Anthony goes to New York — finally!
Los Angeles — I don’t know about you, but for me the melodrama is over. The last three months of...
Read moreYou can be more than you are: How to be a good student-athlete
Having the opportunity to work with aspiring athletes, it is my feeling that proper academics, physical training and spiritual experiences...
Read moreNFL owners want players to buckle
Billionaire Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and fabulous Texas Stadium, site of last week’s Super Bowl XLV,...
Read moreU of M alumni offer their Black History best-ever choices
Kim Prince Both University of Minnesota basketball teams last month held their respective annual alumni days. It presented the perfect...
Read moreState’s prep stars excel nationwide
JORDAN TAYLER’s (Benilde-St. Margaret’s) 27-point performance in Wisconsin’s 71-67 victory over top-ranked Ohio State has propelled him into one of...
Read moreMinneapolis Lakers’ first Black player recognized in Heritage Calendar Bob Williams’ five adult children accept award on his behalf
Standing in for Bob Williams were (l-r) son Randy Williams (proudly holding his father’s 1955 Lakers’ picture); son Don...
Read moreBlack History Month inspires ‘best-ever’ speculation
Rene Pulley Rene Pulley inspired this year’s series of Black history columns. While watching a boys’ basketball scrimmage back in...
Read moreConcordia women, men win two each on the road
The Concordia women’s basketball team picked up wins at Winona State and Upper Iowa over the last weekend. As did...
Read moreHoops practice facility tops Tubby’s wish list
Indiana says its new center is ‘the only way to go’ By Charles Hallman Staff Writer A new basketball practice...
Read morePackers take Vince Lombardi Trophy home
DALLAS — How do you like that? The Green Bay Packers are the champions of football again after surviving the...
Read moreNFC dominates AFC stars 55-41
Fitz Beat Larry Fitzgerald HONOLULU, HI — For the 31st time, the Pro Bowl returned to Hawaii but this time...
Read moreGopher b-ball newcomers change with the big game
Gerald “Chip” Armelin Maverick Ahanmisi Photos courtesy of the U of M Among the 11 total newcomers on the two...
Read moreBoys’ basketball players to watch
Prep Scene Mitchell Palmer McDonald At the midseason point, let’s take a look at a few boys’ basketball players who...
Read moreSports career a means to an end; Steelers to win; Concordia women are winners
So many of us hoped that participation in sports would result in a lifetime of fun, recognition, adulation, money and...
Read moreWNBA has a vacant position: league president
They could make history (and make a prediction come true) by hiring Reneé Brown By Charles Hallman Staff Writer...
Read moreIt’s Packers vs. Steelers in Super Bowl XLV
The Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 Sunday in the 182nd meeting between the two oldest franchises in...
Read moreTomlin leads Steelers to Super Bowl — again
By Kwame McDonald MIKE TOMLIN is the youngest coach to lead an NFL team to the...
Read moreNFL Final Four features Bears-Packers
Fitz Beat By Larry Fitzgerald For the second year in row, the NFC Championship will feature an NFC North representative....
Read moreIdle speculation does Tubby Smith a disservice
Another View By Charles Hallman For most Minnesotans at this time of year, their favorite pastime is not ice fishing...
Read moreSouth’s Rule scores quick 12 of 37
Prep Scene Mitchell Palmer McDonald Minneapolis South guard SATTORIA RULE scored 12 points — all three-pointers — in the first...
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