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NFL comes calling for UMD's Heikkinen, Bscherer 
NFL DRAFT: After enduring three days, seven rounds and 254 selections of last week’s NFL Draft without hearing his name called, Garth Heikkinen just wanted a chance to prove his worth.
RELATED CONTENTUPDATE: UMD's Heikkinen will attend Minnesota Vikings rookie camp 
Garth Heikkinen, a Duluth native and four-year starter on Minnesota Duluth’s vaunted offensive line, agreed Sunday to attend the Minnesota Vikings’ rookie camp this weekend.
RELATED CONTENTPlaying just for kicks 
An adult kickball league in Duluth proves to be a hit in its first season.
RELATED CONTENTDuluthian brings hockey to Montana resort town 
When Griffin Kilby visited Big Sky, Mont., in 2006, he was so captivated by the postcard-pretty resort town that he decided to stay. Big Sky, he reasoned, had everything.
RELATED CONTENTChisago Lakes rolls past Grand Rapids for 7AAA girls basketball title 
Chisago Lakes defeated Grand Rapids 64-45 in the Section 7AAA high school girls basketball final Thursday at Duluth Denfeld.
RELATED CONTENTDisappearing act: Local participation in many youth sports on the decline 
YOUTH SPORTS: Locally, youth participation in many sports has declined dramatically, leaving groups scrambling to adapt.
RELATED CONTENTEsko family bucks the trend 
YOUTH SPORTS: The numbers suggest fewer and fewer local youngsters are playing sports these days. Just don’t tell that to Jeff and Jen Carlson of Esko.
RELATED CONTENTEly rides ‘emotional roller coaster’ at Legion state tournament 
Ely’s American Legion baseball team showed up to its Division II state tournament third-place game against Stewartville on Sunday morning in Sacred Heart, Minn., expecting to play one final contest that would cap a successful summer.
RELATED CONTENTLove tired of Wolves' frequent losing (us, too) 
LOUIE ST. GEORGE III: Minnesota forward Kevin Love, for all his other-worldly stats and rapid-fire ascension to the upper reaches of the NBA’s talent pyramid, seems like a bit of a whiner.
RELATED CONTENTOptimism follows Wild to Duluth on summer caravan stop 
Say this for Duluth youngster Vinny Pitoscia: He’s not shy about his expectations for the Minnesota Wild in 2012-13, even after last year’s free-fall. “They better win every game,” Pitoscia, 10, quipped Monday.
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COMMENTARY: Parise’s good, but he’s no superstar 
The Zach Parise watch continues.
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