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St. Cloud Blue Sox Invitational This Weekend

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:38:29 +0000

The St. Cloud Blue Sox youth baseball organization is hosting the Gopher State Spring invitational which will take place Saturday and Sunday in St. Cloud at Whitney Fields.

St. Cloud Rox Season Schedule [ROX SCHEDULE]

Sloan — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:33:57 +0000

The Rox finished their inaugural season in 2012 by leading the north division in attendance with over 55,000 fans attending the games. Season and single game tickets are currently on sale.

Vikings Unveil Stadium Design Monday Night

Dave Overlund — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:14:08 +0000

There won’t be a retractable roof, but the new Vikings stadium will have a series of giant, 95-foot tall glass panels that will open on the side of the stadium to reveal the Minneapolis skyline. The stadium is touted as being able to host football, soccer, baseball, the Final Four and the Super Bowl. For [...]

Apollo Hosts Sartell Monday Night At MAC

Dave Overlund — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:33:43 +0000

Apollo will do battle with Sartell Monday night at the MAC in St. Cloud (7 PM, AM 1390 The FAN).

Sartell fell to Moorhead on Saturday by a 5-4 final score at Champion Field in Sartell. Apollo lost 13-12 against Sauk Rapids on Saturday

SCTCC Softball Punches Ticket To National Tourney

Dave Overlund — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:31 +0000

The St. Cloud Technical and Community College softball team will continue their storybook season in the national tournament after an 8-7 win over Ridgewater College Saturday. The Cyclones won their first ever conference title this season, and capped it off with postseason wins over Century (10-2, 5 in) and Saturday’s win over Ridgewater. SCTCC will [...]

SCSU's LeBlanc Named A Finalist for SI College Athlete of the Year

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:40 +0000

Former St. Cloud State standout hockey player and Hobey Baker winner Drew LeBlanc is a finalist for the Sports Illustrated College Athlete of the year.

Vikings Release Kluwe

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:38:37 +0000

The Vikings released punter Chris Kluwe Monday after drafting punter Jeff Locke from UCLA in the 5th round of last month's NFL draft. Kluwe tweeted "So long Minnesota, and thanks for all the fish.

Wild Win Overtime Thriller To Pull Within One Game Of Chicago

Dave Overlund — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:39:21 +0000

The Wild showed what they could do with thousands of rabid Minnesota hockey fans cheering them on in a 3-2 overtime win over Chicago Sunday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center. It was the Blackhawks who scored first, however, and temporarily quieted the hyped up crowd. Johnny Oduya scored his first goal of the playoffs [...]

LeBron James Named 2013 NBA MVP

Joe Student — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:26:03 +0000

The NBA named Miami Heat forward LeBron James its Most Valuable Player for the 2013 season on Sunday. It was the fourth time in five years James, 28, has won the award. A day before the Heat were to begin the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Chicago Bulls, James joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, as the only players in league history to win the award at least four times

10 Horses Wearing Kentucky Derby Hats

Emerald Catron — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:01:31 +0000

What’s the best part of the Kentucky Derby? The hats? The horse racing? The glasses filled with cold, cold whiskey? We couldn’t decide, so we put some hats on some horses to help us figure it out. It didn’t help. We’ll make up our mind tomorrow when the race is over. She stole this hat [...]

Metallica Performs Anthem At San Francisco Giants Game Friday [VIDEO]

Dave Overlund — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:19:50 +0000

The San Francisco Giants treated the much underserved ‘metalhead’ portion of their fan base Friday night when they hosted “Metallica Night.” The band was on hand for activities like throwing out the first pitch and getting the crowd pumped up. They also asked Metallica to perform the National Anthem, which you can see below.

Blackhawks Rock Wild In Game Two Blowout

Dave Overlund — Sat, 04 May 2013 14:50:19 +0000

The Hawks got on the board first when Michael Frolik scored at 8:34 of the opening period for a 1-0 lead that would hold into the first intermission. Chicago outshot Minnesota 17-7 in the first period.

Vike's Peterson Has High Hopes For 2013

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:02 +0000

Viking running back Adrian Peterson eclipsed 2,000 yards rushing in 2012 after he sustained a major knee injury in week 16 of 2011.

SCSU's Jensen Signs With Detroit Red Wings

Dave Overlund — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:12:47 +0000

St. Cloud State junior defenseman Nick Jensen has signed a two year contract with the Detroit Red Wings, according to Cap Geek.com. The contract is reported to be a two-year entry-level contract potentially worth up to $1.53 million. Jensen was the WCHA’s Defenseman of the Year in 2012-13, registering four goals and 27 assists while [...]

Three New Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing Taken Into Custody [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:49:40 +0000

UPDATE 2:25 p.m. EST: The suspects' names are Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos. From The Boston Globe:
Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19 and of New Bedford, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by plotting to dispose of a laptop computer and a backpack containing fireworks belonging to bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge was charged with making false statements to law enforcement officials in a terorism investigation, prosecutors said.
12:10 p.m. EST: According to Boston.com, the three suspects went to school at UMass-Dartmouth with Dzhokar Tsarnaev and may have helped him in the days immediately following the bombing, which was on April 15. Two of the suspects have been charged with overstaying their student visas.

The Boston Police Department announced that it has taken into custody three new suspects as a result of its ongoing investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing.

MAC In Full Swing After Late Thaw [AUDIO]

Dave Overlund — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:33:09 +0000

A longer than normal winter/snow season this year meant most Minnesota baseball teams spent a majority of their time inside, able to practice but not play full games.

With last week's thaw and melting of snow, Brian Deyak and his crew at the MAC went into overdrive to get things ready for the rest of this abbreviated season

Wild Lose Heartbreaker To Hawks In Game One Tuesday

Dave Overlund — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:32:57 +0000

Cal Clutterbuck gave the Wild an early lead but Minnesota couldn’t find the back of the net again in an overtime loss. The Chicago Blackhawks topped the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime Tuesday in game one of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in Chicago. Wild goalie Josh Harding made 35 saves, starting after Niklas Backstrom was [...]

Tim Tebow Gets Released, Jets Finally Realize He's Not Good

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:53:18 +0000

The New York Jets have released Tim Tebow in the most high-profile split since Brad and Jen called it quits. The Jets parted ways with the lightning rod for controversy on Monday after a year in which he rode the bench following a trade with the Denver Broncos that left many people scratching their heads. [...]

Report: Wolves Can Kahn In Favor Of Flip

Dave Overlund — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:25:28 +0000

According to longtime NBA writer Steve Aschburner on Twitter, the Timberwolves have fired David Kahn and hired Flip Saunders as his replacement.

Kahn took over as the Wolves GM in 2009 and compiled a cringe-inducing record of 89-223 with Minnesota.

Saunders was with the Wolves from May

Vikings Should Pass on Receiver in the First Round

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:54:17 +0000

The Vikings have 2 first round picks (#23 and #25) in the first round. Conventional wisdom will tell us that the Viking will use one of those first round picks on a receiver to replace Percy Harvin, who the Vikings traded to Seattle.