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13 Ridiculous Olympic Events We'd Like to See — The Funnies

Townsquare Staff — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:00:09 +0000

The Olympics are about to begin in London. Sure, it’s a great gathering of the world’s most amazing athletes doing their thing, where competitors try to smash records quicker than you can say Zemfira Meftakhetdinova (seriously, that’s a real person going for the gold).

10 Unforgettable Moments from the Olympics

Joe Student — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:15:39 +0000

The Summer Olympics begin this weekend in London. For more than a century, the modern Olympic games have provided a global stage for athletes to deliver unforgettable moments of competition, courage and compassion. The world’s best athletes are almost sure to produce a few incredible moments in London that will be remembered long after the [...]

Olympians With Local Ties Hoping To Make Waves In London

Gino Geruntino — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:24:15 +0000

With the 2012 Olympics set to start in London in only a few short hours, it might be a good time to bone up on your knowledge of Central New York’s athletes and their local ties to the biggest event in the last four years. Five of our nation’s representatives hail from the surrounding area, [...]

USA Olympic Team Uniforms Not Made In USA

Greg Splashin' McShea — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:04:32 +0000

Washington is steaming over the news that the U.S.A. Olympic Team uniforms, designed by Ralph Lauren weren’t made in the U.S.A. Here’s more information from our sister station, WIBX: “The threads used to graphically unite the United States Olympic team are also uniting lawmakers on both sides of the aisles in Washington, DC today, but [...]

Which Olympic Event Are You Most Looking Forward to? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:53:00 +0000

The United States is represented very well in the 2012 London Olympics. With all the events going on, though, which one are you looking forward to watching the most?The Olympics are a great time to showcase our nation’s athletic talent on the world stage. Some of the events that take place aren’t ones that we [...]

2012 Olympic Torch Bearer Breaks for a Quick, Tear-Jerking Marriage Proposal

Nick Romano — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:45:36 +0000

Leave it to an Englishman to make the 2012 Olympic torch run one of the cutest moments in the history of the games. When David State made his run through northern England Monday morning, he was pumped for two reasons — one, he got to carry the Olympic flame for a part of its 8,000-mile [...]

Chobani Announces Olympic Sponsorship

Matt Herkimer — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:26 +0000

Chobani Greek Yogurt has announced a partnership with the U.S Olympic Committee making Chobani the Official Yogurt Sponsor of the 2012 Olympics. The company, headquartered in Norwich with a manufacturing facility in South Edmeston, issued a statement on its website.