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Taiye Bello, former Gopher basketball standout, dies
Taiye Bello, a former Gopher women's basketball player, has died. Bello played forward for the Gophers from 2016-2020. In her junior year, she averaged more than 11 rebounds per game.
Unrivaled set to crown 1-on-1 champion with $250,000 given to winner
Unrivaled will crown its first one-on-one champion on Feb. 14. The new 3-on-3 women’s basketball league announced the rules for the tournament that will be played over three days. Thirty players will be divided into four pods with the eventual champion winning $250,000.
Fleury’s shutout helps Wild beat Canadiens 4-0
Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.
Anthony Edwards scores 36 points in the Timberwolves‘ 138-113 victory over the Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the third quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Utah Jazz 138-113 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory and second in two nights. 
‘Everyone knows everyone’: Minnesota figure skating community reacts to Washington plane crash
The figure skating community in Minnesota and across the country was reeling Thursday, in the wake of Wednesday night’s plane crash in Washington, D.C.
74-year-old ultra runner pulls out of Arrowhead 135, only six miles from finish
Michael Koppy, the 74-year-old from the Duluth area who was vying to become the oldest person to finish the Arrowhead Ultra 135 on foot, pulled out of the race Wednesday afternoon because of severe back pain, only about six miles from the finish.