ASHLAND, Wis.- Saturday marked the end of an era for the Northland College baseball team as they held their final home game. Playing two against UMAC foe, North Central. The Lumberjacks played the Rams close in game two, even putting up five runs in the bottom of the 9th. But, they ultimately fell short, 12 to 11. The Lumberjacks still…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon, confirming the Milwaukee Bucks’ worst fears after the seven-time all-NBA guard was helped off the court Sunday night. The Bucks announced the severity of Lillard’s injury after he had an MRI on Monday. The injury knocks Lillard out for the rest of the postseason and could put his status…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Indiana Pacers scored at will while the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t recover from the loss of one of their two superstar players. Now the Pacers are on the verge of ending the Bucks’ season for a second straight year. Myles Turner scored 23 points and the Pacers shot 60.2% on Sunday night while winning 129-103 over the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two UMD standouts might not have heard their name called during the draft, but their dream of making it to the NFL becomes a reality. UMD tight end Sam Pitz and offensive lineman Aiden Williams signed undrafted free agent contracts on Saturday after the draft. Both Bulldogs are heading to the AFC North. Pitz signed with the Baltimore…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD baseball team wrapped up their series with Minnesota Crookston on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs fell 15 to 7 to the Golden Eagles in their final regular season home game. UMD is back in action on Tuesday, April 29th, against Concordia- St. Paul for a doubleheader. Game one is at 1:30 p.m. Categories: College, Sports, University of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica softball team hosted Bethel in a MIAC doubleheader on Sunday. The Royals picked up the doubleheader sweep as they defeated the Saints 9 to 1 in game one and 7 to 1 in game two. CSS is back in action on Tuesday, April 29th, as the Saints take on UW-Superior in a doubleheader. Game one…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Timberwolves have found a new gear after a regular season of fits and starts. Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James, leading a rally by the Timberwolves for a 116-113 win over the Los Angeles Lakers that put them up…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Some puck luck finally went the Vegas Golden Knights’ way and they avoided getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff series. Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl each had a goal and…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The battle of the Lumberjacks took place on Saturday at Braun Park as Cloquet Softball hosted Bemidji. Cloquet picked up their seventh win of the year with a 10 to 5 victory over Bemidji. The Lumberjacks are back in action on Monday, April 28th, against Rock Ridge. First pitch is at 4:30 p.m. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD track and field team hosted St. Scholastica, UW-Superior, and Lakehead (Ont.) in the annual Bulldog Open on Saturday. To view the full results from the Bulldog Open, click here. The Bulldogs next meet is on Wednesday, April 30th, at Hamline University. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
MILWAUKEE, Wis.- Gary Trent Jr. got hot from deep, Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated in the paint and together they gave the Milwaukee Bucks new life in their first-round playoff series. Trent tied a franchise playoff record with nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Antetokounmpo also had 37 and the Bucks used a big second half to beat Indiana 117-101 on Friday…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Minnesota Timberwolves, with so many promising performances spoiled by late mistakes fresh in their memory bank, sure timed this strong finish well. Jaden McDaniels scored a career playoff-high 30 points and spearheaded Minnesota’s stifling defense on an ailing Luka Doncic, and the Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-104 to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series on…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor baseball team hosted Esko in a battle of Section 7AA powerhouses. Esko scored two unanswered runs late in the game to defeat Proctor 2 to 1, extending their win streak to six. Esko is back in action on Monday, April 28th, against Rock Ridge. First pitch is at 4 p.m. For Proctor, they’re back in action…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet softball team was trying to protect their perfect record on Friday as the Lumberjacks hosted Superior. But, the Spartans picked up the road win 7-3 to hand the Lumberjacks their first loss of the season. Superior is back in action on Thursday, May 1st, against Duluth Marshall. First pitch is at 4:30 p.m. For the Lumberjacks,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The woes continued for the UW-Superior baseball team on Friday as they dropped their 5th straight game to Northwestern. The Yellowjackets had runners at 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 10th, but they stayed there as the Eagles escaped with a 4 to 3 win. UWS falls to 15-17 and will once again host Northwestern on…
DULUTH, Minn.- Both of this week’s top plays come from on the diamond. At number two, Superior’s Jayce Rue skies up to snag a liner and then fires to first to complete the double play. At number one, UW-Superior’s Wylee Lottman covers a lot of ground and then lays out to make the nice diving grab. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A former St. Scholastica soccer standout has joined the Superior City FC women’s coaching staff. Mally Lumsden is the new assistant coach for the Beacons. He played two seasons at CSS, tallying 14 goals in 38 games. Lumsden also recently suited up for the Superior City and Superior Wolfpack men’s squads. He will serve under new head coach…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica football team has a new offensive coordinator and he has quite the resume. On Friday, the school announced that Justin Sinz will lead the Saints offense next fall. He’s a former team captain and Mackey Award semifinalist while playing at Purdue. He also had a stint in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts. Sinz most…
DULUTH, Minn.- A former Duluth Marshall Hilltopper has found her next hockey home. Danica Mark has transferred to Delaware after spending the last two seasons at Union College. The Blue Hens will be entering their first year as a program. Mark had three points in nine games last year. She last suited up for Duluth Marshall in the 2022-2023 season….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Back on March 5th, UW-Superior announced that they were adding women’s lacrosse as a varsity sport. Fast forward to Friday, and they have their new conference. UWS will join the WIAC, who’s currently in their 4th season sponsoring the varsity sport. The Yellowjackets will be the 11th team in the conference and will begin play in 2027. Categories:…
STEVENS POINT, WI. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has now allowed high school athletes to get individual sponsorships. At their 2025 WIAA Annual Meeting on April 25, 2025, members voted 293-108 to allow students to enter into “NIL” or “Name, Image, and Likeness” opportunities. The approved WIAA Constitutional amendment will limit the NIL for activities, “not associated or identified…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving early Friday in Minnesota after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans. According to Hennepin County jail records, Peterson was booked at 5:16 a.m. and released from custody at 7:31 a.m. on a $4,000 bond. The 40-year-old faces a fourth-degree misdemeanor charge of driving while…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov missed half of the regular season with a lingering lower-body injury that kept him out until just before the NHL playoffs began as the Minnesota Wild barely got in. He’s fully recovered now. His team clearly is, too. Kaprizov had had two power-play goals to help the Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Thursday night for a…
The Minnesota Vikings were never more determined to fix their blocking problems than were this spring, after a 14-win season was ultimately torpedoed by too much interior pressure. Donovan Jackson became the final piece of the upgrade. The Vikings made the Ohio State guard the 24th selection in the NFL draft on Thursday night, completing an offseason overhaul of the interior of their offensive…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Matthew Golden was well aware that the Green Bay Packers hadn’t selected a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft since 2002. But that didn’t shake Golden’s confidence that his name would be called by the Packers. The host team for this year’s draft selected the Texas star wide receiver at No….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Duluth Marshall baseball team traveled to Superior on Thursday to take on the Spartans. The Hilltoppers picked up the road win 4 to 0 over the Spartans, to improve to 4-0 on the season. Marshall is back in action on Friday, April 25th, against Roseau. First pitch is at 2 p.m. For the Spartans, their next game…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East softball team continues to inch closer to tying their win mark from a year ago. On Thursday, the Greyhounds picked up their 3rd win of the season, holding off Esko 4 to 3. Duluth East (3-3) is next in action at Coon Rapids on Friday. As for Esko (4-4), they’ll be at Hermantown on Friday….
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack girls extended their win streak to three games on Wednesday, defeating Hermantown/Proctor 11-5. Duluth improves to 4-2 and will next play at Eastview/Eagan on May 2nd. The Stealth fall to 2-1 and host Bloomington Kennedy/Burnsville on Friday. In other lacrosse action, the Wolfpack boys fell to Chisago Lakes 11 to 10. Duluth is set to…
DULUTH, Minn.- The stellar year for Duluth native Curler Korey Dropkin continues as he was named a captain for the new Rock League. The Rock League is the world’s first professional curling league, which is set to begin in April of 2026. The Duluth native led Team Dropkin to the 2025 U.S. Men’s Curling Championship, that was held in Duluth at…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart, the team confirmed Wednesday. Former right fielder and designated hitter Tony Oliva had what the team called “a series of mini strokes” over the past month but is expected to make a full recovery. Former first baseman Kent Hrbek also suffered a minor stroke following knee…
DULUTH, Minn.- There was plenty of hits and plenty of runs when the UW-Superior and St. Scholastica baseball teams met up on Wednesday. A total of 33 hits and 31 runs combined between the two squads. It came down to the bat of Jake Schelonka as he sent a two-run shot over the wall in left to give CSS the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The game of Lacrosse has been described as a mix of soccer and hockey. That takes many different athletic skills. For Duluth Wolfpack Senior Brett Kurth, he has worked all off-season on his lacrosse craft. “He’s really put in some effort this off-season and kind of taken his work ethic and putting in focus into his athleticism, said…
DULUTH, Minn.- A former Bulldog will soon be a Saint. On Wednesday, the College of St. Scholastica announced that Sydney Brodt has been named as the new head women’s hockey coach. Brodt skated for UMD from 2016 to 2020, where three of those seasons she was the captain of the team. After her days with the Dogs, she went on…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov cautioned it’s just two games, but what a pair of performances. He followed up a two-assist game in the series opener with two goals and another helper Tuesday night as the Minnesota Wild took advantage of turnover-prone Vegas and beat the Golden Knights 5-2, tying the first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Game…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rui Hachimura got smacked in the face early in Game 2, and he headed to the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room with a bleeding nose. He was back on the court just one quarter later wearing a mask, which he discarded shortly afterward because it annoyed him. The Lakers said they collectively got smacked in the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack girls lacrosse team continued their winning ways on Tuesday night. The team scored early and often to take down Superior 14 to 1 for their 3rd win of the season. Duluth (3-2) will next host Hermantown/Proctor on Thursday night. As for Superior, they’ll try to bounce back against Grand Rapids/Greenway also on Thursday. In boys…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica baseball team was able to get over the .500 mark on Tuesday. Playing former UMAC foe North Central, the Saints went on to take both games, 14 to 2 and 14 to 2. For a look at the box scores, click here. St. Scholastica (16-15) returns home on Wednesday to face UW-Superior. First pitch is…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s basketball team has a new head coach. On Tuesday, the college announced that Jared Drake will lead the Saints beginning next season. He comes from the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, where he served as the assistant coach for two seasons. Drake played his college ball at Robert Morris and Southern University and later went…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 123-115 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Indiana has won five of the last six playoff games between the teams and never trailed in this…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team made another addition to their roster over the weekend. Former Colorado College & Wisconsin defenseman Brady Cleveland is a now a member of the Bulldogs. In 37 games last season, Cleveland had one goal and two assists. He’s also a 2023 2nd round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings. Cleveland is set…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Lillard spent the last month recuperating from a health scare. Now, the Milwaukee Bucks guard is ready to resume his quest for that elusive NBA title. The nine-time All-Star told reporters that he expects to play Tuesday night when the Bucks visit the Indiana Pacers for Game 2 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. The Pacers…
GREEN BAY, WI & SUPERIOR, WI – Eddie’s Restaurant is one of 20 Wisconsin Supper Clubs that are taking part in “Taste of the Draft”. It is being called the “ultimate supper club experience” which will take place the day before the NFL Draft starts in Green Bay. The April 23, 2025 event will be a gathering of culinary &…
STEVENS POINT, WI – Sixteen senior girls and 16 senior boys from Wisconsin High Schools were named as finalists to receive the 2025 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) Statewide Scholar Athlete Award. Paolo Pagnucci, Superior High School, 3.98 GPA This year, more than 806 seniors from 415 high schools across the state were nominated for the award. To determine the…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet softball team hosted the Moose Lake/ Willow River Rebels on Monday. The Lumberjacks improve to 3-0 with an 8 to 4 victory over the Rebels. Cloquet is back in action on Wednesday, April 23rd, against Hibbing. First pitch is at noon. For Moose Lake/ Willow River, their next game is on Thursday, April 24th, against Carlton/Wrenshall….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls lacrosse team hosted Hermantown/Proctor on Monday night. The Stealth pick up the road win 13 to 2 over the Spartans. The next game for the Stealth is on Thursday, April 24th, against the Duluth Wolfpack. Game time is at 7 p.m. The Spartans’ next game is on Tuesday, April 22nd, against Duluth East. Game time…
VIRGINIA, Minn.- Rock Ridge senior Lexi Lamppa will continue her basketball career at the college level. Lamppa has committed to play at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Lamppa averaged 19.8 points per game in her senior year with the Wolverines. In her final season with Rock Ridge Lamppa helped lead the team to their second consecutive state tournament appearance. Defeating…
LOS ANGELES, Calif.- Anthony Edwards was not at all surprised when the Minnesota Timberwolves showed enough talent and togetherness to turn Luka Doncic’s playoff debut with the Lakers into a rout for the visitors. Jaden McDaniels scored 25 points, Naz Reid added 23 with six 3-pointers, and the Timberwolves overcame Doncic’s 37-point effort for a 117-95 victory Saturday night. Edwards…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team hosted Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday in their final regular season home game. The Bulldogs started the day with an 11 to 3 win over the Dragons. In game two, the Bulldogs fell 6 to 4 to settle for the doubleheader split. UMD is back in action on Saturday, April 26th, against U-Mary…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth boys lacrosse team hosted Moorhead on Saturday afternoon. The Spuds defeated the Wolfpack 10-4 to hand Duluth their first loss of the year. The Wolfpack are back in action on Thursday, April 24th, against Chisago Lakes. Game time is at 7 p.m. Categories: High School, Sports
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Pascal Siakam kept it simple Saturday. He got to his spots, hit his shots and made the plays. The three-time All-Star finished with 25 points and seven rebounds while Tyrese Haliburton added 10 points and 12 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 117-98 for a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round series. “It’s just…
