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Minnesota Monsters arena football team to play 2027 season at St. Thomas
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Arena football is headed to Lee & Penny Anderson Arena for the 2027 season. The University of St. Thomas Athletics Department announced a new partnership with the Minnesota Monsters, bringing professional arena football to Lee & Penny Anderson Arena for the 2027 Arena League season.
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Raiders remain undefeated heading to U.S. Bank Stadium for the Minnesota State Tournament!
The Hastings Raiders Marching Band and Color Guard debuted their 2026 show, “The Warrior’s Code,” in a doubleheader of marching band competitions on Saturday, September 12. The Raiders’ first competition that Saturday afternoon was the 34th Annual Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival at Eden Prairie High School....
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“You are exactly where you should be, so stand in that and own it”: Simone Biles’ Kelly Lecture
President Evans' words rang throughout the O’Shaughnessy building as she welcomed this year’s Bonnie Jean Kelly and Joan Kelly Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Simone Biles, onto the stage. The entire room of over 1,700 people erupted into applause, and before taking her seat, Biles stood to take in the standing ovation. The entire room was filled with a buzzing, chattering excitement. Hundreds of people across Minnesota had made their way to St. Catherine University to hear what the most decorated gymnast in history had to say.
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Minnesota Monsters announce move to University of St. Thomas campus
The Minnesota Monsters announced Monday that Lee & Penny Anderson Arena at the University of St. Thomas will become the franchise's home beginning with the 2027 season. The move follows an inaugural AF1 season in which Minnesota finished 8-4, earned the No. 3 playoff seed, won a home postseason game at Amsoil Arena and advanced to the league semifinals.
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Twin Cities woman breaks Guinness world record for rucking
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Eagles Score 46 First-Half Points in Homecoming Rout
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The University of Northwestern Football team returned to Reynolds Field for its first conference home game of the 2026 season on Saturday. It was an unusually hot, windy Saturday for October, much to the delight of the Homecoming crowd filling the stands to the brim. The home crowd was also delighted by the play on the field, as UNW scored 46 points in the first half and cruised to a 46-14 win over the University of Minnesota Morris to improve to 2-0 in UMAC play.
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Men's Golf Wins First UMAC Title Since 2016
BECKER, Minn. - Conference championship season is underway for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, as the 2026 UMAC Golf Championships began Thursday at Pebble Creek Golf Club. The University of Northwestern Men's Golf team is looking to build off the momentum of its win at the Sword and Shield Invitational last weekend--its first victory of the season. Follow along with live scores from the three-day event here.
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CSP Women’s Golf Heads to Nebraska for the Central Region Preview
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Concordia-St. Paul women's golf team heads down to Kearney, Nebraska for the UNK Central Regional Preview next week. The three-round tournament is set to take place Sunday, October 11 through Tuesday, October 13 at the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney, Nebraska. Tournament and...
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No. 10 UMD women’s hockey blanks St. Thomas to avoid sweep
Following its first home loss of the season, 10th-ranked UMD women’s hockey looked to bounce back against St. Thomas on Saturday. After a scoreless opening period, the Bulldogs pulled away for a 3-0 win over the Tommies. Despite multiple chances from both sides, neither team could find the back...
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No. 3 St. John’s rolls past Macalester 62-6; improves to 5-0
Trey Feeney threw for 483 yards and seven touchdown passes as No. 3 St. John’s beat Macalester 62-6 Saturday afternoon in St. Paul. Thomas Jacobs caught ten passes for 169 yards and three scores as the Johnnies improved to 5-0 this season (4-0 in MIAC). Feeney completed 37 of his 42 passes. Paxton Boyd had […]
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Cross Country sends limited squad to Legends Invite Saturday
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Thomas women's cross-country team prepares for their weekend ahead on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Legends Invite in Decorah, Iowa, hosted by Luther College. The women's "Tricia Serres" 4,000-meter begins the meet at 11 a.m. HOW TO FOLLOW Luther College Legends Invite Luther XC Course Live Results | Meet Info THE LAST TIME OUT The St. Thomas women hit the midway point of their regular season Oct. 2 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with four of five scorers placing within the top 100. Freshman Anna VanAcker (17:33.97) led the St. Thomas pack...
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Mudslingers’ Road to Twin Cities Championship Illustrates that Adult Baseball Goes Beyond the Game
“This team has been through a lot of struggles together,” said Aaron Moerke, Mudslingers Manager / Player. “That’s what makes this championship so meaningful.”. The Mudslingers were formed by a core group of friends who played youth sports together in the Maple Grove, Minnesota area. One of those friends was Jason Wood, a workhorse of a man who maintained athletic fields for the City of Maple Grove during the week, then dazzled those same fields as a Mudslingers pitcher on weekends.
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Knowles lifts Tommies to first Summit League win of 2026
FARGO, N.D. — The University of St. Thomas earned its first Summit League victory Thursday eveing in Fargo, North Dakota. St. Thomas defeated North Dakota State 2-1 on Thursday. The Tommies scored both goals in the first half and held the Bison scoreless after halftime while finishing even in shots at 11 apiece. First half – Sophia Alvarez made early saves in the fourth and 18th minutes before St. Thomas broke through at 19:48, when Izzy McEwan scored off an assist from Kalli Knowles for a 1-0 lead. – North Dakota State pushed back with two shots and a corner…
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Simone Biles Visits Foster Youth to Share Advice She Needed During Growing Up Without Parents
Before the world knew Simone Biles as an Olympic champion, she was a little girl who did not know where she belonged. At just 3 years old, Biles entered foster care with her siblings after her biological mother struggled to care for them. Initially, she was anxious in foster care because her brother slept in a different room, and she worried that he might be taken away from her. Fortunately, Biles and her siblings remained together before her grandparents adopted them. Now, decades later, the girl who once needed someone to tell her that she was safe has become the woman standing before young ...