The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program. Portis cannot play again until April 8 — the 79th game of Milwaukee’s 82-game regular-season schedule — at the earliest. His suspension starts with the Bucks’ game Thursday against the Los…
HAYWARD, Wis.– Skiers are wasting no time hitting the grooves in Hayward Wisconsin, because the 51st Birkebeiner season is nearing the finish line. Over a thousand people of all ages participated in the open race. Wednesday’s main event was an open race. It’s a practice round for the skiers, to get a sneak peek before the real thing. Alongside the…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team made their 5th straight state tournament appearance on Wednesday night. Matching up with the Academy of Holy Angels in the Class A quarterfinals, the Mirage had a hard time finding the back of the net. As for their opponent though, they found the back of the net twice in the 3rd period. …
DULUTH, Minn.- It was an off-season of uncertainty for St. Scholastica utilityman Jake Schelonka. Will he or won’t he return for the Saints? and the answer is… “I really wanted to come back and have one more year and a chance to win a championship with this group of guys. I think there’s a really good group of core guys…
DULUTH, Minn.- Both the St. Scholastica men’s and women’s basketball teams held their final home games of the regular season on Wednesday night. In the first game of the night, the Saints women fell short to Bethel, 74 to 34. The Royals were led by Hermantown native Elly Schmitz, who had 20 points. Following that contest, the Saints men battled…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 6th ranked UMD women’s hockey team will wrap up regular season play this upcoming weekend as they’ll pay the 4th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers a visit. It’s a series with huge WCHA implications as UMD will need to sweep Minnesota in order to secure the 3rd seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Recent history has been on…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team has started to gain some momentum after winning one game and tying the other against 10th ranked Arizona State over the weekend. Now, they shift their eyes towards a 17th ranked North Dakota squad that earlier in the year got the best of the Bulldogs with a two-game sweep at Amsoil. Head Coach…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Section 7A boys hockey tournament began on Tuesday night. Top seeded Cloquet-Esko-Carlton began their tourney run by handling Moose Lake Area 9 to 0. The Lumberjacks will next meet up with Proctor, who held off International Falls 4 to 3 in overtime. That contest takes place on Saturday at Amsoil Arena at 6:05 PM. Towards the bottom…
DULUTH, Minn.- It is officially game week for the St. Scholastica baseball team. No, they won’t be playing in Duluth. But they will be playing in the state of Minnesota. CSS is set to play Simpson College on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus this upcoming weekend. The Saints will look to follow up their solid season last year in which…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A UW-Superior thrower has been recognized for his efforts this past weekend. Carson Wilhorn has been named the UMAC Field Athlete of the Week. Wilhorn threw a personal best 15.54 meters at the Maday Classic, which was .24 meters better than his original best. Wilhorn and the Yellowjackets are next in action this weekend when they’ll take part…
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of UMD women’s hockey standouts earned conference honors for their efforts this past weekend against Minnesota State-Mankato. Clara Van Wieren is the WCHA Forward of the Week and Tova Henderson is the WCHA Defender of the Week. For Van Wieren, she recorded five points, which included a hat trick in Friday’s game. As for Henderson, she…
DULUTH, Minn.- Hermantown native Ty Hanson is the NCHC Rookie of the Week. The Bulldog D-man had three points and four blocks in UMD’s win and tie against Arizona State this past weekend. He also was tied for the most points among all NCHC defenseman. This is Hanson’s first conference honor and the team’s fifth rookie of the week selection….
CLOQUET, Minn.- Cloquet High School has a new head football coach and he’s familiar to the program. Assistant coach Mike Klyve has been promoted to lead the Lumberjacks in the 2025 season. He joined Cloquet in 2020 after previously coaching at Barnum High School. Klyve takes over for Jeff Ojanen, who stepped down from his position in November. The Lumberjacks…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- For the first time since 2021, the UW-Superior men’s hockey team is the WIAC regular season champions. The Yellowjackets made that possible on Saturday when they topped UW-Stevens Point in a shootout. Fast forward to Monday and UWS is moving up in the latest USCHO poll. The team is now ranked 10th after previously being 11th a week…
PROCTOR, Minn.- For the 5th straight year, the Proctor/Hermantown Mirage will make their way to the Xcel Energy Center for the opportunity to compete for the Class A state title. The Mirage drew the five seed and will open up tournament play against the fourth seed, Holy Angels. It’s been since November of last year when the two teams last…
OSHKOSH, Wis.- Three local Wisconsin football standouts will get the chance to represent their schools one last time. Northwestern’s Cooper Lawton and Bryce Ronchi and Northwood/ Solon Springs’ Jared Schultz were named to WFCA All-Star Rosters. The duo on the Tigers will suit up for the North Small All-Star Roster and Schultz will play for the North 8-Player All-Star team….
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Grand Rapids/Greenway forward Mercury Bischoff is one step closer to the Ms. Hockey Award. Over the weekend, the five finalists were announced and Bischoff made the cut. The future Maverick just wrapped up her Lightning career in which she tallied 58 goals and 28 assists. Her 86 points were the most in the state of Minnesota this…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica football program is in search of a new head coach as Mike Heffernan stepped down from his position on Saturday. Heffernan accepted the head coaching job at Elmhurst University, where he graduated in 2007. During Heffernan’s time at Elmhurst University, he was a two-year starter on the defensive line. In Heffernan’s seven seasons with the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team wrapped up their series with Arizona State on Saturday. The Bulldogs and the Sun Devils end their series with a 3 to 3 tie. In the contest, Ty Hanson, Adam Kleber, and Max Plante recorded a goal for the Bulldogs. UMD is back in action on Friday, February 21st, against the University of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team held their final regular season home game against Northern State on Saturday. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs dropped their final regular season home game to the Wolves as they fell 77-59. The leading scorer for UMD was Lexi Karge with 19 points. UMD is back in action on Friday, February 21st, against Minnesota Crookston. Tip-off…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UWS women’s tennis team looked to protect their six-game winning streak as they hosted St. Olaf. Sadly, the Yellowjackets fell to the Oles 5-2, dropping to 8-2 on the season. UWS is back in action on Sunday, February 23rd, against UW-Eau Claire. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team wrapped up their final home series of the season as they hosted Minnesota State-Mankato on Saturday. The Bulldogs earned the series sweep as they took down the Mavericks 4 to 1, improving to 19-11-2. The leading scorer for UMD was Olivia Mobley who scored two goals in the first period. UMD will close…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball hosted Northern State University in their last home game of the regular season on Saturday. The Bulldogs defeated the Wolves 83-52 on senior night to pick up their 18th win of the season. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was senior forward Charlie Katona with 29 points. UMD is back in action on Friday,…
DULUTH, Minn.- It took overtime to decide a winner between the UMD men’s hockey team and Arizona State on Friday. With 2:23 to go, defenseman Aaron Pionk called game as he netted the game-winning goal to give the Bulldogs the 3 to 2 victory. Dominic James and Callum Arnott were the other goal-scorers for UMD. UMD and Arizona State will…
SUPERIOR, Wis. The UW-Superior men’s hockey team hosted UW-Stevens Point in a huge WIAC conference match up on Friday. Sadly, The Yellowjackets five-game winning streak is snapped as they fell 3-1 to the Pointers. UW-Superior is back in action on Saturday, February 15th, for game two of their series with UW-Stevens Point. Puck drop is at 7:05 p.m. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team hosted Minnesota State-Moorhead on Friday night. The Bulldogs and the Dragons went back and forth all game, but in the end, Minnesota State-Moorhead defeats UMD 68 to 67. The leading scorer for the Bulldogs was Joshua Brown with 21 points. UMD is back in action on Saturday, February 15th against Northern State University….
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play comes from on the hardwood. At number one, UMD’s Austin Andrews comes up with the block on one end and that leads to Charlie Katona slamming it down on the other. UMD takes down the defending national champions, Minnesota State Mankato on Tuesday, 75 to 74. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team began a two-game series with Minnesota State-Mankato on Friday. The Bulldogs defended home ice as they took game one over the Mavericks 8-2. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Clara Van Wieren, who recorded a hat trick in the contest. UMD also clinches home ice in the first round of the WCHA…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UMAC coaches poll was released earlier this week. Coming in at number one is the UW-Superior Yellowjackets, who claimed the conference tournament title a year ago. UWS obtained five first-place votes and 46 points total in the poll. Which was two ahead of Northwestern in 2nd place. The Yellowjackets return a trio of veteran talent that includes…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East girls swimming and diving team have a new head coach. But, she’s very familiar with the program. Co-head coach Asia Swanson can now just be called head coach. She helped lead a Greyhound squad to their first True Team title in 14 years. They also took second at the section meet. As a result of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Grand Rapids-Greenway girls hockey team took on Andover for the third consecutive year in the section 7AA title game on Thursday. Unfortunately, the top seeded Huskies defeated the Lightning 7-3, to claim the section 7AA title, punching their ticket to the state tournament. Grand Rapids/Greenway finished the 2024-25 season 21-6-1. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It was a matchup of two of the best area teams in Wisconsin on Thursday night as Superior hosted Hayward in girls hockey. In the end, the Hurricanes reigned supreme as they extended their winning streak to 11 games with the 3 to 2 victory. Olivia Webster scored the game-winning goal with two seconds left for the Hurricanes….
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor girls basketball team looked to be the first team to top Crosby-Ironton this season on Thursday night. Ultimately, the Rails fell short as the Rangers improved to 24-0 with the 50 to 41 victory. Proctor goes to 19-3 on the season and will next play at Mesabi East on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- It’s already been a big day for Grand Rapids/Greenway forward Mercury Bischoff. Not only will her team be competing for a trip to state on Thursday evening, but she found herself named a semifinalist for a big award. Bischoff is one of 11 players up for the Ms. Hockey Award. The senior is having a career-year so…
Aaron Rodgers’ disappointing two-year stint with the New York Jets is over. And the team’s only Super Bowl trophy is still standing by itself. The Jets announced Thursday they told the 41-year-old quarterback they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn’t said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets — with…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown Mirage girls hockey team is once again champions in Section 7A. On Wednesday, the Mirage defeated the Rock Ridge Wolverines 6 to 1 in the section title game. Proctor/Hermantown was led by Jane Eckstrom, who had two goals in the victory. This is the 5th straight year that the Mirage have won the section title and…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Hermantown senior captain River Freeman has been lighting up the ice in his final season. Freeman currently leads the team in goals and puts it all on the line for his squad. “Every single time he is on the ice he lays it out there, his emotions on his sleeve. He’s just a happy go lucky kid that…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks won without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-101 on Wednesday night. Anthony Edwards’ jumper in the final seconds was off for Minnesota and Kuzma — playing his fourth game for Milwaukee after being acquired from Washington — came down with…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 6th ranked UMD women’s hockey team returned to the win column over the weekend, sweeping Bemidji State and snapping a six-game losing streak in the process. Next up on the Bulldogs radar are the Mavericks of Minnesota State-Mankato. UMD previously won one game and tied the other against Mankato in a series back in November. The Bulldogs…
DULUTH, Minn.- This upcoming Friday, the UMD men’s hockey team will welcome in 10th ranked Arizona State, who swept UMD in a series back in December. It was a weekend to forget for the Bulldogs as they dropped both games to Nebraska-Omaha. Coming out of that series, head coach Scott Sandelin says it’s important that there’s more consistency on both…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Both the Hermantown and Grand Rapids boys hockey teams closed out their regular seasons against one another. Each team was trying to bounce back from a loss against Benilde-St. Margaret’s. However, the two squads had to settle for the 1-1 tie. Luka Rohloff scored the lone Thunderhawks goal in the first period. And River Freeman had the only…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team picked up their 17th win of the season in style on Tuesday against Minnesota State-Mankato. Trailing 74 to 73 with a few seconds left, Mattie Thompson skied up for the dunk to give UMD the 75 to 74 lead with just 0.2 seconds on the clock. The Mavericks were then forced to throw…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -The Hermantown Hawks is looking to get back on track before the postseason as they welcome in a tough 7AA opponent in Grand Rapids. Hermantown is trying to break a three-game skid with their last loss coming against Benilde-St. Margaret’s in a heartbreaking ending as the Red Knights scored two quick goals late in the third period. No…
ESKO, Minn.- Another Esko baseball standout will be heading to the next level. First baseman and 3rd baseman Jamis Halverson recently announced his commitment to Alexandria Technical and Community College. Just this past season, he batted .284 with four doubles, two home runs, and 25 runs batted in. Halverson also played a key role in helping Esko to their 2nd…
DULUTH, Minn.– What started off as a curiosity for the cold, has now grown to a group of 1,500 dedicated plungers taking on the icy Lake Superior in Duluth. The ‘Cold Water Dolphins’ started five years ago, after the group’s leader Loralee Pasley read up on benefits from plunging into cold water. She said it helps boost immunity, mental health,…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and free agent first baseman Ty France agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal, adding the 2022 All-Star to the mix at their most unsettled position. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been finalized. France…
COOK COUNTY, Minn. — After a year hiatus, the Gunflint mail run continued after being postponed earlier this year. The race was made up of 11 different mushers who competed for the best time across two, 32.5 mile legs. In the past, the mail run held two races, a 12-dog and a 8-dog race. This year, the event switched…
HAYWARD, Wis. — Despite a slow start to the snow season, the 51st annual Birkebeiner race is back in full force. The lack of snow last year led to an alternate approach, and that threatened to be the case this year as well. Traditionally, the course runs from Cable to Hayward in Wisconsin, as will be the case this year….
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko girls basketball team hosted unbeaten Crosby-Ironton on Monday. In the end, the Rangers handled Esko as they won 98-31 to improve to 23-0. Esko is back in action on Thursday, February 13th, against Hermantown. Tip-off is at 7:15 p.m. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD women’s hockey freshman forward Caitlin Kraemer was named the WCHA rookie of the week on Monday. This is Kraemer’s fourth WCHA rookie of the week selection this season. In her series against Bemidji State, Kraemer scored a total of three goals. The freshman forward currently is tied as the goals leader for UMD with 14 and…
