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WCER men’s softball deadline Friday

The Willmar Community Education and Recreation men’s Monday night softball registration deadline is Friday. The registration fee is $325. To register or for more information, call Brad at the WCER...

sports Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:25pm

Spaniel national championships in Benson

The Club Epagneul Breton of the United States is hosting the club’s national French Brittany Spaniel championships in Benson starting today through Saturday. Most of the top competition in the...

sports Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:23pm

Associated Press
Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday that Pat Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82.

Pat Summerall dead at age 82

DALLAS — Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden’s storm. Over four decades, Summerall described some of the biggest games in America in his deep, resonant voice. Simple, spare,...

sports Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:05pm

Associated Press
In this Oct. 30, 2007, file photo, people wave flags at the top of Corcovado mountain in front of the statue Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro after Brazil was officially chosen as the host country for the 2014 World Cup. Brazil’s foreign minister says “all necessary measures” are being taken to ensure security at the World Cup and the 2016 Olympics following the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Boston bombs raise worries for Olympics, World Cup

LONDON — From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events around the...

sports Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:03pm

Associated Press
Minnesota’s Joe Mauer hits a single off Los Angeles pitcher Jason Vargas during the first inning Tuesday in Minneapolis.

Mauer leads Twins over Angels

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer had another four hits and three RBIs to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. Mauer sprayed four...

sports / pro Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 11:01pm

Willmar notebook: Meeting of the year — just one hour

There is a good reason back in 1983 when I had to choose between going all news or all sports at this paper that I ended up in the B...

sports / Cardinals Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 10:58pm

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Six-foot, 280-pound Erick Johnson, left, is listed as a defensive tackle/running back by way of Dassel-Cokato, Ridgewater and the Green Bay Blizzard, while 5-foot-11, 310-pound David Larson is a defensive tackle out of BOLD High School.

West Central Broncos ready to buck

WILLMAR — The West Central Broncos amateur football team are nearing their inaugural season debut on April 27 at Burnsville High School against the Twin City Rhinos. The Broncos list...

sports Tue, Apr 16, 2013 - 10:57pm

(Associated Press) Minnesota Wild’s Mikko Koivu, right, puts the puck past Calgary Flames’ Mark Giordano for a goal during the first period Monday in Calgary, Alberta.

Wild fights off Flames to solidify playoff hopes

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jason Pominville scored twice to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Monday night, snapping a three-game winless skid. Pominville has four goals in...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 11:35pm

Lynx take Nebraska guard with first choice in WNBA draft; former Minneapolis South star Hill taken 4th overall

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women’s college basketball. Now she’s ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor’s star center with...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 11:32pm

Phoenix Coyotes' Antoine Vermette (50), Chris Conner (14), Mikkel Boedker (89), of Denmark, Keith Yandle (3), and Derek Morris (53) stand along with the crowd for a moment of silence for the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon prior to an NHL hockey game between the San Jose Sharks and the Coyotes, on Monday, April 15, 2013 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

NHL game postponed, security upped after bombings at Boston Marathon

A few hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, and more than 1,000 miles away, a police officer with a German shepherd patrolled near an entrance to the baseball stadium where...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:39pm

Associated Press
Minnesota’s Trevor Plouffe, right, is congratulated by third base coach Joe Vavra after hitting a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels’ starting pitcher Joe Blanton during the fourth inning Monday in Minneapolis.

Twins power past Angels

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer had a home run among his four hits and drove in three runs for the Minnesota Twins in an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:37pm

Associated Press
Bubba Watson, left, helps Adam Scott put on his green jacket after winning the Masters on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.

An Aussie finally Masters it at Augusta

BRISBANE, Australia — Greg Norman almost couldn’t stand to watch. The Great White Shark had circled around the elusive green jacket too many times without being able to wear it...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:36pm

Associated Press
Utah’s Paul Millsap dunks past Minnesota’s Greg Stiemsma in the first quarter Monday in Minneapolis.

Jazz keep playoff hopes alive with win over Wolves

MINNEAPOLIS — Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds to help Utah keep its playoff hopes alive with a 96-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Mo...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:35pm

Tribune photo by Rand Middleton
Willmar High School track and field began its sixth week of “indoor track” on Monday with coach Jerry Popp telling some 125 boys and girls that this is the first time in 38 seasons as a head coach that he hasn’t had an outdoor meet by April 15. He asked the young athletes to “stay patient and keep working”

Weather or not spring comes ...

Comments one activities director, “This is a mess.” And another: “Ridiculous.” It’s the winter that won’t bow out. Athletic directors from the West Central Conference — both North and South...

sports / prep Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 10:33pm

Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Jeptoo win Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) -- The Kenyans finally face a challenge to their dominance of the Boston Marathon, and it's from their East African neighbors. See related story: Two explosions at Boston...

sports Mon, Apr 15, 2013 - 1:25pm

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