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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson put on another show with 25 points and 16 rebounds as the Charlotte Bobcats won their third straight,...

MINNEAPOLIS — It won’t go into the books as one of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa’s prettier victories, but the Jaguars aren’t complaining about a win that puts them back in the Class A state boys basketball tournament championship game for the third time in four years. The Jaguars...

ST. PAUL — The New York Rangers, known for their responsible defense, made an uncharacteristic mistake on Thursday, leaving Minnesota Wild...

Through the 2009 season, Sauk Centre had never sent a team to the state girls basketball tournament. Four years later, they have sent an entrant four times. Those teams have averaged 28 wins per season with a second- and third-place finish for the Mainstreeters’ trophy case. New...

By Marcus R. Fuller St. Paul Pioneer Press INDIANAPOLIS — Andre Hollins admitted just for a moment looking past Penn State to the Gophers’ potential quarterfinal opponent in the Big Ten tournament. He and his teammates were a bit premature with their excitement about...

MINNEAPOLIS — Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City head coach Terry Miller was confident his Falcons could play nose-to-nose with Rushford-Peterson in the Class A State Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals. The one thing the Falcons could not afford, however, was the turn the ball over. Unfortunately...

MINNEAPOLIS — It took a few minutes but the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa boys basketball team soon had its game against Park Christian under control. And then in the bag. The Jaguars, Class A’s top-ranked team, ended the first half on a tear and cruised easily through the second...

WOODBURY — No tears.