Missy Franklin: Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin easily advance to semifinals

LONDON -- Swimming star Missy Franklin earned her first medal Saturday, and now she sets her sights on her second career medal in her first Olympic individual event. Franklin, 17, finished second in the 100 meter backstroke preliminaries Sunday with aShe is the future of the sport in the U.S, and Franklin has a real opportunity to become a household name by mid-August as Phelps fades to black. Be prepared to.London • The stands in the Olympic Aquatics Centre stretch seemingly to the heavens

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