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Rachel Blount

Reporter/Columnist | Sports

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Rachel Blount is a sports columnist and general assignment reporter, with a particular emphasis on Olympic sports.
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Ex-Gopher Lindsey Berg leads a hungry volleyball team

The U.S. volleyball captain, who won silver in Beijing, said her squad believes it's ready to rise up to gold.

Updated: July 27, 2012, - 11:50 PM

Slideshow: Minnesotan's 14 Olympians

Want to be sure to keep tabs on athletes with Minnesota ties competing in the Olympics for Team USA? Here is a quick rundown of all 14, including when they compete and how to find them on Twitter.

Updated: July 27, 2012, - 02:48 PM

No medals yet, but lots of political gamesmanship

Despite the insistence of officials and athletes that the Olympics should transcend politics, the two inevitably intersect, often in uneasy fashion.

Updated: July 27, 2012, - 10:23 AM

Let the Games begin -- without the gripes

Brits and London visitors are embracing the Olympics, despite "whinging" of cynics.

Updated: July 26, 2012, - 11:57 AM

State's athletes 'go fer' the gold

As 14 athletes with Minnesota connections head to London, they pack along homegrown support.

Updated: July 26, 2012, - 11:56 AM

For Minnesota Olympian Smock, a leap of faith

The rock-solid confidence of Amanda Smock's dad, who died in 2009, helped her push past disappointment to reach London.

Updated: July 25, 2012, - 12:21 PM

Minnesota connection: Fourteen of 'us' for Games

Want to be sure to keep tabs on athletes with Minnesota ties competing in the Olympics for Team USA? Here is a quick rundown of all 14, including when they compete and how to find them on Twitter.

Updated: July 25, 2012, - 06:41 AM