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Legendary Star Tribune journalist Sid Hartman, who started selling newspapers in 1928 and wrote sports columns several days a week for the ensuing decades, died Sunday at age 100.
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Sid Hartman produced 21,235 bylined stories in his career, from 1944 until the one that ran in today's Sports section. That column was his 119th of 2020.
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BREAKING: Joe Mauer will officially retire from @MLB and #MNTwins after 15 seasons. Story up from @LaVelleNeal and @MillerStrib
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JUST IN: The Gophers rise to No. 7 in the AP college football poll, their highest ranking since 1962.
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Tomorrow's Star Tribune Sports cover honors our friend and colleague, Sid Hartman.
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Hitting newsstands Monday morning. Make sure to get your copy.
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For the first time in 6,542 days, the Timberwolves are ahead in an NBA playoff series. See anyone you know?
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BREAKING: ESPN'S "College GameDay" is headed to Minnesota for the first time. The show will broadcast here for next week's #Gophers -Badgers showdown at TCF Bank Stadium. Story from @theothermegryan
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Exclusive from @LaVelleNeal -- the #MNTwins have dropped Rochester (N.Y.) as their Class AAA affiliate and are in discussion with the St. Paul Saints to replace the Red Wings. Story:
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30 years ago ...
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From Lindsay Whalen ( @Lindsay_13 ), with love: #MNLynx guard and #Gophers coach pens letter of thanks ... and an IOU
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BREAKING: @UofStThomasMN getting invitation to join Division I Summit League.
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The Jordan Brand, Minneapolis in discussion for permanent Jordan-style Maya Moore ( @MooreMaya ) "Wings'' billboard. #LosLynx #WNBA
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BREAKING: Skip John Shuster and the Americans win gold medal over Sweden in men's curling at Peyongchang Olympics
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BREAKING: #MNTwins greats Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame via Golden Days Era Committee decision. @MillerStrib has the story
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JUST IN: The Gophers are No. 20 in the new AP top 25 college football poll, the first time they've been ranked since 2014.
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BREAKING: The @minnesotalynx have announced that they have acquired Lakeville native and former #Gophers women's basketball standout Rachel Banham in a deal with the Connecticut Sun. We'll have a story shortly.
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BREAKING: Ryan Saunders to remain as #Twolves head coach. #NBA
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Brett Favre on tomorrow's #Vikings -Saints game: “I want to see the Vikes win. It’s their time.” More from @markcraignfl 's email exchange with the Hall of Fame QB:
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BREAKING: Minnesota Duluth defeats Notre Dame 2-1 to win the NCAA men's hockey title at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Coverage from @RJstrib
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When she was younger, @ChloeJohnsonMN 's life was a battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder and another rare condition. Rather than hide her challenges, Johnson, 14, uses basketball to meet them head on. @chipscoggins on Minnesota's young basketball star:
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Don’t get mad at those charged with making the decision to postpone college football this fall. Get mad at those who haven’t been willing to make the sacrifice of wearing masks or socially distancing. Column from @SouhanStrib
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Road trip: Because doctors didn't clear him to fly, #Gophers holder Casey O'Brien takes 16-hour road trip to accept Disney Spirit Award last night in Atlanta. Watch the video:
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Pop the cork: The @StPaulSaints prevail 6-3 to sweep Sioux City and win the American Association championship. First title in 15 years. Game story from @RJstrib at CHS Field
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And the celebrity guest picker for ESPN's @CollegeGameDay is ... former #Gophers star receiver Eric Decker.
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After identifying herself as "Athlete A" in the USA Gymnastics sex-abuse scandal, Maggie Nichols of Little Canada won the NCAA all-around championship. 'I found out how strong I really am,' said @MagsGotSwag12 , the @StarTribune Sportsperson of the Year.
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Big Ten Network says volleyball viewership is No. 3 behind football, men's hoops. The sport's popularity is soaring heading into the Final Four. New story from @BlountStrib
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The #MNTwins excess inventory of 2019 Homer Hankies will become cotton face coverings to be delivered to healthcare systems, grocery workers and nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. At least 50,000 will be made.
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Sid Hartman, who died at age 100 in October while still writing as many as four columns each week for the @StarTribune , was named Minnesota Sportswriter of the Year for 2020 on Monday.
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The #mntwins are pulling out of the megadeal and will keep Brusdar Graterol, reports @LaVelleNeal
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Pitcher throws shutout in honor of his late mother, a touching column from @PatrickReusse
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A big congrats to our @theothermegryan on her big move: covering the Twins for the Star Tribune:
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Twenty years ago, Jake Sullivan was a high school basketball star with unlimited range and had big-man-on-campus status at Iowa State. But mental anguish took over, and eventually he found what was missing: hope. Story from @chipscoggins
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Sid Hartman, who died Sunday at age 100, will be honored Saturday night by the #Gophers with a helmet sticker on the back of their gold helmets.
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JUST IN: Minnesota Duluth wins second consecutive Frozen Four championship, 3-0 over UMass. We'll have a story shortly.
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"Rick Spielman built a lousy football team. Mike Zimmer built a mediocre coaching staff that couldn't elevate that team." The #Vikings ' awful loss to Green Bay is final proof that the Rick Spielman-Mike Zimmer era needs to end. @SouhanStrib writes: #NFL
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Lindsay Whalen ( @Lindsay_13 ), @RandyMoss and @SJUJohnnies legendary coach John Gagliardi among six elected to Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame. They'll be inducted at the Minnesota Sports Awards dinner in December.
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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says that the #Twolves are Kyrie Irving's No. 1 choice to go in a trade. @RandBall writes:
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Pop the corks: #MNTwins win AL Central championship with victory over Tigers and Indians loss to White Sox
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BELIEVE IT: #Gophers beat Wisconsin 37-15 in Madison to reclaim Paul Bunyan's Axe for the first time since 2003 and gain bowl eligibility. Game story from @RJstrib
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The 2020 Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year is Eric Kendricks, a star #Vikings linebacker who turned his private work into public activism after the killing of George Floyd. Story from @GoesslingStrib
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"I have covered #Gophers football for 75 years, and I have never seen a display like I saw after P.J. Fleck’s 17th-ranked squad defeated No. 4 Penn State." Sid Hartman, 99, weighs in on Saturday's historic happenings at TCF Bank Stadium
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It was 75 years ago today that @SidHartman 's name first appeared on a story in a Minneapolis newspaper. At age 99, he's still writing columns for the @StarTribune :
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Some guy named Trout — that'd be three-time AL MVP Mike Trout — caught a big northern in Minnesota. By @StribDennis
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At Vikings camp on Monday, @chipscoggins watched the most absurd NFL practice he has ever seen. The reason? The selfishness of several players. With so much at stake this season, Scoggins writes, Mike Zimmer has every right to be mad at the unvaccinated.
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From @LaVelleNeal : Paul Molitor will return to manage Twins
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BREAKING: #Gophers dominate Auburn 31-24 to win #OutbackBowl . Photo: @ADLavinsky .
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BREAKING: #LosLynx win #WNBA championship in five games over Los Angeles
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#Gophers star Rashod Bateman, a likely first-round draft choice, already has a plan for when football is over: "I've thought about it, I think I'm going to retire and live on Lake Minnetonka." @theothermegryan writes: #B1G
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A positive COVID-19 test in July led to an EKG and an open heart operation for #Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith; the 23-year-old is determined to play again.
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STATEMENT MADE: Big days from Tanner Morgan, Rashod Bateman and #Gophers defense lead to 31-26 victory over Penn State at TCF Bank Stadium. Minnesota is 9-0. Game story from @theothermegryan
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BREAKING: Former #Vikings guard Steve Hutchinson elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame. From @markcraignfl
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Tamara Moore, who played basketball for Minneapolis North, Wisconsin and the Lynx, will be the men’s head basketball coach at Mesabi Range Community College. She's believed to be the first woman to lead a men's college team. #WNBA
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Becky Hammon became the first woman to direct a team in NBA history, taking over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers following Gregg Popovich's ejection in the first half.
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BREAKING: Kevin Garnett will not return to the #twolves this season. A retirement announcement expected shortly.
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UConn star guard @paigebueckers1 of @HopkinsRoyals is the first freshman ever to win The Associated Press women's basketball player of the year award.
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Man of La Bomba: Our Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year for 2019 is #MNTwins slugger Nelson Cruz ( @ncboomstick23 ). From @LaVelleNeal
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BREAKING: U.S. women's hockey wins gold medal in a shootout over Canada
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Shot of the day from our @ADLavinsky following the #Gophers 23-13 victory over Wisconsin @StribMultimedia
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JUST IN: Lakeville's Regan Smith wins the 100-meter backstroke in 58.35 seconds at the U.S. trials to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Story from @BlountStrib in Omaha
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JUST IN: #MNTwins ownership group, the Pohlad family, donates $25 million to racial justice in Twin Cities: "We condemn racism in all its forms, and we are firmly committed to helping to enact meaningful change."
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Breaking news: Lindsay Whalen to hire former #Gophers teammate Kelly Roysland as assistant coach. More:
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The #Gophers ousted two teams from the SEC, college softball's power conference, en route to the College World Series. And it's no fluke. Column from @chipscoggins
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Is the courageous middle distance runner & cancer survivor Gabriele Grunewald your choice for Minnesota Sportsperson of the Year? Vote here: #Gophers
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JUST IN: #MNTwins and Nelson Cruz agree on one-year, $13 million deal for 2021. Story from @LaVelleNeal
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Read more about the Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year: #loslynx coach Cheryl Reeve
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#Gophers athletes tied for the highest Graduation Success Rate among Power Five conference public institutions with South Carolina, posting a 96% graduation rate, according to the latest NCAA data released Thursday.
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Some guy named Trout caught a big northern in Minnesota. @StribDennis on injured Angels superstar Mike Trout and the northern he caught on Wednesday in the Twin Cities
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Minnesota takeover: Jalen Suggs of @MinnehahaAcad and Paige Bueckers of @HopkinsRoyals named most outstanding players at Stephen Curry's basketball camp in California. #mshsl
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BREAKING: Former #mntwins pitcher Jack Morris, of St. Paul, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Modern Baseball Era committee. Story coming shortly.
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Our 2021 Star Tribune Sportsperson of the Year: Suni Lee, whose life flipped in one golden year. @BlountStrib on the Olympic all-around gymnastics champion from St. Paul, now in college at Auburn (photos by @fromjefferson )
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Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said Wednesday that Anthony Edwards has grown about two inches since the time the Wolves drafted him, from 6-foot-4 to 6-6. Story from @ChristopherHine
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@Twins @SidHartman BREAKING: The @Twins have the best record in all of #MLB with the @Cardinals losing to the @Nationals tonight.
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In the middle of a resurgent season, 32-year-old Patrick Peterson holds weekly dinners and film reviews at his home with young #Vikings teammates, hoping to leave the game better than he found it. Story from @BenGoessling
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Apple Valley's Tre Jones is the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in boys' basketball
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BREAKING: St. Thomas gets NCAA approval to make jump to Division I.
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JUST IN: @SJUJohnnies junior quarterback Jackson Erdmann wins Gagliardi Trophy as the most outstanding football player in Division III
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MIRACURL ON ICE: Chisholm's John Shuster scores five in the eighth end to guide USA to 10-7 men's curling win over Sweden in gold medal game at Pyeongchang Olynpics. @BlountStrib with more on the historic result from South Korea
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The Lynx will re-sign point guard Layshia Clarendon, who sparked the team to a playoff berth last season. @BloodStrib has the news.
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Former #Timberwolves coach and player Sam Mitchell wants #Gophers men's basketball coaching job, calls program a 'hidden gem.' @Marcus_R_Fuller writes:
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JUST IN: The Gophers moved up to No. 13 in the AP college football poll, their highest ranking since 2004.
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From Minneapolis high school star at DeLaSalle to Stanford to a $6 million NBA contract, Tyrell Terry made basketball look easy. Then the game turned on him, causing Terry to walk away from the sport and what he called "the darkest times of my life."
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#Gophers volleyball lands No. 2 seed, and a stay at home in NCAA tournament. Story from @BlountStrib
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Tony Oliva joins #MNTwins for 'first road trip in almost 30 years.'
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Minnesota is turning into a youth basketball hotbed
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FAREWELL: Minnesotans said three different goodbyes in an unforgettable week
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Failing to get a White House invitation, #LosLynx planning community service and title ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. @Bloodstrib writes: #WNBA
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BREAKING: Lindsay Whalen announces retirement from #LosLynx . #WNBA
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