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
Do you believe in miracles?
It may be an earmark that I am growing older, but I can’t believe the last Winter Olympics were in 2006. It just doesn’t seem that long ago. The Olympics snuck up on me recently and presen...
Posted on 2/25/10 at 6:55 AM
Olympic Panini
The Olympics are in full swing, and no doubt, many of you have been tuning in to catch some of the action on television. Of course, it would quite exciting to be there in person (there are more than 3...
Posted on 2/18/10 at 2:31 AM
Tomassoni: Honor 1960 Olympic team
Former Olympic hockey player Sen. David Tomassoni wants today's White House to recognize an American gold medal team of 50 years ago. That is when the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team captured the gold ...
Posted on 2/16/10 at 10:01 AM
The Olympian elite
For the next two weeks, many of us will be glued to the TV, watching the Olympic athletes as they race downhill on their skis and snowboards, compete on the hockey rink and perform feats of strength ...
Posted on 2/15/10 at 4:51 AM
Afternoon State News Briefs: Plant named interim president of U.S. Speedskating
Wisconsin Sports-- A suburban Milwaukee native was named today as the interim president of U.S. Speed-skating. Mike Plant, who’s from West Allis, is currently the executive vice president of baseball’s Atlanta Braves. He’ll take over immediately as the head of U.S. Speed-skating and its 14-member board of directors.
March 19, 2013
Hastings grad looks likely to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics
-- Brad Stewart’s dream of competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics looks more and more like a real possibility. The 1998 Hastings High School graduate is now the No. 4 ranked skeleton slider in the United States, and his 2012-13 season is off to a great start.
By Chad Richardson - Hastings Star-Gazette , December 30, 2012
Minnesota Sports Roundup: Rays go extras to sweep Minnesota
-- The Tampa Bay Rays completed their three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins yesterday scoring four runs in the top of the 10th inning for a 7-3 victory.
August 13, 2012
Whalen, Augustus leads U.S. women's hops team to gold medal
-- For the fifth consecutive Olympics and seventh time in eight tries, the American women are gold medalists.
August 12, 2012
River Falls woman attends Olympic games
-- Carole Mottaz says her first visit to the Olympics won’t be her last.
By Debbie Griffin - River Falls Journal , August 12, 2012
Minnesota Olympic Roundup: Love pours in a double-double as the men's team wins easily
-- The U.S men's Olympic basketball team cruised past Australia 119-86 last (Wed) nigh.t to advance to the semifinals of the London Games.
August 09, 2012
Wednesday State Sports Briefs: First female official ever in the NFL takes field in Packers-Chargers game
Wisconsin Sports-- Packers’ defensive back Charles Woodson says it’s “probably about time” that the NFL put a female official on the field. With the regular officials locked out in a contract dispute, Shannon Eastin will make history tomorrow night when she takes the field for the Packers-Chargers exhibition game in San Diego.
August 08, 2012
US women's basketball team routs Canada, advances to semis
Minnesota Sports-- The United States women's basketball team advanced to the Olympic semifinals with a 91-48 rout of Canada Tuesday afternoon in London.
August 08, 2012
Afternoon State Sports Briefs: Brewers look to win five straight at home
-- It’s been a year since the Milwaukee Brewers have won five straight home games. But they can achieve that feat tonight with a victory over Cincinnati at Miller Park.
August 07, 2012
Taekwondo school with ties to the Olympics opens in Woodbury
-- Stephanie Wright said it doesn’t take much for the bully to target kids with low self-esteem. But it also takes a little bit of martial arts training to give the shy some courage.
By Riham Feshir - Woodbury Bulletin , August 07, 2012
Morning State Sports Briefs: Przybilla signs contract with Bucks
-- Former Bucks’ center Joel Przybilla is coming back to Milwaukee. Media reports say the 7-1 center has agreed to a one-year free agent contract with the Bucks.
August 07, 2012
Upper Midwest Olympic Update: Jager takes sixth in steeplechase
-- Former Uiversity of Wisconsin runner Evan Jager took sixth yesterday in the finals of the Olympic men's steeple-chase in London.
August 06, 2012
Morning State Sports Briefs: Rodgers pay well behind other top QBs
-- Aaron Rodgers may be the NFL’s reigning MVP, but he’s not being paid like it. The Green Bay quarterback is scheduled to get 29-and-a-quarter million dollars over the next three years. That’s less than half of what quarterbacks Drew Brees of the Saints and Peyton Manning of Denver are being paid.
August 02, 2012
Minnesota Olympic Roundup: Whalen has a big night for the US women's basketball team
-- Hutchinson native Lindsay Whalen came off the bench to spark a big finish to the third quarter for the United States women's basketball team in yesterday's 89-58 victory over Turkey.
August 02, 2012
UW rower help U.S. team advance to Olympic semifinals
Wisconsin Sports-- Former University of Wisconsin rower Kristin Hedstrom advanced this morning to the semi-finals of the Olympic women’s lightweight double sculls.
July 31, 2012
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