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RIO DE JANEIRO -- With the Olympic swimming finals ending in the early morning hours, Michael Phelps has a quick turnaround before hes due back at the pool.The 19-time gold medalist packs a lot into his scant off-time: massages, ice baths, eating and some all-important sleep.After helping the U.S. win the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on Sunday night, Phelps returned to the athletes village and chowed down.I think I had a pound of pasta and spaghetti, he said. And Im not a spaghetti fan but I forced myself to eat it.Then he went to bed at around 3 a.m. and climbed back on an 11 a.m. bus headed to the pool for Mondays preliminaries.Phelps qualified fifth in the 200 butterfly heats with a time of 1 minute, 55.73 seconds in his first individual event in Rio.Ive been a little off on my predictions to make it into semis and finals, he said. I was thinking 1:57 would be good this morning, but I saw a couple of 55s and wanted to be somewhere at the front of the heat.Top qualifier Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary clocked 1:54.73 and his teammate, Laszlo Cseh, was second in 1:55.14.Phelps appearance on deck drew the loudest cheers and most excitement among the fans. They stood to take photos of him and he lingered in the pool after his heat, the last man to climb out. He waved to the stands.Then it was back on the bus for a return trip to his room and an afternoon nap.The good thing is that we have a long time between prelims and finals, he said.Katie Ledecky beat Phelps to bed by about 15 minutes after winning the 400 free in world-record time Sunday.That was probably going to be my hardest swim of the week so Im glad its over with, she said. I was planning on sleeping until about 10, but I woke up around 8:30 and just stayed up. I just woke up thinking about last night.Ledecky is attempting a sweep of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyles for the first time since the 1968 Olympics.I feel like every year at the big championship meets, my stroke just feels as good as it ever has, she said. Once I get going, its kind of hard to stop.Ledeckys quiet confidence is in stark contrast to teammate Missy Franklin, who raced for the first time at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Monday. Franklin qualified 12th in the 200 free heats and will need to be faster in the semifinals to ensure a spot in the eight-woman final.Im so not used to waiting until Day 3 to swim, she said. Thats the fastest Ive been in prelims in a while. The thing is, everyone else really brought it this morning, too.Four years ago in London, Franklin claimed five medals -- four gold -- and became a darling of the games. Instead of turning pro immediately, she swam in college for two years before jumping to the pro ranks last year.I dont remember nearly as much of 2012 as I thought I did, she said. Its been awesome coming back here and just kind of accepting the expectations I have now, and knowing thats just to do my best.Phelps isnt as busy at the Rio Olympics as Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, nicknamed The Iron Lady for her ambitious event schedule.She topped the 200 individual medley heats with a time of 2:07.45. She will be busy Monday night, competing in the 100 back final at 10:30 p.m. and returning 66 minutes later for the 200 IM semifinals.Hosszu opened the eight-day swimming competition on Saturday by winning the 400 individual medley in a world-record time. Renato Sanches Bayern Munich Jersey . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. 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His name was just as easy to spot in the record books as well.Haas, co-founder of Newman-Haas Racing with late actor Paul Newman, has died. He was 86.His company, Carl Haas Automobile Imports Inc., posted a statement on its website Thursday saying Haas died on June 29 at his home surrounded by family.Newman-Haas established itself as one of the most successful open-wheel teams, hiring Mario Andretti as its first driver. Among its other drivers were Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Paul Tracy, Sebastien Bourdais and Christian Fittipaldi. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway issued a statement Thursday describing Haas as one of the most influential men in motorsports for nearly a half-century.Newman-Haas cars made 30 starts over a 28-year span at the Indianapolis 500 from 1983-2011, with six top-five finishes. He also fielded teams in Can-Am, Formula 1 and NASCAR.Known for his omnipresent cigar and a savvy business sense, Haas teamed with Newman to form Newman-Haas in 1983 and build a long record of success with the legendary Andretti leading that impressive driver roster.NHR won 107 IndyCar races and eight CART titles, including the final four in Champ Car, CARTs successor. Andretti won the 1984 title along with 18 races with the team over the final 12 years of his legendary career.Overall, Haas teams won 16 championships and more than 140 races over a 44-year career as an owner.He touched many lives and many careers with his involvement in the sport, Andretti said Thursday by phone. He certainly touched my life. I felt I should have some say in matters with the team and the engineers, and they gave me that.Though Newman was the face and oftentimes the voice for their successful racing operation, Haas was happy doing the everyday work in the background.dddddddddddd But make no mistake, Haas respected Newmans business mind and included him in every facet of a venture Andretti called a marriage made in Heaven.The pair endured some dark times as well.Haas and Newman were among a fierce group of team owners devoted to open wheel racing on road and street courses. That philosophy clashed with owner Tony George, whose family owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the marquee Indianapolis 500 and considered that race as the cornerstone for an oval-based series.Andretti recalls Haas and Newman eventually coming around to the concept of racing on an all circuits, but it wasnt easy.Paul and Carl were primarily devoted to road racing because they were both racers, Andretti said. They came to embrace ovals even if they didnt totally like it. When Tony started his series all he had was Indy, while CART had everything but Indy.Paul and Carl were loyal to who they were with, and held on to their ideal as long as they could.George eventually formed the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 and created a bitter open wheel racing split that damaged both circuits. The rival series eventually reunified in 2008 with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing being one of the final teams to join, but the sport has struggled to regain its stature.Andretti said Haas remained an unpretentious, likable personality who was never far from his cigar unless he was asleep.Fellow owners felt the same way.IndyCar and NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi tweeted, R.I.P. Carl Haas. You were a mentor, a leader, and great friend to many including me. You will be missed my friend. ' ' '