http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics RSS Feed for KGW - Sports - Olympics en-us Mon, 21 May 2012 16:59:42 GMT 2012-05-21T16:59:42Z en-us http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Winners-announced-in-Rock-n-Roll-marathon-152213465.html The winners of the first Portland Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon were announced Sunday and Olympian Kara Goucher, of Portland, was the winner among the women. Ryan Bak won overall, with a time of 1:05:26. Mon, 21 May 2012 16:59:42 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Winners-announced-in-Rock-n-Roll-marathon-152213465.html 2012-05-21T16:59:42Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Distance-running-welcomes-women-152111525.html Running has embraced women and their buying power; the sport has come a long way in the last 40 years. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:39:32 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Distance-running-welcomes-women-152111525.html 2012-05-19T00:39:32Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/152139755.html LONDON (AP) — An international delivery service which normally uses vehicles and cycle couriers to distribute packages is turning to a team of runners to beat the London Olympics crush. Sat, 19 May 2012 18:16:20 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/152139755.html 2012-05-19T18:16:20Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/151237035.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Defense Ministry says an acoustic device that can be used as a "sonic weapon" will be deployed during the London Olympics. Sat, 12 May 2012 17:43:10 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/151237035.html 2012-05-12T17:43:10Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/151870315.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is upset that the International Olympic Committee has rejected its request to hold a special tribute to the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games. Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:18 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/151870315.html 2012-05-19T00:13:18Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/150397785.html LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers say they are looking into a tabloid newspaper report claiming that a worker had been able to sneak a plastic container with batteries and modeling clay into Olympic Park. Mon, 07 May 2012 15:13:06 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/150397785.html 2012-05-07T15:13:06Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Olympic-torch-relay-begins-151002895.html Thu, 10 May 2012 20:05:08 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Olympic-torch-relay-begins-151002895.html 2012-05-10T20:05:08Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Olympic-torch-gets-lit-in-Greece-150952905.html Thu, 10 May 2012 20:05:31 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/Olympic-torch-gets-lit-in-Greece-150952905.html 2012-05-10T20:05:31Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/UOs-Theisen-sets-Pac-12-heptathlon-record-150431255.html Brianne Theisen set the Pac-12 record in the heptathlon with 6,353 points on Sunday. Mon, 07 May 2012 14:58:13 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/UOs-Theisen-sets-Pac-12-heptathlon-record-150431255.html 2012-05-07T14:58:13Z http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/149671275.html McDonald's is a sponsor for the London Olympics -- and a British doctors' group says that's sending the wrong message in a country with ballooning obesity. Tue, 01 May 2012 15:42:38 GMT http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/149671275.html 2012-05-01T15:42:38Z