sports

PHOENIX -- Winning a Lombardi Trophy is a yearlong journey, beginning with offseason workouts, winding through training camp, the grind of a 17-week regular season and then the intensity of the postseason. Any NFL player who has held the Lombardi Trophy can identify a turning point...

Gabie Johnson scored 21 points and pulled down seven rebounds in leading the Park Rapids girls basketball team to a 58-49 Mid-State Conference win over Crosby-Ironton last Friday night at Crosby. Katie Klein added 14 points and four assists while Bria Wolff scored 10...

Detroit Lakes tied the school record with points in a meet in a 149.825 to 112.20 victory over the Park Rapids-Nevis gymnastics team Tuesday night at Detroit Lakes. The Lakers used marks of 38.30 in vault, 37.775 in floor exercise, 37.05 on uneven parallel bars and 36.70...

Two easy wins enabled the Park Rapids wrestling team to cap off an undefeated record in Mid-State Conference dual meets. The Panthers defeated Crosby-Ironton 61-11 and Wadena-Deer Creek 46-28 Tuesday night at Crosby to end the conference schedule with a 6-0 record. Park...

Going 1-2-3 in five events and 1-2 in two relays led the Park Rapids boys swimming team to a 107-60 victory at Thief River Falls Tuesday night. Hunter Utke, Andrew Zinke, Matthew Benson and Spencer Fritze opened the meet by winning the 200-yard medley relay in 2:02.76...

PHOENIX, Jan 30 (Reuters) - As fans gather for Sunday's Super Bowl in Arizona, a billboard campaign is seeking to win acceptance for gay players whom the organizers say have been part of the National Football League since it started, but are scared to come out in public. The campaign...

PHOENIX -- Super Bowl coaches Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick shared a stage divided only by the Lombardi Trophy the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots play for Sunday. "We got a great two weeks. It's been nothing but fun," Carroll said at the joint press conference. "The...

PHOENIX - As fans gather for Sunday's Super Bowl in Arizona, billboard trucks are expected to travel around Phoenix with messages reminding revelers of what critics see as an inadequate NFL response to domestic violence involving star NFL players. Dispatched by an anti-sexism group...

Mac Schluttner scored 15 points to lead three players in double figures as Verndale defeated the Menahga boys basketball team 59-46 in a Park Region Conference game Friday night at Verndale. Mitchell Blaha added 13 points, James Kveton scored 11 points and Nathan Sabinash...

A balanced scoring attack sparked the Nevis girls basketball team to a 67-55 Northwoods Conference victory over Northome-Kelliher last Tuesday night. Madisyn Lucas scored 17 points, Hannah Bliss had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordyn Lucas had...

Ben Baumgartner won the title at 138 pounds and Justin Dravis surpassed 100 career wins as the Park Rapids wrestling team finished seventh at Saturday’s Mid-State/Heart O’Lakes Conference tournament at Lake Park. Baumgartner remained undefeated on the season as a...