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MINNEAPOLIS -- Gregg Popovich was coaching at Division-III Pomona-Pitzer in California when he was 32 years old. Thirty-seven years later, the 69-year-old San Antonio Spurs coach on Friday, Jan. 18, found himself on the opposite bench as 32-year-old Ryan Saunders, the new interim...

WORTHINGTON -- Adam Rients is looking forward to today’s (Saturday, Jan. 19) renewal of the Worthington Open wrestling tournament. Why not? He’s finally healthy again. Rients, a freshman from Waterville, is coming off a sixth-place finish at last weekend’s Ridgewater Open. He...

BY SCOTT RALL The Globe outdoors columnist Change is a constant in our lives, and in nature. Some changes come so slowly that you cannot recognize they are happening. Water quality can deteriorate so slowly that 30 years later everyone just thinks that is the way water is supposed...

Thursday night high school sports roundup: Boys basketball MCC 81, Edgerton 51 EDGERTON -- Visiting Murray County Central jumped out to a 47-20 halftime lead, and did not slow down in the second in its 81-51 victory over Edgerton. Spencer Wajer led all scorers for the Rebels with...

Artiga recovering from strokeWORTHINGTON -- Worthington High School wrestler and snowcoming royalty Erik (Eddy) Artiga is recovering from a Jan. 13 stroke which temporarily paralyzed the left side of his body and suspended his vision. A GoFundMe page for Erik has been started online....

THE GLOBE ST. CLOUD -- Balanced scoring and strong defense propelled the Minnesota West Lady Jays basketball team to a 79-38 win over host St. Cloud Tech Wednesday night. In the men’s game, the Bluejays got off to a slow start and lost, 80-54. Lady Jays 79, St. Cloud Tech 38 The...