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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
By Joel Rippel Hooten, competing at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time overall and second time as an individual, tied for fifth in the event in Thursday's first session behind Oklahoma's Jordan Bowers and Faith Torrez, who tied for first with a 9.95, Georgia's Lily Smith (9.9375) and Alabama's Lilly Hudson (9.925). Hooten's All-America status will be determined after the Thursday night session.
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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
Here are the Athena Award winners for schools in the Twin Cities. Athena Awards go to high school senior girls for their athletic achievements; each school chooses one. Winners from the St. Paul area will be honored at a private awards ceremony Wednesday at St. Paul's RiverCentre. Minneapolis-area winners will be honored at a luncheon May 2 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center.
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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
The Mets are 10-5 and atop the NL East, even with Juan Soto languishing in his first season with them.
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1 week ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
Amy Cooper, who has played a prominent role in St. Thomas' transition to NCAA Division I, will become the athletic director at Augsburg, Augsburg announced Friday. Cooper, senior associate athletic director at St. Thomas, will begin her duties at Augsburg on June 1. Cooper will succeed Jeff Swanson, who will move to a special role in Augsburg's office of the president at the end of May.
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2 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
The Tigers (7-5) have won seven of their past nine games after opening the season with three consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Tigers were idle on Thursday after losing to the New York Yankees, 4-3, in Detroit on Wednesday. The loss ended a five-game winning streak. The Tigers won the first two games of the series from the Yankees, 6-2, and 5-0. The Tigers have won three series in a row for the first time since 1997. ...
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2 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
Lakeville North coach John Oxton, one of six boys basketball coaches in state history to reach 700 career victories, announced his retirement Thursday. Oxton, who completed his 33rd season as the Panthers coach last month, finished with 706 career victories. The Panthers, who lost to Rochester John Marshall in the Class 4A, Section 1 championship game last month, were 18-11 this season. Oxton was hired in the spring of 1990 as the Lakeville High School coach.
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2 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
He coached the Johnnies golf team for 29 seasons and was an assistant basketball coach for 20 seasons. Alpers also served as St. John's recreation director from 1989 to 2020. During his tenure as the golf coach, he directed the Johnnies to 13 MIAC titles and 20 NCAA appearances, including back-to-back national championships in 2007 and 2008.
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2 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
By Joel Rippel Four-game series at Kauffman Stadium Twins update: The Twins called up reliever Scott Blewett on Monday and sent Darren McCaughan back to the Saints. Blewett has pitched 2⅓ innings for the Saints, giving up three runs. McCaughan made three relief appearances for the Twins, pitching twice in the Astros series. ... After playing just one night game in their first nine games, the Twins play six of their next 10 at night. ...
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2 weeks ago | 
big10central.com | Joel Rippel
The Gophers gymnastics team finished fourth in the finals of the NCAA Salt Lake Regional on Saturday at Salt Lake City. The Gophers compiled a score of 196.825. Host Utah scored 197.825, followed by UCLA (197.625) and Denver (197.35). Utah and UCLA advanced to the NCAA championships, which will be held April 17-19 in Fort Worth, Texas. “I am really proud of the team,” Gophers coach Jenny Hansen said.
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2 weeks ago | 
startribune.com | Joel Rippel
The Gophers women's gymnastics team finished fourth in the finals of the NCAA Salt Lake Regional on Saturday at Salt Lake City. The Gophers compiled a score of 196.825. Host Utah scored 197.825, followed by UCLA (197.625) and Denver (197.35). Utah and UCLA advanced to the NCAA Championships, which will be held April 17-19 in Fort Worth, Texas. "I am really proud of the team," head coach Jenny Hansen said.
