http://98country.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:14:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://98country.com/former-scsu-wrestlers-son-member-of-2012-olympic-team/ http://98country.com/former-scsu-wrestlers-son-member-of-2012-olympic-team/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:32:07 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=119167 We’ve discovered another local connection to the summer Olympics in London.

]]> http://98country.com/former-scsu-wrestlers-son-member-of-2012-olympic-team/feed/ 0 Sam Hazewinkel (Facebook) http://98country.com/10-american-olympic-heroes-who-became-legends/ http://98country.com/10-american-olympic-heroes-who-became-legends/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:16:04 +0000 Carl Pettit http://tsminteractive.com/?p=104884 With the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games coming up soon, we thought we’d take a glimpse at some of the American superstars who have claimed Olympic glory in the past.

]]> http://98country.com/10-american-olympic-heroes-who-became-legends/feed/ 0 Mike Powell, Getty Images/GeneralMills, Flickr/Clive Rose, Getty Images http://98country.com/ridiculous-sports-that-were-actually-olympic-events-videos/ http://98country.com/ridiculous-sports-that-were-actually-olympic-events-videos/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:34:56 +0000 Ricky Woods http://98country.com/?p=88393 Olympic athletes are super cool but not all of the Olympic events can make that same claim. Curling, anyone? With the Summer Olympics kicking off in London later this month, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the lame sports that used to be Olympic events

]]> http://98country.com/ridiculous-sports-that-were-actually-olympic-events-videos/feed/ 0 http://98country.com/st-bens-grad-oversees-americas-olympic-athletes-audio/ http://98country.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 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.

]]> http://98country.com/st-bens-grad-oversees-americas-olympic-athletes-audio/feed/ 0 Olympic Training Center (Facebook) http://98country.com/7-pairs-of-sibling-ready-to-dominate-the-summer-olympics/ http://98country.com/7-pairs-of-sibling-ready-to-dominate-the-summer-olympics/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:16:33 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=122292 It’s not uncommon for two siblings to excel at the same sport growing up, and for some select few that excellence can translate into Olympic success.

]]> http://98country.com/7-pairs-of-sibling-ready-to-dominate-the-summer-olympics/feed/ 0 Clive Rose, Getty Images http://98country.com/central-minnesota-has-strong-ties-to-summer-olympics/ http://98country.com/central-minnesota-has-strong-ties-to-summer-olympics/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:30:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=116506 The Games of the XXX Olympiad start on July 27th in London, England.  Stearns County is fortunate enough to have two women competing this year — Alise Post of St. Cloud is in the BMX bike competition and Amanda Smock of

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