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December 5, 2014

Swimming, beach volleyball will be on late in Rio

Swimmers and beach volleyball players will be competing in the midnight hour at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Sports
December 5, 2014

Column: Russia is athletics' Lance Armstrong case

winning a silver medal at the 2010 European Championships — now just feels "strange and frustrating."
Sports
December 2, 2014
Ted Ligety

Wrist on mend, Ligety will compete at Beaver Creek

October 21, 2014
Lake Placid, New York, February 1980 - The USA hockey team receives gold medals after their Miracle on Ice triumph over the Soviets and then Finland.

1980 US hockey team to host fantasy camp in Lake Placid 'miracle' arena

Several members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team are returning to the scene of their greatest triumph.
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October 14, 2014
Prosecutor argues Pistorius seen as 'victim'

Prosecutor argues Pistorius seen as 'victim'

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a "poor victim" ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Local
September 10, 2014
Obituary: Bob Suter, member of 'Miracle on Ice' team, dies at 57

Obituary: Bob Suter, member of 'Miracle on Ice' team, dies at 57

Bob Suter, father of Wild standout Ryan Suter, died Tuesday after apparently suffering a heart attack in Madison, Wis. He is the first member of the 1980 U.S. gold medal winning hockey to pass away.
September 10, 2014

Wild owner to fly team to Bob Suter's funeral

Here's a compilation of some of the many tributes to Bob Suter, who passed away Tuesday
Wild
September 9, 2014
Feb. 6: Rand: Hunt for Olympic gold a Suter family tradition

Feb. 6: Rand: Hunt for Olympic gold a Suter family tradition

Bob Suter helped Team USA win gold in 1980. Son Ryan played for Team USA in 2010 and is an alternate captain for the Games in Sochi.
Sports
September 9, 2014
FILE - In this 1980 file photo, Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak allows a goal by the U.S. team in the first period of a medal-round hockey game at the

Feb. 14: Scoggins: Memories of Miracle on Ice still linger in Russia

Though it's been 34 years since the U.S. stunned the mighty Soviets in Lake Placid, the Russians still remember.
August 26, 2014

TFD: Allison Stokke, other Olympic hopefuls, pole vaulting on Brit's Pub rooftop Saturday

Sports
June 4, 2014

Minnesota Scene: Diggins named to 2014-15 U.S. cross-country ski team

Lynx
May 17, 2014
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve

Reeve named assistant for 2014 USA women's team

Cheryl Reeve will be an assistant under UConn coach Geno Auriemma; several Lynx players likely will be on the team.
Sports
April 29, 2014
Olympic cross-country skier Jessie Diggins of Afton, Minn.

Welcome home for Stillwater's Olympian Diggins

A homecoming celebration for Olympic cross-country skier Jessie Diggins of Afton will be Wednesday at Lake Elmo Park Reserve Nordic Center.
Local
April 18, 2014
FILE -- Mark Pavelich on the ice in March 1987.

Olympian puts 'Miracle on Ice' gold medal on auction block

Mark Pavelich, an Iron Ranger who helped Team USA beat the Soviets on the way to Olympic gold in 1980, is selling his medal through a Dallas auction house.
Sports
April 13, 2014
John Shuster, skip of the United States team from Chisholm, Minn., shouted instructions to his sweepers during men's curling competition against Switz

Minnesota Scene: Minnesota, Wisconsin OK revised curling bylaws

Sports
April 13, 2014
Debbie McCormick, Erika Brown, Ann Swisshelm and Jessica Schultz watched their opponents during Friday's draw. Denmark beat USA 9-2. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ

USA Curling under fire from USOC

A USOC plan aimed at bolstering underperforming elite teams also might push grass-roots tradition aside.
April 11, 2014
Oscar Pistorius puts on his jacket as he arrives at the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, April 11, 2014.

Prosecutor challenges Pistorius' story of killing

What exactly was Oscar Pistorius doing in the moments before he fatally shot his girlfriend in his home?
April 10, 2014
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel during cross questioning of Oscar Pistorius, in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday, April 10, 2014.

Prosecutor mocks Pistorius' version of events

The chief prosecutor laughed scornfully at an answer from Oscar Pistorius during the Olympic athlete's murder trial Thursday, mocking the man who shot his girlfriend. The judge sternly instructed the prosecutor to restrain himself and he apologized — then went right back to trying to pick holes in the testimony of the double-amputee runner.
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March 25, 2014
Oscar Pistorius leaves the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Pistorius is charged with murder for the shooting death of h

Prosecution rests in Pistorius murder trial

Prosecutors have closed their case against Oscar Pistorius after days examining text messages sent between the athlete and girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Defense lawyers say he will likely take the stand when the trial resumes later this week
Sports
February 25, 2014
Children sang during Olympic closing ceremonies at Fisht Stadium on Sunday. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com - February 23, 2013, Sochi, Ru

As Games end, the feeling is: From Russia with love

Organizers said the Olympics herald a new era in Russia.
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