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NHL mourns death of Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children

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By JESSICA HILL Associated Press The NHL is grieving the death of reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children from a house fire in Minnesota. Pierce, 37, covered the Wild as a correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade and was a prominent podcaster among several other roles she held in sports media in the Twin Cities area. Having learned of the news before their game on Saturday against the Dallas Stars, the Wild returned to the ice for practice on Monday with their hearts and minds still heavy from the tragedy. "We're just at a loss for words. She was a special person who ...

Grant hits late 3, Trail Blazers beat Timberwolves

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By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Jerami Grant made a 3-pointer with 22.2 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 108-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. After a timeout by the Trail Blazers, Grant took an inbound pass from Jrue Holiday and made his fourth 3 of the night from the right corner. Grant grabbed a defensive rebound at the other end and made two free throws to finish with 26 points in Portland's third straight win. Donovan Clingan scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double. Deni ...

Eagles begin season at Old SCC Meet

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MANKATO — New Ulm competed in its first track and field meet of the year at the Old SCC Indoor Track Meet on Friday, with several Eagles placing in the meet at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The New Ulm boys team placed fourth out of five teams with a score of 44.5, while the ...

New role, no problem

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SLEEPY EYE — She may not have shown up at the top of box scores in the scoring department the last two seasons, but Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s senior Natalie Fischer showed up in more ways than one for her team. The senior did her share of scoring earlier on in her varsity career, which ...

Minnesota believed before season it could host March Madness

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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota was confident enough in this women's basketball resurgence that the event calendar for Williams Arena was blocked out months ago for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers hadn't made the tournament since 2018 or ...