NHL: Patrick Roy named Avalanche coach
The 47-year-old Roy won two Stanley Cups with Colorado and two with Montreal in his Hall of Fame career as a goaltender.
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PREP TRACK AND FIELD: Tess Nelson used part of Wednesday’s practice working on her 300-meter hurdle start times. The Northwestern senior was just glad to be practicing her favorite event.
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Wily Peralta was knocked out in the second inning and Milwaukee went on to a 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
Girls lacrosse: Duluth Nighthawks place fourth at state
The Duluth Nighthawks girls lacrosse team finished fourth this past weekend in the Northcentral Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association state tournament at Mound Westonka.
Hockey: Duluth's Toninato named USHL second team
Fargo (N.D.) Force forward Dominic Toninato of Duluth has been named to the 2013 All-U.S. Hockey League second team, the league announced Wednesday.
College athletics: Cornell wrestler named athlete of year
Cornell senior wrestler Kyle Dake and North Carolina sophomore field hockey player Loren Shealy were named 2013 College Athletes of the Year by Sports Illustrated. The first-year awards were announced Wednesday. St. Cloud State senior hockey center Drew LeBlanc of Hermantown was among four male candidates for the award.
Twins lit up, Worley sent down
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Twins dropped their eighth in a row, losing to the Atlanta Braves 8-3 on Wednesday, and immediately demoted Vance Worley to the minors after another dismal outing.
RELATED CONTENTLacrosse is sport’s modern-day melting pot
LACROSSE: Talented lacrosse players aren’t hard to find. They turn up on rinks, fields, diamonds and countless other venues. That’s why Scott Wishart, coach of the Duluth Chargers boys lacrosse club team, doesn’t worry about his players’ specific skill sets.
RELATED CONTENTCook County sophomore nabs school's first singles title in boys tennis
PREP REPORT: Cook County sophomore Lars Scannell won the first Section 7A high school boys tennis singles title in school history Wednesday by defeating Duluth Marshall sophomore Jack Dodd 6-2, 6-3 in the final at the Quad Cities indoor courts in Virginia.
RELATED CONTENTTwins routed in finale at Atlanta
Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Braves finished off a sweep of woeful Minnesota, 8-3, today.
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Minnesota placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list today with a concussion after he was struck in the head while breaking up a double-play attempt.
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