Four years in a row the Minnesota Wild have reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, and tickets are very tough to get at Xcel Center — 19,000 occupied seats with standing-room only has been the attendance for virtually all 41 home dates.
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Local and national sports reporting and commentary by the state’s 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.
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Lynx players add chemistry to Team USA
There is less than 100 days until the 2016 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team takes on the world in Rio in August. The team’s Olympic record is 58-3.
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What happened to the Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA)?
The BCA started in 1988 as a membership and advocacy group for Black coaches to improve coaching opportunities. The name changed from Black Coaches Association to Black Coaches and Administrators in 2007.
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Teams set for the Inner City All-Star Classic
Forty of the state’s outstanding senior boys and girls basketball players will compete in the 23rd Inner City All-Star Classic. A doubleheader will be played Sunday, May 15, at Schoenecker Arena on the campus of St. Thomas University.
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Gopher outfielder on track for best season
Jordan Smith is on pace to have his best season as a Minnesota Golden Gopher. His batting average is hovering around .300, over 80 points over his .229 career average.
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Twins need to pick it up!
Last year the Twins had their best season in several years, finishing 83-79 for first-year manager Paul Molitor. Expectations for 2016 were heighten that the team could return to the American League playoffs in a tough-balanced American League Central.
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Former Gophers hopeful and ready for draft day
KJ Mays, Rodrick Williams and several other now-former Gopher football players will be at their respective ‘draft parties’ this week. The three-day NFL Draft starts April 28, and these young men hope their names are called at some point in the process by a pro club executive.
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Mahamud wins 2016 Stacy Robinson Leadership Award
Minneapolis Washburn football standout Mohamed Mahamud became the second recipient of the Stacy Robinson Leadership Award at the 9th Annual Minnesota Football Honors banquet held at the Hilton Minneapolis, April 17.
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NCAA Vice President stresses importance of outreach
Anucha Browne, one of four NCAA female vice presidents and one of four Black vice presidents, was named in 2012 vice-president of women’s basketball championships.
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2016 NFL draft this week!
Here we go! My hometown of Chicago is a more than fitting place to host the NFL college draft for the second year in row. For the first time in memory, the top two picks overall in the draft have already been traded.
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Where’s the color?
How lily White is college sport leadership? It’s measured both in high percentages for Whites and low numbers for Blacks and other people of color.
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Former Gopher star prevails over cancer threat
A person, whenever they’re hit with bad news, either can go in one of two directions: Stay upbeat and fight, or allow themselves to slip away.
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NFL puts Vikings in prime spotlight
Nothing like a state-of-the- art brand new U .S. Bank Stadium to help generate local and national excitement.
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2016 NBA playoff preview
The 2016 NBA Playoffs starts this weekend with first round games in each conference.
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WNBA draft wrapup
He didn’t use a crystal ball, but new Connecticut Coach Curt Miller was Carnac-like in his draft projections.
“I think we had 12 of the [first] 13 first draft picks nailed,” said the first-year Sun coach in a MSR post-draft phone interview Thursday night.
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Rachel Banham picked No. 4 by Connecticut
After being picked fourth overall by Connecticut in Thursday’s WNBA draft, Rachel Banham says she is almost talked out.
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Always rooting for Black coaches
Taylor must’ve used a synchronized clock Wednesday, because it wasn’t an hour after Minnesota’s historic scoring night — a 144-point winning effort — before he canned interim coach Sam Mitchell.
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Minneapolis North fulfills expectations
Three years ago, Tyler Johnson, Isaac Johnson, O’ Dell Wilson IV and Jamil Jackson Jr. were the foursome that was going to lead Minneapolis North back to the Promised Land.
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WNBA Draft preview
The 2016 WNBA Draft is Thursday this week. Former Gopher teammate Amanda Zahui B. was the second overall pick last year by Tulsa, now Dallas, and for the second consecutive year a Gopher could be among the first players picked.
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Fitzgeralds host Carol’s Night
It’s not every day you get to rub shoulders with royalty. The 2016 Carol Fitzgerald Memorial Benefit provided that opportunity for those who attended.