Howie: Las Vegas Knight Hawks return most of their championship core
In a league defined by movement and volatility, Las Vegas remains steady, disciplined and dangerous. And that is why the road to the IFL title still runs through Henderson.
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Howie: Indoor Football League Notebook
Note: The Indoor Football League is the longest-running continuously operating indoor football league in the United States and the second-longest-running professional football league overall, behind only the NFL. Founded in 2009, the IFL will enter its 18th consecutive season in 2026, firmly established as the sport’s top indoor league.
Howie: Indoor Football League enters new era with FanDuel, Yahoo Sports deals
Nearly the entire 2026 IFL schedule, including playoff games and the league’s championship, will be available either on television or through widely used digital platforms such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Prime Video, Plex and other free ad-supported channels.
Howie: Minnesota Star Tribune often first and only in the Twin Ports
Veteran print journalists Jana Hollingsworth and Christa Lawler, elite writers formerly with the legacy local newspaper, don’t parachute in. They don’t rewrite press releases. They don’t treat northern Minnesota as an afterthought or a curiosity.
Howie: How AF1 is quietly building its 2026 season
The looming television and streaming announcement may become the league’s most visible milestone yet. It will not just determine how fans watch games. It will determine how sponsors value the league, how players view its legitimacy and how teams recruit talent.
Albany, Nashville and Minnesota top three in AF1 preseason poll
Defending Arena Football One playoff champion Albany Firebirds collected the No. 1 ranking in the annual 50YardFootball.com AF1 preseason poll, released Tuesday. The Nashville Kats, the 2025 playoff runner-ups, ranks second. The Minnesota Monsters are third in as they transition after capturing The Arena League championships in 2024 and
50 Yard Football: Inside a typical arena football team budget
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. While every arena football team operates with slightly different resources, league officials and front-office executives say the financial pressures are largely the same across the sport. Travel, payroll and arena expenses consume most of the
50 Yard Football: In Las Vegas, the Knight Hawks found a way to matter
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. Las Vegas has never been short on sports, but that abundance has a way of swallowing smaller teams whole. The Golden Knights dominate the winter calendar. The Raiders own Sundays. The Aces have become a
50 Yard Football: Monsters joining the big leagues of arena football
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50 Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. The Minnesota Monsters enter 2026 not as a curiosity, but as one of the most intriguing franchises in arena football’s newest era. Just two seasons ago, this team was born in Duluth as
Homicide suspect arrested after pursuit in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. (HH) — A homicide suspect wanted in Ramsey County was arrested Saturday after a pursuit that began in the Lakeside neighborhood and ended north of the city. At about 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received information that a homicide suspect may
Howie: Hawks boys eye strong basketball regular season finish
Howie's daily online column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Hermantown’s boys basketball team is about to find out who it really is. Grand Rapids comes to Hermantown High School on Friday night, the start of a stretch that will define whether the Hawks can turn a
Howie: Hermantown hockey, Duluth Marshall girls basketball making headlines
Top-ranked Hermantown is 12-1-3 and No. 2 Hibbing-Chisholm 13-1-1 in boys hockey; super-sophomore Chloe Johnson scores career-high 45 points at Stevens Point
Howie: Max Plante is playing himself into the NHL/AHL, but only if he can stay healthy
The Detroit Red Wings are watching to see if the Bulldogs sophomore forward is ready to step into a much harsher world. Judging by the way he played this weekend, that question is starting to answer itself.
Obit: Robert "Bob" Mlodozyniec
Robert "Bob" Mlodozyniec, aka "Mr. Mudd" left this world on Wednesday, January 7,2026 after 95+ years. Bob’s parents Joseph & Josephine MLODOZYNIEC and his oldest sister, Sophie were born in Poland and came over thru Ellis Island in 1922. His parents had 14 children
Dougherty Funeral Home Obit: Olive Musolf Kirkland
Olive Musolf Kirkland age 100 of Duluth, passed away surrounded by her family on January 6, 2026. She was born at her grandmother's home in Duluth on December 24, 1925 to parents, Michael and Stella (Mosiniak) Musolf. On February 5, 1955 she married the love of her life,
At the DECC
Psychic medium Matt Fraser will bring his live show to DECC Symphony Hall on Friday, March 13, with an 8 p.m. performance in Duluth. Fraser, who bills himself as “America’s Top Psychic Medium,” is known for conducting live readings in which he says he communicates messages from deceased