1390 THE FAN » Olympics http://1390thefan.com Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 13 — US Wins 5 Gold Medals http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-13-us-wins-5-gold-medals/ http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-13-us-wins-5-gold-medals/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:41 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=130674 The United States won nine medals, including five golds, to take a commanding lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

Carli Lloyd scored twice as the US women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal in front of 80,203 at Wembley Stadium. The victory avenged the Americans’ loss to the Japanese team at the Women’s World Cup last summer. Canada beat France, 1-0, to win the bronze medal.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-13-us-wins-5-gold-medals/feed/ 0 Ronald Martinez, Getty Images Alise Post Qualifies In 8th http://1390thefan.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/ http://1390thefan.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:23:49 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=79341 St. Cloud native Alise Post qualified in 8th place in the women's BMX racing event at the Olympic games in London. She said after the race she could have raced better but could have been worse. She is seeded 4th for her semifinal heat and needs to finish 4th or higher to advance to the finals.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/feed/ 0 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 12 — Allyson Felix Wins Gold as US Track Team Nabs 7 Medals http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-12-allyson-felix-wins-gold-as-us-track-team-nabs-7-medals/ http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-12-allyson-felix-wins-gold-as-us-track-team-nabs-7-medals/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:30:41 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=130334 Led by seven medals from its track athletes, the United States ran past China into the lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-12-allyson-felix-wins-gold-as-us-track-team-nabs-7-medals/feed/ 0 Clive Brunskill, Getty Images Who's the Hottest Member of the US Women's Soccer Team — Hope Solo or Alex Morgan? — Sports Survey of the Day http://1390thefan.com/hottest-member-us-womens-soccer-team-hope-solo-alex-morgan/ http://1390thefan.com/hottest-member-us-womens-soccer-team-hope-solo-alex-morgan/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:16:39 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=130067 The Olympics are about two things: supporting your country, and debating which country has the most beautiful women. The United States is home to many attractive women. A couple of them happen to be members of the women’s national soccer team. They are currently coming off a huge — and controversial — win over Canada, and will tangle with Japan for the gold. We aren’t so concerned with that as much as we are with searching the internet for hot pictures of Hope Solo and Alex Morgan. They are both absolutely stunning, but who is the hottest?

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/hottest-member-us-womens-soccer-team-hope-solo-alex-morgan/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Michael's Betts Eliminated At Olympics http://1390thefan.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/ http://1390thefan.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:05:58 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=78912 St. Michael's Chaz Betts was eliminated today in Greco Roman Wrestling at the London Olympics. He won 6-0 in the first round and lost 0-1, 0-2 to Pablo Enrique Shorey Hernandez of Cuba. He advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/feed/ 0 courtesy of zimbio.com 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 9 — Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again in 100 Meters http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-9-usain-bolt-wins-gold-again-in-100-meters/ http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-9-usain-bolt-wins-gold-again-in-100-meters/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:46:10 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=129178 The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action:

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 meters on Sunday night, running the race in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds — the second-fastest 100 meters in history. Bolt’s Jamaican teammate, and world champion, Yohan Blake won the silver medal, while American Justin Gatlin took the bronze.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-9-usain-bolt-wins-gold-again-in-100-meters/feed/ 0 Julia Vynokurova, Getty Images Are You Sick of the Olympics Yet? — Sports Survey of the Day http://1390thefan.com/are-you-sick-of-the-olympics-yet-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://1390thefan.com/are-you-sick-of-the-olympics-yet-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:08:09 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=128046 The London Olympics have been going on for nearly a week now, so are you still just as pumped, or sputtering out?We have already seen several of our great American athletes grab gold, and many other countries have shown us we have our work cut out for us in 2016. So, after watching Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, beach volleyball and soccer, are you still excited for more Olympics or do you just want the torch to burn out on these Games already?

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/are-you-sick-of-the-olympics-yet-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Melrose's Smock Finished In 27th Place http://1390thefan.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/ http://1390thefan.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:12:49 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=78445 Melrose native Amanda Smock finished 27th in the London Summer Olympic qualification round and she does not advance to the next round. Smock is the lone American that qualified for the triple-jump at the Summer games.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/feed/ 0 Amanda Smock (NDSU) 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 6 — Michael Phelps beats Ryan Lochte in 200 IM; Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-6-michael-phelps-beats-ryan-lochte-in-200-im-gabby-douglas-wins-all-around-gold/ http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-6-michael-phelps-beats-ryan-lochte-in-200-im-gabby-douglas-wins-all-around-gold/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:15:33 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=128489 The United States won six gold medals on Thursday to jump ahead of China in the overall medal count. Here’s Thursday’s Olympic Games’ recap:

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-6-michael-phelps-beats-ryan-lochte-in-200-im-gabby-douglas-wins-all-around-gold/feed/ 0 Adam Pretty, Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Should There Be More Punishment for Athletes Throwing an Event? — Sports Survey of the Day http://1390thefan.com/should-there-be-more-punishment-for-athletes-throwing-an-event-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://1390thefan.com/should-there-be-more-punishment-for-athletes-throwing-an-event-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:55:56 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=128043 The big news out of the Olympics right now isn’t about winning, but a few badminton teams who tried their best to lose.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/should-there-be-more-punishment-for-athletes-throwing-an-event-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images 2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 5 — Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt lead US to Gold in 4×200 Freestyle Relay http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-5-missy-franklin-and-allison-schmitt-lead-us-to-gold-in-4200-freestyle-relay/ http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-5-missy-franklin-and-allison-schmitt-lead-us-to-gold-in-4200-freestyle-relay/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:30:16 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=127872 The US women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay team won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Wednesday, but China claimed the lead in the overall medal count. Here’s Wednesday’s Olympic Games’ recap:

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-5-missy-franklin-and-allison-schmitt-lead-us-to-gold-in-4200-freestyle-relay/feed/ 0 Al Bello, Getty Images Eight Badminton Players Disqualified from the Olympics for Intentionally Losing Matches http://1390thefan.com/badminton-players-disqualified-olympics/ http://1390thefan.com/badminton-players-disqualified-olympics/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:17:41 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=127590 We have all heard of boxers throwing a fight to make a big payday with the bookies, but now it appears as if badminton players are involved in the same racket — and it’s getting them tossed out of the Olympics.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/badminton-players-disqualified-olympics/feed/ 0 Michael Regan, Getty Images St. Ben's Grad Oversees America's Olympic Athletes [AUDIO] http://1390thefan.com/st-bens-grad-oversees-americas-olympic-athletes-audio/ http://1390thefan.com/st-bens-grad-oversees-americas-olympic-athletes-audio/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:54:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=118682 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – Most of us are excited for the Olympics to start next week, but a graduate of the College of St. Benedict has more than just a passing interest.

Glen Werner Roseboom is the Director of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/st-bens-grad-oversees-americas-olympic-athletes-audio/feed/ 0 Olympic Training Center (Facebook) Love Makes U.S. Men's Basketball Team http://1390thefan.com/love-makes-u-s-mens-basketball-team/ http://1390thefan.com/love-makes-u-s-mens-basketball-team/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:47:37 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=74084 Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has made the United State men's basketball team. The 6'9 Love is expected to play power forward and center for the United States at the London Olympics. Love led the Timberwolves in scoring and rebounding in 2011-2012.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/love-makes-u-s-mens-basketball-team/feed/ 0 Getty Images Smock Coming Home to Melrose Before Olympics [AUDIO] http://1390thefan.com/smock-coming-home-to-melrose-before-olympics-audio/ http://1390thefan.com/smock-coming-home-to-melrose-before-olympics-audio/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:07:04 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=115540 MELROSE – Melrose native Amanda (Thieschafer) Smock is still getting used to the idea that she’s an Olympian.

Smock qualified for the London games two weeks ago when she finished first in the Triple Jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/smock-coming-home-to-melrose-before-olympics-audio/feed/ 0 Melrose's Smock Wins at U.S. Olympic Trials http://1390thefan.com/melroses-smock-wins-at-u-s-olympic-trials/ http://1390thefan.com/melroses-smock-wins-at-u-s-olympic-trials/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:20:38 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=71945 Melrose native Amanda Smock (Tieschafer) won the women's triple-jump at the U.S. Olympic trials Monday night in Eugene, Oregon. Smock is headed to London for the Summer Olympics. Her best jump was her first, 45 feet and 9 inches.

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