DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team kicked off its 2025 training camp on Monday. The Bulldogs enter the season with 43 new faces on the team. But a key player returning this year is Senior Quarterback Kyle Walljasper. Last season, the Bulldogs finished the year with a 7-4 record. All four losses from last season were one-score contests. As the…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- Esko native Koi Perich has landed on another preseason watch list. On Monday, Perich was named to the 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year award watch list. The Golden Gopher safety is one of 46 players named to the list. The top 10 semi-finalists for this honor will be released in early November. The winner of the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Harbor Monsters began their push for back-to-back ArenaMania titles on Saturday night. The top-seeded Harbor Monsters faced off against the Ozarks Lunkers for the second consecutive week. Duluth showed why they were the top seed in the postseason, defeating the Lunkers 69-26 in the ArenaMania semifinal round. The Harbor Monster will host the ArenaMania championship game…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were back at Wade Stadium on Sunday, closing out their home-and-home series against the Eau Claire Express. The Express and Huskies went into the bottom of the ninth inning tied 9 to 9. Simon Murray played hero for the Huskies, batting in the game-winning run to secure the 10-9 victory over the Express. Duluth travels…
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.- On the pitch, the Superior City FC II men’s team took on the New Richmond Cyclones in the WPASL title game on Sunday. The Wolfpack were in search of their first-ever WPASL title. Sadly, the Cyclones defeated the Wolfpack 3-0 to claim the championship. The Wolfpack closed out their season with a 9-1-2 record. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The home and home series between the Thunder Bay Border Cats has not been going the way of the Huskies. As the Border Cats have won the last three games. On Friday, the Huskies closed out their series with the Border Cats. Duluth dominated all game defeating the Border Cats 16 to 1. The Huskies hit the road…
DULUTH, Minn.- On Friday, current UMD hockey players Eve Gascon and Caitlin Kraemer, along with former All-American Bulldog Jocelyne Larocque have been invited to Canada’s national team orientation camp. Gascon and Kraemer are two of three college players invited to the camp, which is on August 26th-28th in Calgary. The UMD trio will be coached by another former Bulldog in…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It’s been a season of firsts for the Superior City FC 2nd team. This past Sunday, the Wolfpack played in their first-ever playoff match against West Metro FC and came away with the one to nothing victory. Now, the team is on the verge of their first WPASL title. Superior will clash with New Richmond on Sunday, a…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- It seems that all eyes are on Esko Native Koi Perich this season. On Friday he was named to his fourth award watch list this week. Perich has landed on the Jet Award Pre-season watch list. The award recognizes the top return specialist in college football. The Golden Gopher is one of 16 players named to the watch…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were back at Wade Stadium on Thursday night, as they welcomed in the Thunder Bay Border Cats in their home and home series. The Border Cats clubbed 10 hits against the Huskies to secure the 9 to 4 win over Duluth. The Huskies and the Border Cats close out their series on Friday, August 1st…
DULUTH, Minn.- A little bit of Deja Vu for the Duluth Harbor Monsters as they will face the Ozarks Lunkers for the second consecutive week, but this time its win or go home. The Harbor Monsters will host the Lunkers in the ArenaMania semifinal round on Saturday. Last weekend Duluth wrapped up their regular season with a dominate win against…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- For the 3rd straight day Koi Perich has landed on another watch list. The latest is the Paul Hornung Award, which is given to the most versatile player in college football. The Esko native is one of 47 players named to the watch list. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior’s Calvin Anderson has announced the next step in his basketball career. Late Wednesday night, Anderson announced his commitment to UMD. The soon to be senior averaged 23 points per game for the Spartans this past season. He also shot 62 percent while averaging eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals each contest. Categories: High School, Sports, University…
HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa is returning to Houston, giving the Astros a huge — and familiar — boost after they reacquired the shortstop from the Minnesota Twins just before Thursday’s trade deadline, according to a person with direct knowledge. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. Additional terms…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Harrison Bader for two minor leaguers Thursday, their second deal with the Minnesota Twins in two days after landing closer Jhoan Duran. The 31-year-old Bader, a 2021 Gold Glove winner, remains a strong defender at all three outfield spots and has 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and a .778 OPS in 96 games….
CHICAGO (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Jhoan Duran on Wednesday, trading two top prospects to the Minnesota Twins for the hard-throwing reliever. A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed the move to the AP on condition of anonymity because it was pending a review of medical records. Duran has 16 saves and a 2.01 ERA in 49…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two members of the current UMD women’s hockey team have been named to Canada’s National Development Team. Ashley Messier and Tova Henderson make up the 23 players that are set to represent the Great White North in their upcoming three-game series against Team USA. It’s not the first national team stint for both players as they have previously…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- Just a day after he landed on the Nagurski Trophy Watch list, Gophers safety Koi Perich has now been named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. The award is given to the nation’s best defensive back in college football. Perich is one of 35 players recognized on the list. Categories: College, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- It went down to the wire but former Hermantown Hawk Dylan Samberg and the Winnipeg Jets have avoided arbitration after all. Early Wednesday morning, just hours before the hearing was set to begin, Samberg and the team agreed to a three-year, 17.25 million dollar contract extension. The former UMD Bulldog was originally asking for six million while the…
DULUTH, Min. – You will be able to watch the Green Bay Packers Family Night festivities live on Antenna TV in the Duluth-Superior Television Market. Antenna TV channel 21.2, will have the broadcast from 7pm to 10pm on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Host Drew Smith will presents on-field football drills plus and an intra-squad scrimmage between the Packers’ Offense and…
DULUTH, Minn. – An 18-year-old from Minnesota medaled in the High Dive at 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Just three weeks prior you might have seen Maya Kelly jumping into Duluth Harbor in the Superior High Dive Challenge. Fast forward she won a bronze medal. Making her the youngest ever to make the podium for the High Dive World Aquatics…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins placed All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a rib injury. The move, retroactive to Sunday, comes after Buxton was removed from the Twins’ game against the Washington Nationals in the seventh inning on Saturday with soreness in his side. An MRI on Sunday revealed irritation in the cartilage in…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- If the day ends in d-a-y it’s likely that Esko native and Minnesota safety Koi Perich has racked up another honor. That trend continued Tuesday when Perich landed on the watch list for the Nagurski Trophy. The Nagurski Trophy is given annually to the top defensive player in the country. Perich is one of 60 players named to…
DULUTH, Minn.- Later this week, two players with ties to UMD women’s hockey will look to impress USA hockey in hopes of making the 2026 U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team. On Monday, current UMD forward Mary Kate O’Brien and former Bulldog forward Gabbie Hughes were invited to the 2025 USA Hockey National Festival. The annual evaluation camp takes place at…
DULUTH, Min. – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. Most of the state will be in the “Unhealth Air” category until 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Effective 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 parts of Minnesota north of Mankato are in the Red Alert status. Air Quality Alert…
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran catcher Danny Jansen was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to his hometown Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night for minor league infielder Jadher Areinamo. Jansen was in Tampa Bay’s original lineup against the New York Yankees but got pulled about 45 minutes before the first pitch. The trade was announced shortly after the Rays ended…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers acquired starting pitcher Chris Paddack from the flagging division rival Minnesota Twins in a three-player trade on Monday to plug another injury-created vacancy in their rotation. The Tigers announced right-hander Reese Olson will miss the remainder of the regular season with a strained shoulder suffered during his most recent bullpen session, joining…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Former Grand Rapids goaltender Carter Casey will continue his hockey career at the college level. The goaltender won’t have to leave the land of 10,000 lakes to do it. Casey announced that he will play at the University of Minnesota. The future Golden Gopher last suited up for the Thunderhawks in the 2024-25 season. Where he played…
DULUTH, Minn.- Teams from all around the Northland made their way to Duluth East High School to get a jump start on the upcoming season. The annual Twin Ports Summer Jam tournament tipped off today. The two-day tournament is hosted by Duluth East’s boys’ basketball team. 16 teams competed at the 10th Twin Ports Summer Jam. The summer tournament at…
Air Quality Alert 07/28/2025 DULUTH, Min.- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the northern half of Minnesota. Northwesterly winds will transport heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and Saskatchewan into northern Minnesota, beginning Tuesday morning. Smoke will spread south into central Minnesota through the day Tuesday and may continue into southern Minnesota overnight…
Junior Women’s 8+: Left to Right – Stella Powell, Sasha Wahman, Courtney Hislop, Savi holden, Kenna Huot, Nia Kramer, Sam Breeuwer, Hannah Mason and Beatrice Javaherian in front KENORA, Ont. — Duluth Rowers took home some medals at the Tops and Bottoms Regatta in Kenora, Ontario last Saturday. The team took 1st in the Junior Women’s 8+ division, while the…
SUPERIOR, Wis,- The Superior City FC II team extended their season on Sunday afternoon. Playing West Metro FC in the WPASL semifinals, Ethan Defoe found the back of the net in the 2nd half to help the Wolfpack earn the 1-0 win. Sunday’s matchup was also the team’s first-ever playoff match. They’ll next be in action on August 3rd, playing…
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — If you want someone for your next celebrity roast, Ichiro Suzuki could be your guy. Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show Sunday in Cooperstown. Morning showers and gloomy skies delayed the ceremonies by an hour, but the moisture gave way…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Blake Perkins singled home the winning run in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Sunday. Milwaukee erased a 2-1 deficit by scoring in each of the final two innings to avoid the sweep. The Brewers have been swept just once, in their opening series of the season at…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer, stole three bases and scored three runs as the Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Sunday. Nationals starter Jake Irvin (8-5), a Twin Cities native pitching at Target Field for the first time, gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings. Josh Bell went 3 for 4…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s been quite the weekend for former Duluth Marshall Hilltopper Carter Boos. On Friday, he pitched a scoreless 8th inning for the Huskies, striking out all three Waterloo Bucks he saw. Then on Saturday, he announced his commitment to Nebraska Omaha. Boos was most recently with North Iowa Area Community College and last played for Marshall in 2024….
DULUTH, Minn.- The road to ArenaMania officially runs through Duluth. On Saturday, the Duluth Harbor Monsters closed out the regular season by defeating the Ozarks Lunkers 72 to 38. With the win, Duluth secures homefield advantange throughout the postseason. The Harbor Monsters were led by Kevin Felder Jr. and Jamal Couch, who each had three touchdowns in the victory. Duluth…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Duluth FC had the opportunity to end their season on a high note on Saturday as they faced Minneapolis City SC in the Minnesota Super Cup Finals. Unfortunately, two goals by Ondieki Maina in the 2nd half lifted the Crows over the BlueGreens, 2-0. Maina’s goals happened in the 49th and 52nd minute of the contest. Categories:…
The Minnesota Vikings and versatile safety Josh Metellus agreed Saturday on a three-year, $36 million contract extension, according to a person familiar with details of the deal. Metellus, a 2020 sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan, is a key piece of coordinator Brian Flores’ defense and has started 27 games the past two seasons while playing in multiple spots. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies closed out their series with the Waterloo Bucks on Friday night. On the mound for Duluth was former Proctor pitcher Nick Terhaar. And Terhaar was simply dealing, six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts and only two hits allowed. Offensively, George McIntyre led the way with three runs batted in as the Huskies went on to…
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns situation at linebacker became a bigger concern on Friday after Jordan Hicks announced his retirement. Hicks missed the first two days of training camp with what the team called a personal matter. The 33-year-old Hicks posted his retirement announcement on Instagram after 10 years in the league. “Football has given me more than…
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will keep wide receiver Justin Jefferson off the field for awhile because of a mild strain of his left hamstring. Coach Kevin O’Connell said before practice on Friday that Jefferson would be re-evaluated next week. The two-time All-Pro, who has the most receiving yards in NFL history through a player’s first five years, felt some tightness in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were back at Wade Stadium on Friday night as they opened up their series with the Waterloo Bucks. The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the second inning after an RBI single from Tyler Palmer. However, the Bucks scored three unanswered runs in the top of the seventh to secure the 3-1 win over the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD captain Mannon McMahon will stay put with her current PWHL team. On Thursday, McMahon and the Ottawa Charge agreed on a one-year contract extension. The Maple Grove native appeared in all 30 games for the team last season. During that time, she had four goals and five assists. Ottawa drafted McMahon in the 5th round of…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Former UMD defenseman and Hermantown native Dylan Samberg can expect to have some answers in regards to his contract with the Jets. Samberg’s arbitration trial with Winnipeg is now set for July 30th. That means if he and the team can’t come to an agreement before then, a third party will decide what he will make. Samberg is…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD Athletic department announced their Hall of Fame class for 2025 on Tuesday. Nine new members will be inducted into the hall. The class of 2025 includes Jheri Booker, Bob Corran, Kristi Plante, Chad Erickson, Becky Hoffmann, Jason Malec, Isaac Odim, Liz Kolquist, and Hanne Sikio. The class of 2025 will officially be enshrined on Friday September…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- In college football, Esko native Koi Perich has been named to another preseason honor list. Perich was named to the 2025 Big Ten Football preseason honors list on Tuesday. The Gopher safety played in 13 games last season, where he recorded 46 tackles and 5 interceptions on the defensive side of the ball. Perich also returned 20 punts…
DULUTH, Minn.- In Major League Baseball, two former Duluth Huskies put pen to paper on major league contracts. Outfielder Bobby Blandford and infielder Michael Brooks signed with the A’s earlier this week. Brooks played for the Huskies in 2021, where he recorded a batting average of .256. Blandford just wrapped up his college career with Fresno State this season. Blandford…
Itasca County EAB Emergency Quarantine 07/23/2025 ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) in Itasca County for the first time. A suspected EAB infestation was reported by a homeowner on Pokegama Lake, south of Grand Rapids. Because this is the first time EAB has been identified in Itasca County, the Minnesota Department of…
Air Quality Alert 07/23/2025 DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has expanded the current air quality alert. Nearly all of Minnesota north of St. Cloud is now in the new Red or “Unhealthy” Air Alert. The affected area includes the International Falls, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Ely and Duluth. It is in effect until Friday July 25, 2025 at 11…
