NEW YORK -- Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky have once again earned Athlete of the Year honors at the USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards.Phelps, who won six medals this summer, including five gold, won male Athlete of the Year for the third straight year and the seventh time overall.Phelps also won Race of the Year on Monday for his 200-meter butterfly win at the Rio Olympics and Relay Performance of the Year for the 4x100 freestyle in Rio. He was also the fifth recipient of USA Swimmings IMPACT Award, a lifetime achievement honor for contributions to the sport.Earlier Monday, Phelps told ESPN he has signed the paperwork to remove his name from the drug testing pool to underscore his seriousness that he is not coming back, adding he wont miss having to constantly update drug testers of his whereabouts for unannounced tests.Ledecky won female Athlete of the Year for a record fourth consecutive year. She won four golds at Rio, joining Debbie Meyer as the only women to win the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle events at the same Olympics.Simone Manuel won female Race of the Year for her gold in the 100 freestyle in Rio, when she set an American and Olympic record at 52.70 seconds.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Wholesale Cubs Jerseys . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. Lee Smith Cubs Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. https://www.cheapcubs.com/2890t-moises-alou-jersey-cubs.html . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Duane Underwood Jr. Jersey . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. Brad Wieck Jersey . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents.Tiger Woods was named one of Steve Strickers assistant captains for next years Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club.Stricker, who along with Woods was an assistant to U.S. captain Davis Love III for last weeks winning Ryder Cup effort at Hazeltine National, also named Love and Fred Couples as assistants for the competition, which pits a U.S. team against an international squad of players from outside of Europe.Tiger certainly could play his way onto the U.S. team, and if that happens, replacing him as a captains assistant will be a great problem for me to have, Stricker said. But if he doesnt, Im honored he accepted this role for the first time in his impressive Presidents Cup career. Tiger has been a great teammate and friend over the years, and I know the U.S. guys will benefit from the experience and camaraderrie that only Tiger can bring.ddddddddddddWoods said Sunday at Hazeltine that he enjoyed his time as an assistant for the U.S. team and would consider being a captain in the future. Woods is 24-15-1 in eight appearances as a player in the Presidents Cup.The U.S. has nine victories in the 11 Presidents Cups played. They lost in 1998 and tied in 2003.Stricker was an assistant captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2014 as well as the Presidents Cup in 2015. He is a strong contender to be a U.S. Ryder Cup captain in the future.International captain Nick Price also named as his assistants: Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy and Tony Johnstone.The competition will take place over four days, Sept. 28-Oct. 1. ' ' '