Prep report: Superior rallies to beat Menomonie
Derek Kontny and Erick Tunell combined for 35 points and Superior rallied from a three-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat Menomonie 53-47 in a high school boys basketball nonconference game Tuesday night at Menomonie, Wis.
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Birkebeiner trail conditions are ideal for record race field
The American Birkebeiner has dealt with extreme weather issues several times since the first cross-country skiing marathon took place from Cable to Hayward in 1973, and folks in Duluth might think that is the case again this year.
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What: North America’s largest cross-country ski marathon Where: Fifty kilometers from Cable to Main Street in Hayward (54 kilometers for classic skiers) When: 8 a.m. Saturday
Span hopes concussion is a thing of the past
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Denard Span has been assured by medical advisers that his concussion problems are behind him. He is ready to put the diagnosis to the test.
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CHICAGO — Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each added 16, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 110-91 on Wednesday night.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Keith Appling and Brandon Wood both scored 13 points to key No. 6 Michigan State’s 66-61 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night, helping the Spartans keep their hold on first place in the Big Ten.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Luke Ridnour hit a floater in the lane at the buzzer, capping Minnesota’s comeback from 16 points down in the fourth quarter as the Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 100-98 on Wednesday night.
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Only two Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s teams have yet to play at Amsoil Arena since the building opened Dec. 30, 2010.
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