SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » olympics http://espn1420.com Sat, 25 May 2013 00:18:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Could Boston Be Hosting The 2024 Summer Olympics? http://espn1420.com/could-boston-be-hosting-the-2024-summer-olympics/ http://espn1420.com/could-boston-be-hosting-the-2024-summer-olympics/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:56:34 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=138728 According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Olympic Exploratory Committee has solicited a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The group has already began its marketing campaign, establishing a...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/could-boston-be-hosting-the-2024-summer-olympics/feed/ 0 Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Team USA Defeats Spain To Claim Gold Medal http://espn1420.com/team-usa-defeats-spain-to-claim-gold-medal/ http://espn1420.com/team-usa-defeats-spain-to-claim-gold-medal/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:15:41 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=85144 Team USA defeated Spain 107-100 on Sunday in London, claiming the Olympic Gold medal. It wasn't easy. Pau Gasol and Spain gave the United States all they could handle. However, Kevin Durant...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/team-usa-defeats-spain-to-claim-gold-medal/feed/ 0 Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images USA Handles Argentina, To Play Spain For Gold Medal http://espn1420.com/usa-handles-argentina-to-play-spain-for-gold-medal/ http://espn1420.com/usa-handles-argentina-to-play-spain-for-gold-medal/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:24:38 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=84973 Team USA pulled away in the second half, dismantling Argentina 109-83. The win sets up an anticipated Gold medal rematch this Sunday against Spain. Kevin Durant was electric for the United States, going...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/usa-handles-argentina-to-play-spain-for-gold-medal/feed/ 0 Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Britain's Murray Beats Federer to Win Tennis Gold http://espn1420.com/britains-murray-beats-federer-to-win-tennis-gold/ http://espn1420.com/britains-murray-beats-federer-to-win-tennis-gold/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:01:10 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=84041 Brit gets a little payback after Wimbledon loss

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]]> http://espn1420.com/britains-murray-beats-federer-to-win-tennis-gold/feed/ 0 Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sport What Went Wrong For Team USA Versus Lithuania? http://espn1420.com/team-usa-slips-by-lithuania-in-thriller/ http://espn1420.com/team-usa-slips-by-lithuania-in-thriller/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 21:33:55 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=83950 Team USA shattered several Olympic records in their 83 point rout of Nigeria on Thursday. They were bound to cool off a little… but a lot? They needed a burst from LeBron James late in the 4th quarter on Saturday to slip pa

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]]> http://espn1420.com/team-usa-slips-by-lithuania-in-thriller/feed/ 0 Christian Petersen, Getty Images Team USA Shatters Olympic Records In Win Over Nigeria http://espn1420.com/team-usa-shatters-olympic-records-in-win-over-nigeria/ http://espn1420.com/team-usa-shatters-olympic-records-in-win-over-nigeria/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:54:18 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=83582 If you had Team USA (-82) over Nigeria, you came out a winner. Carmelo Anthony scored a U.S. Olympic record 37 points in his team's 156-73 victory over Nigeria Thursday, as the Americans shattered multiple Olympic records. For starters, the U.S. knocked down...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/team-usa-shatters-olympic-records-in-win-over-nigeria/feed/ 0 Photo by Eric Gay - IOPP Pool/Getty Images Once Again, Olympic Boxing Gets Embarassed http://espn1420.com/once-again-olympic-boxing-gets-embarassed/ http://espn1420.com/once-again-olympic-boxing-gets-embarassed/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:36:31 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=83471 It's another black eye for Olympic Boxing. Watch the edited video of round 3 and decide for yourself.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/once-again-olympic-boxing-gets-embarassed/feed/ 0 Olympic Spirit? Badminton Teams Disqualified for Losing on Purpose http://espn1420.com/olympic-spirit-badminton-teams-disqualified-for-losing-on-purpose/ http://espn1420.com/olympic-spirit-badminton-teams-disqualified-for-losing-on-purpose/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:34:20 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=83255 China, South Korea and Indonesia are the culprits.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/olympic-spirit-badminton-teams-disqualified-for-losing-on-purpose/feed/ 0 Dog Runs Across Street During Olympic Cycling – VIDEO http://espn1420.com/dog-runs-across-street-during-olympic-cycling-video/ http://espn1420.com/dog-runs-across-street-during-olympic-cycling-video/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:42:08 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=82741 This is video of a dog running across the street during a men's Olympic cycling event.

Luckily, nobody got hurt, but if just one cyclist had hit that dog it could have been knocked a number of people out of contention.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/dog-runs-across-street-during-olympic-cycling-video/feed/ 0 Phelps Nearly Fails to Qualify for 400 IM Final http://espn1420.com/phelps-nearly-fails-to-qualify-for-400-im-final/ http://espn1420.com/phelps-nearly-fails-to-qualify-for-400-im-final/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:25:29 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=82605 It's not unusual for swimmers to not swim their best in preliminaries, saving their strength for the finals.

But, for Michael Phelps, that strategy was nearly very, very costly.

Phelps was the slowest of those who

]]> http://espn1420.com/phelps-nearly-fails-to-qualify-for-400-im-final/feed/ 0 Adam Pretty/Getty Images Sport Anthony Davis Will Be Member Of Team USA http://espn1420.com/anthony-davis-will-be-member-of-team-usa/ http://espn1420.com/anthony-davis-will-be-member-of-team-usa/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:10:48 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=80393 The New Orleans Hornets rookie scored 9 points Thursday night in an exhibition game against the Dominican Republic. Davis will now...

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