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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
Among U.S. cities considering 2024 Olympic bids: Tulsa 
Buoyed by its success hosting a major fishing tournament this winter, Oklahoma's second-largest city is now dreaming of something faster, higher, stronger: the 2024 Summer Olympics.
By Associated Press report , April 27, 2013
Performance-enhanced ice-fishing? Don’t be a dope
SAM COOK: Now comes word, from no less than the New York Times, that drug-testing has come to ice-fishing Let’s idle our jigging rods just long enough to ponder a few things. Mainly, how in the world could performance-enhancing drugs improve your ice fishing? More animated jigging action? Better control of your power auger?
By Sam Cook , March 01, 2013
IOC panel sets off on visits to 2020 Summer Olympics bid cities
The IOC's evaluation commission is heading to Japan this week on the first leg of its three-city tour to examine the bids from Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul — a key phase in assessing the pros and cons of the multi-billion dollar projects.
By Associated Press report , February 28, 2013
Pistorius says he shot girlfriend by mistake
UPDATE: South African runner Oscar Pistorius said in an affidavit read by his lawyer at his bail hearing today that he felt vulnerable because he did not have on his prosthetic legs when he pumped bullets into the locked bathroom door.
By Gerald Imray , February 19, 2013
Nike: No plans for Pistorius in future ads
A Nike Internet ad showing South African runner Oscar Pistorius starting to sprint in his blades with the caption: “I am the bullet in the chamber” already has been pulled.
By Associated Press report , February 18, 2013
Pistorius faces life in prison in murder case
UPDATE: Olympic superstar Oscar Pistorius wept in court today as prosecutors said they'll pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him for killing his model girlfriend.
By Gerald Imray , February 15, 2013
Greed helps wrestling get whacked from Olympics
RICK LUBBERS: Aside from the marathon, wrestling is the most quintessential Olympic sport that Greece ever exported.
By Rick Lubbers , February 13, 2013
Wrestling cut from Olympics
OLYMPICS: For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate pin: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings.
By Stephen Wilson , February 13, 2013
Wrestling booted from Olympics; U.S. wrestlers stunned
The move is set to take effect for the 2020 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and eliminates a sport that's been a staple of both the ancient and modern Games.
By Luke Meredith , February 12, 2013
Source: International Olympic Committee suspends India
After months of warnings, the IOC executive board imposed the sanction when the Indian Olympic Association failed to comply with the world body's demands for holding independent elections, officials said.
By Stephen Wilson , December 04, 2012
Goucher looks back on London Olympics
EDITOR'S NOTE: Duluth native Kara Goucher of Portland, Ore., reflects on her race in the Summer Olympics women’s marathon from Aug. 5, where she finished 11th in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 7 seconds. Teammate Shalane Flanagan was 10th in 2:25:51. Goucher wrote this for the News Tribune.
By Kara Goucher , August 22, 2012
What's next? Retiring Olympic athletes face uncertainty
Most-decorated Olympian Michael Phelps, 27, is thinking about improving his golf game and traveling.
By Raissa Ioussouf , August 13, 2012
The other ‘Kiprotich,’ the one from Uganda, wins men’s marathon
A runner named Kiprotich winning the Olympic marathon? Hardly a surprise. That he was the one from Uganda and not Kenya? Major surprise.
By Pat Graham , August 13, 2012
Medal milestones abounded, including a haul for the US
Most medals, most gold medals. The U.S. got what it wanted from these Olympics.
By Tim Reynolds , August 13, 2012
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