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NFL Column: Punishing Gregg Williams will not end real problem

Jim Litke AP Columnist What Gregg Williams did wasn't all that different from what football coaches have been doing since the game was invented. He just kept detailed records. Violence...

sports / pro Tue, Mar 06, 2012 - 12:24am

MLB: Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter dies at 57

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, whose single for the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series touched off one of the most improbable rallies...

sports / pro Fri, Feb 17, 2012 - 12:28am

Willmar native and Cleveland Indians prospect Jordan Smith practices Feb. 8 at the Kennedy Elementary gym in Willmar.

Tribune photo by Rand Middleton

Willmar's Jordan Smith keeps an eye on the future

Less than a year after being drafted, Willmar native Jordan Smith has already started to make his mark in professional baseball. Smith, a 2009 graduate of Willmar High School, made...

sports / pro / Cardinals Tue, Feb 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Girls Hockey: LDC pitches shutout

Tribune Staff Report Saturday's results Non-Conference Litchfield/DC 2, Marshall 0 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato scored two goals in the first period to beat Marshall 2-0 in a non-conference game on Friday. It was...

sports / pro Mon, Feb 06, 2012 - 12:00am

Minnesota's Ricky Rubio tries to reach the ball as Indiana's Darren Collison drives by in the first half Wednesday in Minneapolis. Associated Press.

NBA: Pacers top Wolves

By Jon Krawczynski AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Danny Granger scored 29 of his 36 points in the second half to help the Indiana Pacers blow by the Minnesota Timberwolves,...

sports / pro Thu, Feb 02, 2012 - 1:30am

Minnesota Twins Anthony Swarzak, right, and Trevor Plouffe, center, laugh after switching off Chris Parmelee's microphone during the Twins Caravan stop at the Kandi Entertainment Center in Willmar on Thursday.
Tribune photo by Rand Middleton

Twins roll into town

WILLMAR -- After a difficult 99-loss season, the focus was on the future when the Minnesota Twins Caravan rolled through Willmar on Thursday evening. So it was fitting that the...

sports / pro Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - 12:26am

Photo courtesy of John Carlson
John Carlson with wife Danielle and son William.

Litchfield's Carlson takes a look ahead

In the NFL, it's amazing what a new year can bring. In the first month of 2011, John Carlson was laying on the Qwest Field turf, a failed onside kick...

sports / pro Thu, Jan 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Wild's Koivu to miss NHL's All-Star Game

ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu will miss the NHL All-Star game after his first career selection. The Wild announced Monday that Koivu won't participate in the...

sports / pro Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Here we go again: Giants, Patriots to play for NFL title

By Dennis Waszak Jr. AP Sports Writer Hey, Indianapolis. A Manning will be playing in your Super Bowl, after all. No, not that one. It'll be Eli Manning leading the...

sports / pro Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Associated Press
Minnesota Timberwolves' Wayne Ellington, right, and Houston Rockets' Luis Scola go after a loose ball during the first half Monday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Rockets use late run to blast Timberwolves

By Jon Krawczynski AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin McHale's first night back at Target Center since his firing in 2009 started with quite a rude reception as the hometown...

sports / pro Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Associated Press
Houston Rockets' head coach Kevin McHale walks onto the Target Center floor for a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday in Minneapolis.

McHale shrugs off return to Minnesota

By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin McHale stood surrounded by a swarm of cameras and reporters on the Target Center court, surveying a familiar scene. He wore...

sports / pro Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - 12:00am

Twins Caravan to make Willmar stop Thursday at KEC

The Minnesota Twins Caravan makes its annual visit to the Kandi Entertainment Center in Willmar on Thursday. Scheduled to appear are pitcher Anthony Swarzak, utilityman Trevor Plouffe, 1B/DH Chris Parmelee,...

sports / pro Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - 12:00am

Associated Press
New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning, left, reacts in front of Green Bay Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews after throwing a 37-yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks on the last play of the first half of an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday in Green Bay, Wis.

NFL Playoffs: And then there were 4

By Jim Litke AP Sports Columnist GREEN BAY, Wis.

sports / pro Mon, Jan 16, 2012 - 12:14am

Kevin Love

Love offers to buy tickets for Timberwolves fans

By Jon Krawczynski AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Love is trying to make Minnesota Timberwolves fans an offer they can't refuse. Love tweeted that if a fan buys a...

sports / pro Sat, Jan 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Blackhawks' 3 goals in 2nd period stymie Wild

By Rick Gano AP Sports Writer CHICAGO -- Dave Bolland's scoring slump appears to be over, and it's just what the Chicago Blackhawks need as they emerge from a tough...

sports / pro Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - 12:43am

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