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Next up for Michael Phelps comeback: Two events that produced Olympic gold. Phelps has entered the 100-meter butterfly and the 200 freestyle at the Charlotte Grand Prix meet in North Carolina next week, his coach, Bob Bowman, told The Associated Press on Monday night. With both events on May 16, Bowman can stick to the plan of building up Phelps endurance while staying away, at least for now, from the grueling, multi-day programs that were once the norm for Phelps. There will be morning preliminaries and evening finals, though the coach said hes not yet certain Phelps will actually compete in both races. Phelps returned to competitive swimming at a meet in Arizona less than two weeks ago, his first since retiring after the 2012 London Games as the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He is the three-time defending Olympic champion in the 100 fly, so its obvious that race would be part of any plans to compete at the Rio Games. He won the 200 free at the 2008 Beijing Games -- during his record eight-gold performance -- but dropped the event in London. Phelps also competed in two events at the Mesa Grand Prix, finishing second to longtime rival Ryan Lochte in the 100 fly and matching the fourth-fastest time in the world this year. The other event, the 50 freestyle, wasnt nearly as serious. That race has never been part of Phelps program at a major meet, and he even used his preliminary heat to work on his butterfly stroke. Not surprisingly, he finished 42nd overall against swimmers who were using the much faster freestyle. Still, it was a good starting point for what the Phelps camp is describing as a low-key comeback. "We were encouraged by his performances in Mesa and look forward to trying a 200 in Charlotte," Bowman said in a text message. Phelps has also put his name in for the final Grand Prix meet of the season in Santa Clara, California, next month, though he is taking the comeback one step at a time and not committing to any long-term goals. Still, its clear he wouldnt be putting in the work if the 2016 Olympics were not his primary focus. Phelps has already competed in four Summer Games, winning 18 golds and 22 medals overall. The Grand Prix schedule provides tuneups for the U.S. national championships in August, where spots will be earned for the Pan Pacific Championships later that month and next years world championships in Kazan, Russia -- an important steppingstone for the Olympics. After the Charlotte meet, Phelps will head to Colorado for high-altitude training beginning May 27. Air Force 1 Cheap Ireland . Today, their baseball playing sons were reportedly traded for each other. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs dealt minor league outfield Trevor Gretzky to the Angels for catcher Matt Scioscia. Fake Air Force 1 .ca! There is plenty of blame to be shared as a result of the most recent NHL player (Pittsburghs Brooks Orpik) to be evacuated from the ice on a stretcher following an ugly incident Saturday night in Boston. http://www.airforce1shoesireland.com/air-force-1-white-wholesale-ireland.html . - Dolphins safety Louis Delmas has been carted off the field with a right knee injury against the Ravens. Nike Blazer Ireland . It was well worth the wait. Manning and the Denver Broncos waited eight long months, then another 33 minutes to get the season started because of a lightning storm. Cheap Air Force 1 Just Do It . With the Canadiens leading by one to start the third period, Price turned away 16 shots by the Panthers in the final frame to give Montreal a 2-1 victory over Florida on Monday night. The Panthers (16-21-6) outshot Montreal 16-10 in the final frame, but were repeatedly frustrated by Price, who made 26 saves on the night.OTEPAA, Estonia - Tomas Northug earned his first cross-country skiing World Cup victory Saturday by taking advantage of a weakened field to win a classical sprint, while fellow Norwegian Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg dominated the womens race.Northug, the younger brother of Norwegian star Petter Northug, mastered the wet conditions and led the final from start to finish to win in 3 minutes, 50.65 seconds.Norways Ola Vigen Hattestad took second by beating Finnish skier Toni Ketelae in a photo finish.In the womens sprint, Flugstad Oestberg took her second World Cup win of the season in a time of 3 minutes, 20.18 secondss.ddddddddddddSwedens Stina Nilsson was second, with Celine Brun-Lie of Norway third. Another Norwegian, Olympic sprint champion Maiken Caspersen Falla was fourth.Petter Northug and six-time Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen were among many big names who skipped the meet.Bjoergen remains top of the womens overall standings, 450 points ahead of Therese Johaug, while Martin Johnsrud Sundby retains his 350-point lead in the mens standings despite not competing this weekend.Flugstad Oestberg overtook the top spot in the sprint standings from Bjoergen.Mens and womens team sprints are in Otepaa on Sunday. ' ' '