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Today's Events
College Men's Hockey
Bulldogs at Miami, 6:05 p.m. (NCHC.tv)
College Women's Hockey
Minnesota at Bulldogs, 6 p.m.
Prep Girls Hockey
Proctor-Hermantown at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m.
South St. Paul at Hibbing/Chisholm, 7 p.m.
Eden Prairie at Grand Rapids/Greenway, 7 p.m.
Hermantown's boys basketball team is 7-17, and there is no hiding from that number. But inside the Hawks’ locker room, the conversation has shifted from record to playoff readiness. With two regular-season games remaining, Hermantown is leaning into a late-season gauntlet designed less for optics and more for
Anderson is the first UMD player to earn Rookie of the Week honors this season and the ninth Bulldogs player to receive a weekly conference award in 2025-26.
Max Plante had a goal and an assist and Scout Truman the game-winner for the Bulldogs.
The Monsters are Duluth’s newest professional arena football team and will compete in Arena One Football this season. The team will play home games at Amsoil Arena. Arena football is played indoors on a shortened, 50-yard field.
Union members have announced plans for an informational picket next week on Essentia’s downtown campus. Essentia said the picket is not a work stoppage.
If the current ownership group can deliver sustained contention, it will be welcomed. If not, it may be time to ask whether a broader form of ownership — one rooted in the community — could provide the stability and commitment required to build a true, lasting winner.
