OLYMPICS
Looking Back: The Stories of 2012
A lot of websites have their "ten best" or "best moments" of 2012 articles out there right now. But they're often specific to a theme--best movies, best tech stories. Here on New Plateaus, we'll look ...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:33 AM
Michael Phelps -- the greatest Olympian
We will never see another Olympian like Michael Phelps. I don't know if anyone will even come close to the success of the 27-year-old swimmer. He recently ended his career with 22 medals. That's ri...
Posted on 8/7/12 at 11:59 AM
Adorable Cat Journalists, Silly Olympics Links and a Tornado Map
A few totally frivolous links, plus a few more thought-provoking ones for you folks today: These 40 things will make you feel old, apparently. Many kids today have never seen a floppy disk, nor have ...
Posted on 7/31/12 at 10:00 AM
What the Rain Brings
It's Spring and I'm ready for rain. I am not a farmer, nor am I married to one, so the amount of rainfall we get does not necessarily have an impact on my livlihood...unlike most of my neighbors...but...
Posted on 4/4/12 at 6:33 AM
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
Cop on Top to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota
May 13, 2011
Top-price ticket for London Olympics: 2,012 pounds
LONDON (AP) — Ticket prices for the 2012 London Olympics will range from 20 pounds ($32) for standard events to a symbolic 2,012 pounds ($3,220) for the top-priced seats at the opening ceremony.By STEVE DOUGLAS,AP Sports Writer , October 15, 2010
Ag Olympics return at O’Brien County Fair
SHELDON, Iowa — The Ag Olympics are returning to the O’Brien County Fair this year, and the regular slew of 4-H activities will also be in full swing.July 14, 2010
Crosby’s golden goal caps Canada’s Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sid the Kid has a new label: Olympic hero.By Associated Press , March 02, 2010
Crosby’s goal wins gold, Canada beats US 3-2 in OT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rest assured, Canada, the national honor is served.By Associated Press , March 01, 2010
US breaks medal record; hockey team advances to Gold Medal game
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — So these won’t be remembered as the Vonn-couver Olympics after all. It’s looking like they will belong to the entire U.S. delegation instead.By Associated Press , February 27, 2010
Canada blanks US for gold, 2-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — They ambled back onto the ice an hour after the medal ceremony, swigging champagne and beer and smoking cigars.By Associated Press , February 26, 2010
US, Parise survive tense game to reach semifinals
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The longer it went, the tighter the Americans got.By Associated Press , February 24, 2010
Kramer’s gaffe makes wrong kind of Olympic memory
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Bode Miller made the kind of mistake that happens in skiing, especially for a risk-taker like him. The gaffe made by Dutch speedskater Sven Kramer? Unbelievable.By Associated Press , February 24, 2010
US women rout Sweden, reach final
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Monique Lamoureux scored three goals, Jessie Vetter made 11 saves and the U.S. women’s hockey team rolled into the Olympic gold-medal match with a 9-1 semifinal victory over Sweden on Monday.By Associated Press , February 23, 2010
US jolts Canada 5-3 in ice hockey
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The United States pulled off its biggest Olympic hockey upset since the Miracle on Ice, stunning Canada 5-3 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of an already mixed-up tournament.By Associated Press , February 22, 2010
White is ready for things to ‘get weird’
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Olympics conquered once again, Shaun White says he’s ready for things to “get weird.” And it’s already starting.By Associated Press , February 19, 2010
Lysacek upsets Plushenko for figure skating gold
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Evan Lysacek brought down the champion.By Associated Press , February 19, 2010
Olympic hockey: US men beat Norway 6-1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — This U.S. win already was secured by the time Michael Phelps left his rinkside side. Then it turned into a rout.By Associated Press , February 19, 2010
Vonn crashes, as Riesch takes super-combined title
WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — For all the worry about her famously injured shin, it was a common skiing mistake that ended Lindsey Vonn’s bid for a second Olympic gold medal in two days.By Associated Press , February 19, 2010
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