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Results tagged with 'olympics'

Articles (69) - Blogs (7)

Articles:

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The London Olympics: Highs, lows and in-between

Published Aug. 14, 2012

How these Olympic Games changed my perspective on the event in general, and some other thoughts on Gabby Douglas, Oscar Pistorius, beach volleyball and other topics at the conclusion of the XXX Olympiad in London, England.

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Final thoughts on the XXX Olympiad

Published Aug. 13, 2012

The Games of the XXX Olympiad have concluded in London, England, and we can all begin forgetting all about it for the next four years. So, some final thoughts on Michael Phelps, NBC, Lolo Jones and more.

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Cream puff Olympics!

Published Aug. 9, 2012

The Milwaukee newbie takes a plunge into the annual Wisconsin State Fair Cream Puff eating contest, which is something one publication forgot to mention in its "suggestion" Milwaukee host the Olympic Games.

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The best of both worlds

Published Aug. 1, 2012

In a lot of ways, NBC is in a no-win situation. Because of the enormity of the Summer Games and their mammoth financial stake in it, they have to do what they think is in their best interest. But in its haste to protect their prime-time product for the casual viewer, NBC is angering sports fans.

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God save the British pub

Published July 31, 2012

I really wanted to get into the spirit of the 2012 London Olympics, and the Three Lions Pub in Shorewood showed me a right proper time.

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Reader blogs:

The Year Was 1996....

When I think about the phrase "not that long ago" I always revert to the summer of 1996. I'm not sure why. It was 13 years ago, but it is a summer I will never forget... forget... forget... get... get... get... -(Que music) "... it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a ...

Fourth Quarter Fast Start

Wednesday October 1st, 2008 - Lake Villa, ILPretty good effort today. I put in a solid 16 hour work day trying to figure out how to do all the things I’ve let stagnate the past few months. I knew I couldn’t do them all in a day but I did at least get started on a few of them. It felt ...

Falling Short, but Pressing On

After winning his legal battle to be allowed to compete against able-bodied athletes, double amptuee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was unable to qualify for the upcoming Olympics in individual races. It was also announced today that the South African was not chosen as an alternate on his country's rel...

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