Olympics
April 10, 2021
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Questions abound, all that the U.S. Olympic contingent can do is push on

Until torch is lit in just over 100 days, COVID worries will remain.
Olympics
April 10, 2021
United States skip John Shuster, center, makes a shot as second Matt Hamilton, right, and lead John Landsteiner sweep against Denmark at the men's Wor

Shuster rink qualifies U.S. for 2022 Olympics

The U.S. locked up a spot in men's curling at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Thursday, when Team John Shuster earned a playoff berth at the world men's curling championships in Calgary.
Sports
April 7, 2021

Olympic gold: Clemson men's track tries to save its program

Middle-distance runner Kameron Jones' lasting mark on the Clemson track and field program may not have anything to do with the times he turns in or the medals he brings home.
Olympics
April 4, 2021
Minnesota's Gable Steveson

Steveson dominates his way to spot on U.S. Olympic team at heavyweight

Gophers wrestler Gable Steveson won his finals matches 10-0 and 10-4 on Saturday night to qualify for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Olympics
April 3, 2021
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Minnesotans stumble in Greco-Roman Olympic wrestling trials

No Minnesotans made the championship finals in Greco-Roman, marking the first time since 1964 that the state will not have a wrestler in that discipline on the U.S. Olympic team.
Gophers
April 2, 2021
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Steveson advances to finals of U.S. Olympic wrestling trials

The Gophers wrestler from Apple Valley will face two-time world championship bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski in a best-of-three on Saturday.
Olympics
April 2, 2021
Emily Shilson, photographed in 2018.

Augsburg wrestler Shilson uses Olympic trials to measure herself against the best

Emily Shilson, 20, and Calvin Germinaro, a 22-year-old from Anoka missed out on Olympic berths, but can still finish third in their weight classes.
Olympics
April 2, 2021
Gable Steveson and Tony Nelson are competing for the one heavyweight spot on the U.S. Olympic wrestling team.

Minnesota wrestling hopefuls ready for Olympic trials

Tony Nelson and Gable Steveson have practiced and pounded on each other for years. But there's only one heavyweight spot on the U.S. men's wrestling team.
Wild
April 2, 2021
Minnesota Wild NHL hockey team owner Craig Leipold, left, laughs with new team general manager Bill Guerin at an introductory press conference in St.

USA Hockey moves have Minnesota flavor

Wild GM Bill Guerin will be the assistant GM of the U.S. men's Olympic team, while the women's team will be headquartered at the Super Rink in Blaine.
Olympics
April 1, 2021
Minnesota's Gable Steveson, top, takes on Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet during their 285-pound match in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA wrestling cha

U.S. Olympic wrestling trials: Minnesotans to watch, and how to watch them

17 wrestlers with Minnesota connections are competing for berths in the Tokyo Games beginning Friday in Fort Worth, Texas
Olympics
March 31, 2021

U.S. women's hockey team to train at Super Rink for Olympics

March 30, 2021
Dani Cameranesi (24) celebrated with teammates after scoring a goal in the first period.

8 with Minnesota ties on U.S. women's world hockey championship roster

The team includes 14 members of the gold medal-winning 2018 Olympic team.
Olympics
March 15, 2021
Jessie Diggins poses as first placed of the Overall FIS Cross Country World Cup in S-Chanf, Switzerland, on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Afton's Diggins adds another world skiing title to her collection Sunday

Jessie Diggins captured the season distance title on Sunday by finishing fourth in Sunday's race in Switzerland.
Olympics
March 11, 2021
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Diggins calls World Cup overall title 'the biggest thing I could ever possibly achieve'

Afton native Jessie Diggins has a career-high eight podium finishes and three World Cup victories this season.
Olympics
March 9, 2021
Jessie Diggins

Afton's Diggins clinches overall World Cup cross-country skiing title

Her world title is a first for a U.S. woman. With two races left on the calendar and 100 points awarded to first place, Jessie Diggins can't be caught.
Duluth
March 6, 2021
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'Miracle' hockey star Mark Pavelich's brain to be examined for CTE

'Way too much trauma and way too much hurt,' his sister posted.
Sports
March 6, 2021
Mark Pavelich, in 1987.

Reusse: Teammates' memories of Pavelich date to Iron Range, UMD and Olympics

"This is tough for all of us," said Buzz Schneider, an Olympic linemate of Mark Pavelich, the former hockey star who was found dead Thursday at a mental health treatment center.
Sports
March 5, 2021
Regan Smith practiced at Bluewater Aquatic Center in Apple Valley, in 2019.

Regan Smith wins 100-meter butterfly in Pro Swim Series

The Lakeville native defeated 2016 Olympian Kelsi Dahlia in the 100 fly, winning in 57.88 seconds.
Local
March 5, 2021
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'Miracle' hockey star Pavelich found dead in treatment facility

The pride of the Iron Range was found mentally ill by a court after he was charged with beating a neighbor.
Sports
March 4, 2021
Jessie Diggins of the United States competes during the 10km women's interval start free race at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf,

Jessie Diggins places fourth for second time this week at world ski championships

Diggins and her Team USA teammates came up 8/10ths of a second short from medaling in the 4x5-kilometer relay.