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By Denise Hellekson, The Village Business Institute I enjoyed watching the Summer Olympics more this year than I have in the past. Maybe it was because I had a greater need to see the positivity, pas...
Posted on 8/21/12 at 3:53 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA II mama mondays: olympics prompts memories of track days
I missed the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics 2012 and was beginning to feel I had too many other obligations to sit tight long enough to get through any of the events. Then came my surprise...
Posted on 8/20/12 at 12:01 AM
STAFF BLOG RINK & RUN Ugandan Kiprotich wins Olympic marathon in 2:08:01
Stephen Kiprotich, 23, gave Uganda its first gold medal of the 2012 Summer Olympics, and first since 1972, by winning Sunday's men's marathon in 2:08:01 ahead of two Kenyan runners. Meb Keflezighi, th...
Posted on 8/12/12 at 9:38 AM
CUTE 'N' COMFY My Olympic dream
I've loved the Olympics for as long as I can remember. When I was a little girl in gymnastics, I dreamed of going to the Olympics and competing against the world's best. When I joined cross-country, t...
Posted on 8/7/12 at 9:20 PM
THE FLENSBURGER FILES 2012: The Year of Reckoning
If there is a year where judgement day will take place, where our actions of the past will determine our fate in the future and where justice will be served once and for all, this year is it and for ...
Posted on 1/4/12 at 7:12 AM
Double-amputee Pistorius bows out of Olympic 400 in semifinals 
Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius failed to reach the Olympic final of the 400 meters, following a bad start with a slow race and finishing last in his semifinal heat on Sunday night.
By Associated Press report , August 05, 2012
Olympics: Murray routs Federer for men's singles tennis gold medal
Andy Murray had Centre Court rocking Sunday, winning gold for the home team and beating Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the men's tennis final at Wimbledon.
By Associated Press report , August 05, 2012
Williams sisters win Olympic women's doubles tennis gold medal
Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women's doubles title at the Olympics on Sunday, adding to the gold she won a day earlier in singles.
By Associated Press , August 05, 2012
Duluth native Kara Goucher finishes 11th in Olympic women's marathon
Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won the women's marathon in an Olympic record time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 7 seconds this morning in London. Duluth native Kara Goucher finished in 11th, exactly three minutes back.
By Kevin Pates , August 05, 2012
OLYMPICS: Phelps bids a golden goodbye
In a final race that was more a coronation than a contest, Michael Phelps headed into retirement the only way imaginable — with an 18th gold medal.
By Paul Newberry , August 05, 2012
Nearly a nightmare for Dream Team
Two days after running and gunning to a record-shattering 83-point win, the U.S. was forced to play a possession-for-possession game in the fourth quarter in a 99-94 win over Lithuania on Saturday.
By Tom Withers , August 05, 2012
Serena dominates Sharapova for Olympic gold
Serena Williams wore a smile after she became only the second woman to achieve a Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided women’s final in Olympic history Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1.
By Steven Wine , August 05, 2012
Halfway through Olympics, U.S. leads China by one in medals race
Midway through the London Games, the United States is locked in a tight battle with China in the ultimate Olympic competition — the race for No. 1 in the medals.
By Associated Press report , August 04, 2012
Olympics: American swimmers win two more gold medals on last day of competition
American swimmers claimed two more gold medals, one in world record time, on the final day of the eight-day swimming competition at the London Olympics.
By Associated Press report , August 04, 2012
Double-amputee Pistorius makes it to semifinals of Olympic men's 400
The first amputee to compete in track at the Olympics, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius cruised past an opponent or two in the backstretch of his 400-meter heat, and by the end, the “Blade Runner” was coasting in for a stress-free success.
By Associated Press report , August 04, 2012
Olympics: Lithuania gives U.S. men's basketball a scare
Two days after beating Nigeria by 83 points, the U.S. men's basketball team got a scare today from Lithuania, trailing at one point in the fourth quarter before escaping with a 99-94 victory.
By Associated Press , August 04, 2012
Olympics: Serena Williams claims gold medal in women's tennis
Serena Williams became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam when she won her first singles gold medal Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 at the London Olympics.
By Associated Press report , August 04, 2012
Women's Olympic marathon: Duluth native Goucher is in it to win it
Kara Goucher doesn’t believe her running career is reaching a peak in Sunday’s Summer Olympics women’s marathon.
By Kevin Pates , August 04, 2012
Goucher featured on September Runner’s World cover
Duluth-raised Kara Goucher appears on the cover of the September Runner’s World following a Facebook poll this summer. The magazine asked fans which member of the men’s and women’s U.S. Olympic marathon teams they’d like to see featured.
By News Tribune staff , August 04, 2012
COMMENTARY: Is it time to retire the Dream Team?
There was really no need for the U.S. basketball team to practice Friday when that’s about all they did the night before against Nigeria.
By Tim Dahlberg , August 04, 2012
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