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West St. Paulite featured in new roller derby documentary
The name Lisa Eng-Sarne will be familiar to anyone who follows West St. Paul city affairs. Since 2019 she has been the Ward 3 city council representative. What some may not know is that she once had an alter ego that was on full display across the globe before she began tackling weighty issues at city hall.
Girls flag football is gaining traction in Minnesota, thanks in part to the Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings believe in the equity of football and giving everyone a chance to play the game, which is why the team is sponsoring girls flag football leagues across the state.This mission culminated in the first-ever high school summer league championship at TCO Stadium on Sunday.The only four schools in the league competed against each other: Houston, La Crescent-Hokah, Pine Island and Rosemount.Rosemount and La Crescent-Hokah made it to the championship round, and the players weren't holding anything back."This is not old powder puff football, this is legit play-making football," said Terry Donovan, the head coach of the...
Top Tier Rubik’s Cubers Take Over Minneapolis Convention Center
Hundreds of competitors have descended on the Minneapolis Convention Center this week to see who are the fastest "cubers" in North America. CubingUSA is hosting the Rubik's WCA North American Championship that started today and runs through Sunday, July 18-21, 2024. It's the second North American Championship for The World...
Big Ten Offseason Evaluation: Minnesota Golden Gophers
In our Big Ten Offseason Evaluation series, we’ll break down the roster changes and outlook for all 18 Big Ten basketball teams heading into the 2024-25 season. Next up is Minnesota, which enters its fourth season under coach Ben Johnson.
College Football 25 release brings Minnesota Gophers football to virtual world
EA Sports is releasing College Football 25 this week featuring over 100 FBS schools including the University of Minnesota. The game is the first college football game in 11 years and the first to pay players for their name, image, and likeness.
Minnesota to Play in 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic
MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum announced Thursday that the University of Minnesota women's hockey team will participate in the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic. The Golden Gophers will face the Bemidji State University Beavers on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 5 p.m. CST at Lakeville Hasse Arena in Lakeville, Minn.
Final results for the 2024 Hamel Rodeo
2024 Bareback riding Bareback riding champion — Tilden Hooper from Granbury, Texas. 1. Tilden Hooper, from Granbury, Texas 89 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s All Pink; 2. Nick Pelke, Mondovi from Wisconsin 86; 3. Andy Gingerich, Aberdeen, South Dakota 85.5; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus from Granite Falls, Minnesota, Caleb Bennett from Corvallis, Montana, Trevar McAllister from Ronan, Montana and Luke Thrash 84 each; 8. Clay Jorgenson from Watford City,...
Eleven to Join Women’s Swimming and Diving Program
MINNEAPOLIS– The University of Minnesota women's swimming and diving program welcomes 11 newcomers for the 2024-2025 season. The class will feature eight swimmers and three divers, representing nine states and one country, including a pair from Minnesota. Also rejoining the Gophers for their fifth year is Indy Jongman (Freestyle/Backstroke/IM),...
Minnesota Wild Announces Third Annual "Wild off the Tee" Golf Tournament
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The MinnesotaWild today announced thethirdannual “Wild off the Tee” Golf Tournament that will be held at Royal Golf Club in Lake Elmo, Minn. on Monday, September 16 with a 10 a.m. shotgun start and registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Foursom eand hole sponsor...
Linahon, McGraw, Stuhl headline Academic All-America Team
Eight wrestlers were named to the 2023-2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Division At-Large team. These wrestlers initially made the All-District team announced last month. Gage Linahon of Central College, Patrick McGraw of John Carroll, and Charlie Stuhl of Augsburg were First Team honorees. Stuhl was also on the First Team last year, while Linahon and McGraw were on the Second Team. Tyler Kim of Augsburg was the sole wrestler on the Second Team, while Mike Glynn of RIT, Elijah Hunt of Concordia-Moorhead, Gavin Layman of Ohio Northern, and Zane Mulder of Wartburg made the Third Team.
State of Hockey Digital Content Returns to YouTube
The State of Hockey's video series have been added back to YouTube. Fans can now rewatch their favorite shows such as Dream State, Homegrown and Home Ice Advantage on demand at youtube.com/@mnstateofhockey. Dream State. Minnesota is known for a lot of things: Prince, 10,000 lakes and our accents, "oh you...
NASCAR Team Reveals Caitlin Clark-Themed Paint Scheme For This Weekend
The Stewart-Haas Racing team in NASCAR has revealed an awesome Caitlin Clark-themed paint scheme for the upcoming race. The team, co-owned by former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and Haas Automation founder Gene Haas, revealed a Caitlin Clark-themed paint scheme for NASCAR driver Josh Berry ...
Michigan gymnast reaches new heights by making USA Olympic team
Michigan’s Paul Juda was on the fringe entering the United States men’s gymnastics Olympic trials June 27 and 29 in Minneapolis. The Deerfield, Illinois native picked a good time to have the meet of his life. He accomplished what he set out to do during the two-day event with zero falls and hitting all his routines. Juda finished fourth in the all-round and top-five in four events: floor (second), pommel horse (third), vault (fourth), and high bar (fifth). His Olympic dream was now left in the hands of the selection committee, who used an algorithm based on scores from the U.S. Championships and Olympic trials to determine the five members and two alternates who will represent the U.S. in Paris July 26-Aug. 11.
Merit Jones Picked by Minnesota in 20th Round of MLB Draft
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Minnesota Twins selected University of Utah pitcher and draft-eligible sophomore Merit Jones on Tuesday in the MLB Draft, taking Jones in the 20th round with the 608th overall pick. Jones, a native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, became the 78th Ute selected in program history...
HIGH NOON: 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson (7-18-24)
Minnesota native and broadcaster Carrie Tollefson joined High Noon on Thursday to share stories of her time representing the United States in the 1500m during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Originally from Dawson–where she achieved multiple state championships in cross country and track for Dawson-Boyd High School–Tollefson embarked...
Edina Girls Flag Football Heads to Hall of Fame for Tourney
EAGAN, Minn. — As the 18U flag football team from the Edina Girls Athletic Association prepared for a practice last week, Camille Dubuc wondered aloud to teammates if they'd get the opportunity to meet J.J. McCarthy. Sure enough, the rookie quarterback surprised the squad as the Vikings created a...
Ethan Kimmel completes sweep at Pan-O-Prog run
Races attract more than 300 competitors More than 300 runners completed the 4-mile or 1-mile race at the Lakeville Pan-O-Prog Run on July 13. That group included 30 who didn’t want to be limited, and ran both races. Former Lakeville North High School and current University of North Dakota runner Ethan Kimmel led the group who did both. He won the 4-mile in 21 minutes, 5.8 seconds and the 1-mile...
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