DULUTH, Minn.- Former Duluth Denfeld running back Taye Manns has been tearing up the football field at the college level at Bethel. In his freshman season with the Royals, Manns led the team in rushing yards with 815. He also found the end zone 15 times this year. But Manns doesn’t take all the credit for his breakout season. “I…
DULUTH, Minn.- Plenty of UMD football players and coaches earned recognition from the NSIC conference on Wednesday. Some of the notables include Tight End Luke Dehnicke, who was named the Offensive Newcomer of the Year. Head Coach Curt Wiese claims his first NSIC Coach of the Year Award. His offensive coordinator, Chase Vogler is the NSIC Assistant Coach of the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team be on the road this upcoming weekend to face Colorado College. So far this year, the Bulldogs have had no issue playing outside of Amsoil Arena as they boast a 6-1 record. Even better news is UMD has a 10-4-2 record playing in Colorado Springs since the 2014-2015 season. It’s taken a little…
DULUTH, Minn.- After almost spending the last month on the road, the 5th ranked UMD women’s hockey team will return home this upcoming weekend to battle 3rd ranked Ohio State. It’s just the 3rd home series for the Bulldogs on the young season. UMD, who enters the matchup on a four-game winning streak, will look to change the recent trend…
ST. LOUIS, M.O- A former UMD men’s hockey player reached an impressive milestone on Tuesday night. Defenseman Justin Faulk skated in his 1,000th career NHL game when his St. Louis Blues took on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Faulk is just the 2nd Bulldog in program history to reach that milestone, joining Brett Hull. “The thing I love about Faulker is…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he expects Giannis Antetokounmpo’s groin strain to keep the two-time MVP out for “probably two weeks.” Rivers discussed the injury Tuesday while speaking on Bucks+ Audio’s “Courtside with Gale Klappa” podcast. “I don’t know what grade it is, but I know it’s not a bad one, so that’s good news for us,” Rivers…
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga, Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham and Detroit second baseman Gleyber Torres were among a record four players who accepted $22,025,000 qualifying offers from their former teams before the deadline Tuesday, removing themselves from the free-agent market. Nine players turned down the one-year deals and decided to…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season on Tuesday, defeating St. Scholastica 89 to 58. The Bulldogs were led by Caleb Siwek, who had 21 points. As for the Saints, Davion Butler had 14 points in the contest. UMD will next host Michigan Tech on Friday at 6 PM. St. Scholastica is at Wheaton…
MAPLE, Wis.-The magical season for the Northwestern football team continues on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers will hit the field at Camp Randall Stadium for their first state championship game appearance since 1993. Northwestern punched their ticket to the big dance last Friday, after defeating Stratford 22-13 in the State semi-final round. Now in the championship game it’s a battle of…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- The season may be over for the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks. But, one of their players will get one last chance to represent his team at the Minnesota High School All-Star Game. Linebacker Oliver Spahn was named to the North roster a few days ago. Spahn played a key part in helping Rapids advance to the state semifinals….
DULUTH, Minn.- Two members of the UMD men’s basketball team last year are going pro. Joshua Brown has signed with a team in Spain and his teammate Jayden Johnson is heading to a team in Malta. Brown suited up for the Bulldogs for five years and tallied over 1600 points. As for Johnson, he played just a season for UMD….
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD goaltender Eve Gascon has once again claimed the WCHA Goaltender of the Week award. Gascon returned from Team Canada this weekend and helped the Bulldogs to two wins over St. Thomas. She led the league with a .958 saves percentage and stopped 68 of the 71 shots she saw. In other Bulldog women’s news, the team stays…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica football family is mourning after it was announced that former head coach Greg Carlson has passed away at the age of 77. Carlson was the first-ever football coach in program history. He was hired in 2007 and the team played their first-ever game the following year in 2008. During his reign, the Saints went 39-22,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team has dropped one spot in the recent USCHO poll. The Bulldogs sit at 4th after their series split with Omaha over the weekend. The 11-3 Bulldogs will hit the road to take on Colorado College, who was swept by Denver this past weekend. Game one between the Bulldogs and the Tigers is on…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Fans hoping to see Team Shuster play again in the Winter Olympic Games will have to wait at least another four more years. On Sunday, Shuster and company faced Team Casper in a winner-take-all game three at the team trials in Sioux Falls. In the 10th end, Casper had a 7 to 5 lead and that’s where…
Green Bay Packers’ Josh Jacobs runs for a first down during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP) – Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs won’t require surgery for the knee injury that caused him to leave the Packers’ victory over the New York Giants on…
Minnesota DNR Logo DULUTH, Min. – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle fees to all 73 state parks and recreation areas on Friday, November 28, 2025. The DNR offers four “Free Park Days” each year to encourage Minnesotans to explore the parks. Director of the DNR Parks and Trails Division Ann Pierce said, “After Thanksgiving celebrations, we…
FILE – Houston Texans cornerback Kris Boyd, currently a player with the New York Jets, looks on prior to an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Nov 24, 2024, in Houston. (AP) – New York Jets cornerback and special teams standout Kris Boyd was critically injured in a shooting in midtown Manhattan early Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ office….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team heard their name called for the NCAA tournament on Sunday night. The Bulldogs will hit the road and face Ashland University in the first round of the tournament. The Bulldogs last appeared in the NCAA playoffs back in the 2021 season. On Saturday, UMD claimed its first unshared NSIC Championship Title since the 2012…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team took game one of their series with Omaha on Friday thanks to a hat trick by Hermantown native Ty Hanson. On Saturday, the Bulldogs aimed for the series sweep against the Mavericks. However, the Mavericks scored two unanswered goals to defeat UMD 2-0. The Bulldogs are back in action Friday, November 21st, against…
DULUTH, Minn.- On Saturday, the CSS football team hosted Bethel to conclude the regular season. The Royals showed why they’re the fourth-ranked team in the country, defeating the Saints 62-0. Former Duluth Denfeld running back Taye Manns had 126 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns for the Royals. CSS ends the year with a 3-7 overall record. Categories: College, Sports
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trailing early and having lost their last two games, the Green Bay Packers could have been in real trouble when quarterback Jordan Love took a big hit to his left shoulder and jogged inside for further evaluation. “That’s not a great feeling,” coach Matt LaFleur said. That didn’t last too long. Love returned from the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago Bears have built this breakthrough season on the simplest and most effective way to win with a work-in-progress quarterback — a turnover margin that’s become the envy of the league. The Bears are all take and no give these days. Devin Duvernay’s 56-yard kickoff return in the final minute set up Cairo Santos for his fourth field goal of the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After claiming UMAC titles last weekend, both the UWS men’s and women’s soccer teams kicked off their NCAA tournament play on Saturday. The men’s team faced off against St. Olaf. Sadly, UWS’s season comes to an end after falling 3-0 to the Oles. The Yellowjackets close out the year with a 16-7 record. For the women’s team, they…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.- The over 30-year wait is finally over for the Northwestern football team. On Friday, the Tigers bested the Stratford Tigers, 22 to 13 to head to the state title game for the first time since 1993. Tysen Teal tallied two of the three touchdowns on the night for Northwestern. Northwestern will next face Mayville on Thursday for…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team continued their winning ways on Friday night, defeating Omaha 5 to 2. The Bulldogs were led by defenseman Ty Hanson, who had a hat trick in the victory. Omaha and UMD will square off once again on Saturday. Puck drop is at 6:07 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota…
SUPERIOR, Wis, – On Friday, a classic border battle took place at Wessman Arena as 12th ranked UWS took on St. Scholastica. The Saints march back to Duluth with a win, defeating the Yellowjackets 3-1. Leading the way for the Saints was Riley Girod with two goals. The Saints are back in action on Friday, November 21st, against Augsburg. Puck…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD volleyball team hosted Winona State on Friday night. The Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak, defeating the Warriors in three sets. Leading the way for UMD was Madeline Guetzkow with 14 kills. The Bulldogs will close out the regular season on Saturday, November 15th, against Concordia- St. Paul. First set is at 2 p.m. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In Arena football, the Minnesota Monsters have added a new coach to their staff. The Monsters hired LaRoche Jackson as their next defensive coordinator. Jackson is a former Pro in the IFL, AFL, and the Canadian football league where he played defensive back from 2008 to 2019. Before his time with the Monsters, Jackson was the defensive coordinator…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Grand Rapids football team proved on Friday that you always play until the clock hits zeros. Trailing 16-0 to Kasson-Mantorville late in their AAAA semifinal, Logan McNear connected with Jaxon Rabbers on a 77-yard pitch and catch to pull the Thunderhawks within eight. Then moments later, Grand Rapids recovered the onside kick and marched down the field…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet/Esko/Carlton girls hockey team looked to protect their home barn on Thursday night, taking on Duluth. The Northern Stars scored all their goals in the second period, defeating the Lumberjacks 3-0. Duluth (2-1) is back in action on Saturday, November 15th, against Dodge County. Puck drop is at 2 p.m. For Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (2-2) is back at home…
DULUTH, Minn.- The start of a new UMD men’s and women’s basketball season will begin on Friday night. On the men’s side, for the first time since the 2018-2019 season, the Bulldogs won’t have a Drew Blair, Jack Middleton, Joshua Brown, Austin Andrews, or Charlie Katona on their roster. Essentially a new era of UMD men’s hoops, which excites head…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UW-Superior sophomore Savanna Hering was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday. She helped UWS rank 3rd in team digs. Hering also led the team with 37 service aces. UWS also had four make All-UMAC and one make the sportsmanship team. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Grand Rapids football kicks off their state semifinal game against Kasson-Mantorville on Friday morning. The Thunderhawks punched their ticket to U.S Bank Stadium last week, rolling past Benilde-St. Margaret’s 54-7. With a win on Friday, the Thunderhawks will advance to their first-ever state championship game. Kickoff between the 10-1 Thunderhawks and the 10-1 Komets is Friday at…
DULUTH, Minn. — Almost one week into Firearm Deer season and the initial totals are rolling in. Current firearm harvest totals are about 63% of last year’s total across the entire season. Over 85 thousand deer have been harvested by firearm statewide so far. Last year’s totals were over 134 thousand for the entire firearms season. In total, 108,736 have…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior volleyball team is one step closer to a national tournament berth. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets swept the Bethany Lutheran Vikings 3-0 to advance to the UMAC championship game. UWS was led by Sydney Smith and Makenna Hohbein, who each had nine kills in the win. UW-Superior will next face Northwestern on Saturday. Winner advances to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s basketball team is still unbeaten on the young season. Playing UW-Superior on Wednesday, the Saints rallied in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Yellowjackets 31 to 19 to come away with the 56-52 win. CSS was led by Kloey Lind, who had 21 points. As for UWS, Megan Schafer was the high-scorer with 11 points….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- 10 members of the UW-Superior men’s soccer team earned end of the year UMAC awards. Head Coach Joe Mooney is the Coach of the Year after leading UWS to a perfect 12-0 conference record this year. Jacob Wyles claims the Defensive Player of the Year award. And his teammate Seth Davidson is the Rookie of the Year. Davidson…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Another year and another UMAC title for both the UWS men’s & women’s soccer teams. But at times this season, it didn’t look like that was a possibility. The Yellowjacket men overcame a slow start amidst plenty of veteran changes on the roster. “We knew that leadership was going to be great. It takes a minute for guys to…
DULUTH, Minn. — Chester Bowl has begun it’s preparing for the upcoming winter season. The preparations kicked off with ski fittings for young skiers and their families who will be renting the equipment during the season. With events like these featuring well over 100 athletes a night, it’s the work of volunteers that helps Chester get ready for the big…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team just keeps on winning. For the 4th time in program history, the Bulldogs began their season with a 10-2 record. They’ll look to add a few more to win column this weekend when they welcome in Omaha. The Bulldogs have dropped their last five contests against the Mavericks. Head Coach Scott Sandelin says…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team is back to work as they return from their bye to take on 15th ranked St. Thomas. Last season, the Tommies were able to pick up their first two wins in the all-time series against UMD as the two teams eventually split the season series. Those meetings are still fresh on the mind…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Northern Stars girls hockey team earned their first win of the season on Tuesday night. Playing North Shore at home, Nora Good scored what ended up being the game-winning goal late in the 2nd period. Duluth also outshot North Shore 45-21. The Northern Stars (1-1) are next at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton on Thursday. As for North Shore (0-2),…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD men’s goaltender Adam Gajan has once again claimed the NCHC Goaltender of the Week award. The Slovakia native posted a league-low 0.98 goals against average against St. Cloud State University this past weekend. He also had 48 saves total and a .960 saves percentage. This is the 3rd time this season that Gajan has been named the…
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night. Murphy…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s the final week of the regular season for the UMD football team. And the Bulldogs are in a position where many squads strive to be. UMD, who already has at least a share of the NSIC North division, can win the conference and the division outright depending on other outcomes. The Bulldogs are also in a good…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline. Phillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles’ title defense. In his first game with the Eagles since they acquired him from the Miami Dolphins, Phillips made two of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team has once again seen some movement in the polls. The Bulldogs are now 11th in the nation following their 42 to 28 win over Bemidji State on Saturday. Even better news, UMD has cracked the top five in the Super Region Three Rankings, signaling a playoff berth is on the horizon. UMD is at…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD Graduate runner Shaelyn Hostager has qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships later this month. She recently just placed 10th at the Central regions with a time of 21:23:35. Hostager, who’s the 3rd individual at UMD to qualify since 2010, will compete on November 22nd at UW-Parkside. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota –…
DULUTH, Minn. — North Star Academy officially unveiled its new playscape, much to the delight of many of its students. Representatives from the Duluth Chamber of Commerce were also on hand to help cut the ribbon and show off the new space. The “playscape” welcomes students into the outdoors to play and learn from the world around them in a…
