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UMD hockey star Scott Perunovich wins Hobey Baker award
Minnesota Duluth defenseman Scott Perunovich won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Saturday night as college hockey’s top player, becoming the Bulldogs’ record sixth recipient of the honor.
AP interview: Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of Fame
Kevin Garnett recently found out that he's going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. He's struggling, as so many are, with the news and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. He also has dreams to chase, and one of them is that he would like to see the NBA back in Seattle one day.
British Open canceled until '21 as golf schedule reworked
The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, with the R&A choosing to play golf's oldest championship next year at Royal St. George's and move the 150th Open at St. Andrews to 2022.
Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday as this year’s class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Schools are closed across Minnesota — but stadium lights still brighten the night
High schools across Minnesota are closed and the spring sports season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic — but there's a growing movement to keep the lights shining at school athletic fields in the coming weeks.
NCAA Division 1 athletes get another shot at spring sports
Schools have been authorized to offer spring sport athletes whose schedule was shut down by the coronavirus an extra year of eligibility so they can play an extra season.
Rock Steady Boxing: Fighting back against Parkinson's
The program's founder learned that boxing drills — which focus on agility, hand-eye coordination, footwork and speed — can alleviate some symptoms of Parkinson's.
Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021
The International Olympic Committee said the Tokyo Games “must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.”