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March madness: better on ice

March 17, 2010

Every sports fan knows once the calendar turns over to March, college basketball becomes king. Offices are littered with friendly brackets, while the fans hinge on every game from the play-in game through the national title. Some of the nation’s best will fall. A nowhere school will steal America’s heart and broadcaster Gus Johnson will strain his vocal cords to the limit on something as simple as an inbounds pass. College basketball will always get its usual pageantry in March. But lost in the hoopla is another NCAA tournament, one that offers more excitement than its ball-wielding counterpart — hockey. Starting last weekend, the 58 teams that constitute Division I men’s college hockey started conference tournaments as 16 teams look to break from the pack and play for the national championship. College hockey doesn’t have a bigger national tournament. In fact, there are fewer hockey teams (58) than seeds in the NCAA basketball tournament (65).

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A big win, but hardly a miracle

February 24, 2010

Like the reported 10.6 million viewers on Sunday, I was watching intently as U.S.A men’s hockey played Canada.

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Teammates forever, opponents Saturday

February 19, 2010

Before coming to Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball player Taylor Voss had an impressive playing pedigree.

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A common link between opposing coaches

February 10, 2010

Walking into St. Cloud’s Halenbeck Hall will be a familiar feeling for Mike Jewett on Friday.

Heading into the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest against St.

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A big-league experience for SMSU’s Williamson

February 3, 2010

Southwest Minnesota State University catcher Andy Williamson got to experience a once-in-a-lifetime event on Jan. 27.

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The pain never gets any easier

January 25, 2010

It’s always inevitable.

Whenever the words “NFC championship” and “Minnesota Vikings” are grouped together, the outcome always seems pre-determined.

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