neck/head, Daly was issued with a straight red card from referee Pascal Gauzere.?His hearing was heeld on Monday and Daly was found to have acted recklessly and was given a six-week ban.dddddddddddd.?But after taking into account a variety of mitigating factors, this was reduced to three weeks meaning he is sidelined until December 18, 2016.? ' ' '
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