SUPERIOR, Wis.- The libero is one of the more grittier postions in volleyball. For UWS, that job belongs to senior Jenna Anderson, who’s thriving as an unsung hero on the team. “I think for me, they say the setter is kind of like the quarterback on the court. I think the libero is. We go out there, we’re talking to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s soccer team was scoring early and often in their contest against Northland on Wednesday night. The Yellowjackets put up five goals in the first half and nine goals in the 2nd en route to a 14 to 0 victory. UWS improves to 6-2-2 on the season and will next play at Martin Luther on Saturday….
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second homer of the night and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that evened their NL Wild Card Series. The teams will play a decisive Game 3 on…
DULUTH, Minn.- Saturday will mark the start of their 2024-2025 campaign for the UMD men’s hockey team as they drop the puck with Bemidji State. Head Coach Scott Sandelin welcomed in 12 new faces this off-season as the Bulldogs undergo somewhat of a drastic change. But, Sandelin says he’s excited for what that group will bring to the fold this…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team was supposed to have two series under their belt by now. That was until travel issues postponed their home series with Syracuse this past weekend. So a bye week it was for the Bulldogs. But, they didn’t treat it like one as the team held an intrasquad scrimmage instead. Head Coach Laura Schuler…
DULUTH, Minn.- A big event is coming to Amsoil Arena in 2027. On Wednesday, UMD was picked to host the 2027 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four. It’s the 5th time the school has been picked to host the event and 3rd time it’s been held at Amsoil. The most recent Frozen Four to take place in Duluth was in 2023, when…
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns joined the Knicks on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves sent their four-time All-Star to New York in a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets. The deal was agreed to Friday but took a few days to complete under the NBA’s complicated new trade rules, meaning Towns has not been able to practice…
ISLAND LAKE, Minn. — Being at the cabin in Northern Minnesota, you can expect all sorts of wildlife. You can find, deer, fish, racoons and eagles. But what about freshwater jellyfish? This rare sighting is one that Island Lake cabin owner Stephanie Nixon did not expect. What started as a calm day at the cabin, turned into something more exciting….
PROCTOR, Minn.– The Esko volleyball team continued their winning ways on Tuesday, taking down Proctor, 3-0. With the win, Esko improves to 15-3 on the year. Esko will host Floodwood on Oct. 3rd at 7 p.m. For the Rails, they are back at home on Oct. 7th against Mesabi East. First serve is at 7 p.m. In other volleyball action,…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Courtney Williams scored 17 points and Alanna Smith had 15 points to help the Minnesota Lynx offset an off night for star Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at one game apiece on Tuesday. Collier, who scored 80 points in the two-game sweep of Phoenix in the first…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday. The Mets didn’t earn a playoff berth until they rallied late from a three-run deficit to win the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.–The Superior Choice Credit Union stadium is set to have its grand opening for October 11th and 12th. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will occur on Friday October 11th at 4:30 p.m. with speakers from UW-Superior and Superior Choice Credit Union. Then on Saturday the Yellowjacket men’s and women’s soccer team will host Minnesota Morris for a UMAC conference match-up. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a weekend to remember for Curt Wiese and his UMD football team. In the Bulldogs 62 to nothing drubbing of Southwest Minnesota State, Wiese picked up his 100th career win at UMD. That was made possible thanks to a suffocating defense that tied a program-high 10 sacks and an offense that had over 500 total yards….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Yellowjackets continue to rack up multiple UMAC player of the week honors. In volleyball, Addy Gangl was named offensive player of the week and Jenna Anderson was named defensive player of the week. It’s the 5th straight week Anderson has claimed the defensive honor. On the pitch, the men and the women each a representative. For the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Esko and Duluth Denfeld girls soccer teams gave it their all on Monday night. Ultimately, neither came away with the win. The two teams settled for the 0-o tie. Cayley Larsen had 21 saves in net for the Hunters. Duluth Denfeld will next host Duluth East on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Esko is hosting Cloquet/Carlton on Thursday. In boys…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS volleyball team is making a case for the UMAC conference title this season. The Yellowjackets are 3-0 so far this year in divisional play and haven’t dropped a set yet to their UMAC counterparts. UWS is coming off a season in which they dropped their 2nd straight title game at the hands of Northwestern. Head Coach…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley said…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets weren’t supposed to get this far. Neither were the Milwaukee Brewers. Yet here they are squaring off in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. These two teams should know each other well. The Mets finished playing a series in Milwaukee on Sunday before heading to Atlanta to play a…
DULUTH, Minn.- They may have not had a game this weekend, but the UMD women’s hockey team is still moving up in the polls. The Bulldogs are now ranked 3rd in the country after previously being 4th a week ago. UMD will return to action this weekend when they play at Colgate. Meanwhile on the men’s side, no movement in…
ESKO, Minn.- A current Esko girls soccer standout announced her next stop over the weekend. Senior Defender Reese Kuklinski made her verbal commitment to Minot State on her own personal instagram page. So far this season, Kuklinski has tallied three goals and two assists for the 8-3 Esko soccer team. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior’s Arianna Robillard will make the jump to the division one ranks next spring. Robillard comitted to the University of North Dakota, out of the Summit conference. In 20 games last season, Robillard registered 13 wins in the circle. She could also hit too as she clubbed 26 hits and had a batting average of .356. Robillard and…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series. DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 11 boards for the Sun. Napheesa Collier, who averaged 40…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings keep proving skeptics wrong while maintaining early control of the NFC North race. Darnold threw three touchdown passes and Jordan Addison scored twice as the undefeated Vikings built an early 28-point lead and hung on down the stretch to beat the Green Bay Packers 31-29 on Sunday. Picked by…
DULUTH, Minn.—Friday night signaled Week 5 for prep football teams in Minnesota. Two Harbors took down Esko 55-26 on Friday night, improving to 4-1 on the year. The Agates next game will be against Rock Ridge. For Esko, they will face off against Hibbing next Friday. In other action, Grand Rapids defeated Duluth East 47-14. The Thunderhawks next game will…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Timberwolves open training camp next week, and they made a blockbuster trade Friday night. According to Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski with The Athletic, the Timberwolves are trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte Divencenzo and a first round pick. Why it matters Towns was drafted Nol. 1 overall by the…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top plays came from both on the volleyball court and on the football field. At number two, Cloquet’s Ahnna Carlson lays out for the ball to set up her teammate Ella Anderson with the impressive return. At number one, Hermantown’s Martin Sleen gets loose against Rock Ridge and breaks one for an 87 yard rushing touchdown….
DULUTH, Minn.– Former Grand Rapids/Greenway high school hockey star Sadie Peart has joined the Dartmouth women’s hockey coaching staff. Peart has been named as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season and will be working with former UMD women’s hockey head coach Maura Crowell. During Peart’s high school career at Grand Rapids/Greenway, she finished with 253 points on 98 goals…
Minnesota (3-0) at Green Bay (2-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Packers by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Vikings 3-0, Packers 2-1 Series record: Packers lead 66-58-3 Last meeting: Packers won 33-10 in Minnesota on Dec. 31. Last week: Vikings beat Houston Texans 34-7 at home; Packers won 30-14 at Tennessee Vikings offense: Overall (12), rush (13),…
DULUTH, Minn.– The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team’s home opener has been postponed due to travel complications caused by Hurricane Helene for Syracuse University. The series is set to be rescheduled for January 2-3. Puck drop for Thursdays match is at 2 p.m. and Fridays at 3 p.m. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Oct. 4,…
PROCTOR, Minn.- In a Lake Superior conference matchup on Thursday night, Proctor protected their home court against Superior. The Rails went on to defeat the Spartans in four sets. Proctor will next host Esko on Tuesday. As for Superior, they’ll host Duluth East on Tuesday. In other volleyball action, Cloquet earned a road victory against Duluth Denfeld, winning in four…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team went into to Columbus and came out with a sweep against the then top ranked Buckeyes last weekend. Now, the 4th ranked Bulldogs will be welcomed home as they get set to face a team they’ve never seen before. That would be the Syracuse Orange, who are coming off a 7-24-3 record from…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 42 to tie a WNBA playoff record for points in a game, and the Minnesota Lynx swept the Phoenix Mercury 101-88 on Wednesday night. Collier tied Breanna Stewart and Angel McCoughtry for the 42-point record when she made 1 of 2 free throws with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter. It was one of…
Derrick Rose’s last act as an NBA player came in the form of a letter to the game of basketball, addressing the highs and lows that he experienced over a 16-year pro career. And with that, his career ended on his terms. Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls and the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Dolphins legend Mercury Morris once said “In practice, I run every play like I’m scoring a touchdown.” Duluth Denfeld running back Taye Manns has been doing the same this fall, except he’s doing it in games. In the first four games of the season, Manns has found the end zone 18 times, tying his season total from a…
(FOX 9) – On the heels of Brett Favre disclosing that he had Parkinson’s disease, legendary Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer shared that he was diagnosed with dementia. What we know In a tweet on Wednesday, Kramer shared a message about his diagnosis. He says he was diagnosed with dementia just over a year ago at the NFL Cleveland Clinic. Kramer says he could have…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s hard to top the matchup going on in North Branch Friday evening as the 4-0 Duluth Denfeld Hunters visit the defending section 7AAAA champs in the North Branch Vikings. The Hunters have shown their ability to put up points in the first four weeks of the season, averaging 56 per game. But the most the Vikings have…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota is visiting Duluth, offering up free bike riding lessons to promote safe rides. The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota or, BikeMN visited Duluth to offer free classes for folks interested in getting refreshed on bike skills. The goal is to eventually pass along that information to kids learning how to ride. They covered…
CHISHOLM, Minn.– A new and improved way to enjoy the Minnesota Discovery Center is finally complete. Crews had to fix over forty years of wear and tear to restore it. And now, it’s looking better than ever. “It’s very exciting. This has been a project that’s been a long time in the works. We started working on this several years…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– The UW-Superior volleyball team defeated Northland 3-0, opening up conference play for the Yellowjackets. Leading the way in kills for the Jackets was Marena Saeger and Addy Gangl, both recording eleven on the night. UWS improves to 11-5 and will face off against Crown College on Friday, Sep. 27. Over in Minnesota, the St. Scholastica volleyball team took…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team was looking to bounce back this past Saturday as they traveled to play UMary. And that they did, as they dominated in all facets of the game en route to a 43 to 7 thumping. The Bulldogs now turn the page to another team they’ve had success against in recent years. And that’s the…
DULUTH, Minn.- An opportunity of a lifetime awaits the UMD women’s hockey team next season. The Bulldogs will travel to Belfast, Ireland in January of 2026 to play in the Belfast Friendship Series. They’ll be joined by Boston University, Quinnipiac, and Laura Bellamy and Harvard. The Belfast Friendship Series is the first and only NCAA division one women’s hockey tournament…
GRAND LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. — For a year now, the Earl Hanson soccer field has catered to the disc golf lovers, and the soccer players alike. But now, there is a hidden gem discovered within those fields. A new public hiking trail is being unveiled to join the park. This was made possible by local businesses and volunteers. The disc…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state and was also…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown boys soccer team protected their home turf on Monday, defeating Grand Rapids 3 to 1. The Hawks’ Owen Landrigan kick-started the scoring with a goal just 14 seconds into the contest. Hermantown improves to 8-2-2 and will next play at Superior on Thursday. As for Grand Rapids (6-4-2), they’ll host Superior on Tuesday. Categories: High School,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team keeped their undefeated season alive on Monday, defeating Pine City in three sets. Gabi Arntson led the Hawks with 10 kills in the victory. Hermantown (9-0) will next play at Rock Ridge on Tuesday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A former St. Scholastica quarterback collected some hardware for his stellar season in the European Football League. Zach Edwards was named the 2024 ELF offensive player of the year over the weekend. Edwards, who’s on the Paris Musketeers, threw for 3,057 passing yards with 34 touchdowns. He could also run the ball too, tallying 792 rushing yards and…
DULUTH, Minn.- Soon it will be the start of the season for the UMD men’s hockey team. And on Monday, the first USCHO national poll was released. The Bulldogs cracked the top 20 as they are ranked 18th to start the season. UMD is coming off a year in which they went 12-20-5 and were unranked to finish the season….
DULUTH, Minn.- Two members of the UMD women’s hockey team picked up WCHA honors after playing key roles in their sweep against top ranked Ohio State. Goaltender of the Week was given to Eve Gascon, who stopped 75 of the 79 shots she saw against the Buckeyes. That’s the most saves in a series in her career. The two wins…
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold has a bruised left knee from a late and low hit that sidelined him for one play, a relief to the undefeated Vikings after an MRI exam revealed no structure damage. Darnold was hurt when Houston defensive end Danielle Hunter took him to the turf after a completion late in the third…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored a playoff career-high 38 points and the Minnesota Lynx blew a 23-point lead before rallying late to beat the Phoenix Mercury 102-95 on Sunday in Game 1 of a best-of-three series. Minnesota, the Western Conference champions and No. 2 seed, turned a 32-19 first-quarter lead into a 50-27 advantage with 5:35 left before halftime….
