Jay Caldwell
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Boys Basketball Results; Sartell Edges Rocori
Sartell-St. Stephen 62, Rocori 60
(Parker Hagen scored the game-winning basket on a tip-in. Tom Bearson led Sartell with 18 points. Mac Mueller led Rocori with 18 points)
Apollo 50, Fergus Falls 38
(Ethan Novacinski led Apollo with 12 points).
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Wild Players Take to the Ice
The NHL lockout is close to officially being over and 18 Minnesota Wild players took to the ice to practice with the team at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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T-Wolves’ Love to See Hand Specialist
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will see a hand specialist in New York after having his hand evaluated Monday.
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Granite City Lumberjacks Top Breezy Point
The Granite City Lumberjacks defeated Breezy Point 7-4 Sunday. Alex Koopmeiners scored 2 goals for the Lumberjacks. Granite City will play at Breezy Point Sunday January 13 at 4pm.
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Kevin Love has Fractured Hand; Portland Beats Wolves
Timberwolves forward Kevin Love has re-injured his right hand. The Wolves announced Satuday that Love has a re-fracture of the 3rd metacarpal in his right hand.
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Vikings’ Ponder Has Sore Elbow
Viking quarterback Christian Ponder was limited in practice Wednesday due to a sore elbow. He sustained the injury when he hit the helmet of a Packer player on his follow through. He stayed in the game and is expected to play Saturday at Green Bay.
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Vikings Practice Without Peterson, Smith and Winfield
The Vikings practiced without running back Adrian Peterson, safety Harrison Smith, cornerback Antoine Winfield, and linebacker/special teammer Tyron McKenzie.
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Granite City Classic Boys Hockey Tournament
The Granite City Classic boys hockey tourmament or the St. Cloud Invite begins tonight at the MAC in St. Cloud. The 2 games scheduled for today are Sauk Rapids-Rice vs. Tech at 5:15 before Apollo plays Cathedral at 7:15. The tournament continues through Saturday.
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St. John’s Football Decision Coming After Christmas
St. John's University may have made up their mind on who will replace retired legendary head football coach John Gagliardi. The 3 finalists were each subjected to a public forum at St. John's this week.
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Cathedral’s Poganski Commits to North Dakota
St. Cloud Cathedral's Austin Poganski has verbally committed to attend the University of North Dakota and play college hockey there. Poganski scored 4 goals and added 2 assists against Mora-Hinckley-Finlayson Tuesday. He recently passed the 100 point threshold in his high school career.
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Twins Interested in Freddy Garcia
The Twins are reportedly interested in free agent starting pitcher Freddy Garcia. The 36-year old Garcia pitched 30 games for the Yankees in 2012 including 17 starts. He was 7-6 with a 5.20 ERA for New York.
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Vikings’ Walsh Gets Honor; Ponder Gets Married
Viking kicker Blair Walsh was named the NFC special teams player of the week this week. He was 5-5 on field goals including 3 field goals of 50 yards or more. He had 18 points in the Viking 36-22 win at St. Louis Sunday. Walsh is 8-8 on field goals of 50 yards or more this season.