Michael Phelps to be USA's flag bearer for Rio...

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Baltimore native Michael Phelps will carry the American flag for Team USA during Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps, who started his Olympic swimming career in 2001 at age 15, is the most-decorated Olympic athlete of all time. His fellow USA teammates voted and selected him to bear the flag and lead the team into the stadium during the ceremony. The selection was revealed on NBC’s “Today Show” Wednesday morning. “Right when I got out of the pool yesterday…