Bobby Marshall: Minnesotaâs first Black superstar athlete
Before there was Kirby Puckett and Kevin Garnett, there was Bobby Marshall.
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Sports: Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the stateâs leading African American sportswriters, including award-winning columnists Charles Hallman and Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald, with a special emphasis on the local prep scene and disparities in sports administration and media coverage.
Prep columnist McDonald honored
Last month, MSR Prep columnist Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald was honored for his decades-long work in covering local high school sports.
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Rutgersâ Washington reached two milestones with Barn win
‘We want to do well because we know there are young eyes looking at us.’
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St. Paul Central honors one of its own
The St. Paul Central community showed up at the high schoolâs gymnasium on Saturday, January 21, to honor one of its own.
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NBA vet assumes dual role at Bethune-Cookman
‘Weâre trying to build a championship culture here. That championship culture starts with discipline.’
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Big Ten Womenâs Basketball Tournament coming to town in March
‘Playing in NBA arenas is actually something that weâd love to do with our tournament.’
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Como Park standout finds Wisconsin a good choice
Last year, Ronnie Porter was one of the stateâs top girls’ basketball players for St. Paul Como Park High School.
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Pistonsâ youthful squad experiencing growing painsÂ
‘We are not winning right now, but those wins will come.’
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âBoys in Blueâ explores relationships between police and kids
‘So many good cops were out there trying as hard as they can.’
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Freshman hoops: a motherâs perspective
‘Growing up in Minnesota you donât get a chance to see Black and Brown girls at this type of level.’
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Lynx, Sky to play preseason game in Canada
‘We are looking forward to participating in this historic game for the WNBA.’
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Five college ADs who are shifting the landscape
‘It is certainly something to celebrate. Not just because we are women in this position, but because we are Black women.’
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MSU womenâs coach: âRepresentation mattersâ
Brooklyn Park native Janay Morton is in her second season as the second assistant coach.
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Coquese 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 …
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What the sports media got right (and wrong) in covering Damar Hamlinâs injury
When disaster strikes on a live sports broadcast, itâs easy to say something wrong, especially in an age where words can be distributed widely, dissected and criticized on social media.
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Gophers fall to Badgers in MadisonÂ
The Gophers, now 1-4, hope to get their second conference win when they host Rutgers Thursday, Jan. 12 at Williams Arena.
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Warren makes history at Boston College
‘Being named captain meant the world to me, especially at a place like Boston College.’
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Californian adapts to Minnesota winter, college hoops
This Gopher 100 column features freshman Jaden Henley.
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Home for break
‘Everyoneâs bigger. It is way different from what I thought it would be.’
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Fab Five 0f 2022
This column highlights five important events that took place during 2022.
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