North Star Vets Helping Bring Back Hockey Glory To Richfield
A pair of former Minnesota North Stars are teaming up with a Richfield Middle School English teacher to get kids out on the ice again.
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A pair of former Minnesota North Stars are teaming up with a Richfield Middle School English teacher to get kids out on the ice again.
DeLaSalle's Tyrell Terry and Jamison Battle are two of the top seniors in Minnesota, and both in the top 10 for Mr. Basketball.
Girls from a number of different Minneapolis softball programs have gathered at Washburn High School for 612 Softball. It is defined by area code, and more.
Cordarrelle Patterson turned heads early in his career with the Minnesota Vikings. He was big, athletic and fast. He was a Pro Bowl returner his rookie season.
Dupree McBrayer lost his number-one fan, his mother, earlier this season, but he is persevering.
It's hours in the gym, practice time that defines how much you want it, and what price you are willing to pay for success. That is how Stillwater High School's Sara Scalia came to this game -- by learning to love the practice time.
Tom and Greg Vannelli are connected by hockey, and by blood. They co-coached St Thomas Academy's hockey team for years, but this season will be their last.
"I grew up on WCCO and am honored to lead a part of its legacy with some of the finest people who work in television for one of the finest television stations in the country."
Rosie grew up watching 'CCO, interned here, landed a job and stayed. He's described his view of the Minnesota sports scene as "The Best Seat in the House."
"They're two different things because basketball is aggressive – you're giving it your all – but piano is more cerebral."
"We all grew up dreaming of becoming major league stars, whatever sport we played. Nobody dreams growing up of being an umpire or a referee. You wind up becoming one," said legendary umpire Tim Tschida.
He flourished as a football player at Breck High School, but his winter love is basketball. Built like Charles Barkley, it's tough to defend size and agility.
CBS Minnesota's Mike Max breaks down four of the biggest games in Week 15, including the Dolphins-Vikings and Patriots-Steelers.
Al Nolen knows basketball, had a storied career, and through it gained an appreciation for education. He struggled a bit academically as a Gopher basketball player. Now he's working to become a vice principal, and teaching a class to help keep the kids at park center moving in the right direction.
The Gopher volleyball team lost its only Big 10 Match last Friday at Penn State, but that's not all bad.
In conjunction with the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL, WCCO-TV's High School Sports Rally Coach of the Year is Owatonna High School's Jeff Williams. The award includes a trip to Orlando to represent the Vikings market in the Pro Bowl. Williams has been winning games for the Huskies for a long time, and he's got his eyes on back-to-back to state titles this week -- with the help of one dynamic running back.
Zeke Nnaji is part of handful of Minnesota senior basketball players considered high-end – which means they can pick and choose their college destination. The 6-foot-11-inch forward from Hopkins High School did just that Friday. He narrowed his choice down to prestigious five schools – and in the end decided to become a Wildcat.
oyal Stadium on the campus of Bethel University is quiet this week. But oh the memories it has witnessed this fall, where they put together an impressive 10-1 season. That means they move practice inside to prepare for a playoff game against North Central, to appreciate what has been.
It is about sports, with a different angle. NFL Alumni and Microsoft have come together to encourage students to look for careers in sports that don't require athletic ability -- but a focus on technology. We all know what goes on in high school sports. For most, this is where their athletic career ends. But it doesn't mean their sports career is over. A group of NFL alumni have teamed with Microsoft and others to create a Pro Experience Day. It is a seminar that introduces high school students to think about sports beyond between the lines.
Usually reserved and private, Joe Mauer shared a heartfelt goodbye and thank you on Monday with Twins Territory.
To be a triathlete is one thing. To not start training for such activities until you are 56 years old is another. Lindsay Nauren, now 68, is still training, still competing and still changing her life.
A prep school that focuses on basketball is a concept that's new to Minnesota. You go to class and you work out three times a day and you play a national schedule. The roster features Minnesota kids and kids from all over the country.
Joe Mauer is retiring from baseball, according to WCCO-TV's Mike Max. Mauer's official announcement will come in the form of a full-page ad in the Star Tribune newspaper Sunday.
They play goalie, and their teams both made the state tournaments. They also play at the same school and they are from the same family – they're brother and sister.
The Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter will play in his 1,000th NHL game Thursday night at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center. He is at a much different place than when he entered the NHL.
