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College football games aren’t cheap, either
Last week we looked at the high cost of attending a Vikings game, but is attending college football games significantly cheaper than pro football games? To quote Les McCann and Eddie Harris — compared...
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Gophers rise up, beat Nebraska
The best football in town easily is being played on the campus of the University of Minnesota. I was at TCF Saturday to witness the 54th meeting between the Cornhuskers of Nebraska and the Gophers....
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College hoops still stuck on gender equity, racial diversity
But there appears to be agreement on rule changes College basketball is now off and running. Here are a couple of the least-discussed story lines: Gender inequity in sports reigns...
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Record win streak ends for Gopher women’s hockey
Now that “The Streak” is snapped, will it be truly recognized as a historic feat? Minnesota’s 62-game women’s hockey win streak ended with a 3-2 loss Sunday against North Dakota. The Gophers hadn’t...
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March Madness begins
Let’s be perfectly clear from the start — this and all subsequent columns are March Madness cliché-free. We won’t be talking about dancing or getting tickets punched here. The Gophers women...
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NCAA shot still pending for Gophers women (updated)
INDIANAPOLIS — The waiting game is now underway. Minnesota (20-12) is .500 (1-1) thus far this post season. The women’s basketball team will know this Monday whether or not their proverbial “body of...
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Spoken Hero – Recording artist applies promotional expertise to community...
People in our community and their giving spirit to others often go unnoticed as “Unspoken Heroes.” Our “Spoken Heroes” feature gives the community the opportunity to recognize these everyday heroes and...
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March madness continues
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) has a rich storied history dating back to pre-World War II days. The Women’s NIT since 1998 has tradition as well — just not as long as the men’s....
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Big Ten hockey tournament a success
The first season of Big Ten men’s hockey is now history. It finished with Minnesota as regular season champs, Wisconsin as tournament champion, and three teams ranked among the nation’s top 12: No....
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Dallas here we come!
It’s all set — the NCAA Men’s Final Four in North Texas this weekend features the best that college basketball has to offer. The Final Four is one of the most anticipated events of the year in college...
View ArticlePolice violence spotlight shifts to Kenosha, WI (photos)
Protests broke out in Kenosha and Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, demanding that police who shot Jacob Blake be charged and prosecuted. Source
View Article17-year-old vigilante arrested in connection to fatal shooting of Kenosha...
A teen from Antioch, Illinois, was arrested Wednesday morning in connection to deadly shootings at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday. Source
View ArticleGophers survive bank robbery at TCF!
I was witness to one of the worst officiated college games ever. Gophers won 34-31 over tough-luck Purdue. Source
View ArticleJudge in Kenosha shooting case says lawyers can only refer to those dead as...
The Wisconsin trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the judge on Tuesday, October 26, ruled that lawyers cannot call the two people he killed 'victims' as it is a loaded term. Source
View ArticleKyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges
Kyle Rittenhouse escaped punishment in the shooting deaths of two men during the unrest that followed the 2020 police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Source
View ArticleSix dead, 60 injured after driver plows into Christmas parade in Waukesha, WI
A community is in shock and mourning after a man drove his car through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, WI, on Sunday afternoon. Source
View ArticleRittenhouse verdict only part of the problem
There is no way to carve out little bits of justice here and there. We either have it everywhere or we don’t have it at all. Source
View ArticleCoquese back in town
Coquese Washington returned to Williams Arena on January 12 for the first time since 2019 when she was the Penn State head coach (2007-19), where she won three Big Ten […]
View ArticleLocal preps advance to the Big Ten
The MSR recently chatted with some of their coaches on their progress to date. The post Local preps advance to the Big Ten appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Saroya Tinker on the future of Black representation in PWHL
The PWHL closed its inaugural season with a second annual draft, featuring 42 players, including Wisconsin's Chayla Edwards, the only Black player who declared for the seven-round draft. The post...
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