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Zamboni driver called in as NHL emergency goalie, helps team to victory
David Ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife when Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer went down with an injury. Not long after, the 42-year-old Zamboni driver was walking down the tunnel and into the spotlight.
In Lake Placid and across the country, a miracle from 40 years ago still inspires
Saturday marks exactly four decades since perhaps the greatest sports result in the history of this country, perhaps the greatest upset in the history of sports anywhere, when a bunch of American kids beat the best hockey team in the world.
Seimone Augustus leaves Lynx after 14 seasons for Sparks
The All-WNBA guard was a key piece of four championship teams in Minnesota, which drafted her with the first overall pick out of LSU in 2006.
Minnesota photographer captures hockey rinks, the calm before the game
The pictures are just of the arena, without any skaters or crowds. “I wanted to show off the character of these places without people being distracted by people in the stands or what's going on in the game,” said Matthew Jasper. His new book, “Home Ice,” features 72 of the couple hundred ice rinks in Minnesota.
Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau
The team announced the news Friday morning. The move comes after the Wild blew a two-goal lead Thursday night and lost in a shootout to the visiting New York Rangers.
U.S. soccer men's union says women's pay should be tripled
The U.S. men's national team urged the U.S. Soccer Federation to sharply increase pay of the American women and accused the governing body of making low-ball offers in negotiations with the men. The union for the women's team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the USSF that is scheduled for trial starting May 5.
Johnnie-Tommie rivalry will finish on Minnesota’s biggest stage
With St. Thomas leaving the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the historic rivalry will end in November after 119 years. U.S. Bank Stadium will host the historic finale.
Bouwmeester alert following collapse, Ducks-Blues postponed
St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is conscious and alert after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks. The 36-year-old Bouwmeester crumpled over after a long shift and during a break in play.