President Biden will sign an executive order that aims to make it easier for Native Americans to access federal funding and have greater autonomy over how to invest those funds and will throw his support behind a request to allow a confederacy to compete under its own flag in the 2028 Olympics.
St. Thomas women’s hockey finished eighth in the WCHA standings, earning a 5-27-1 overall record and a 2-23-1 record in the WCHA in its inaugural Division I season.
Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete today following a doping investigation, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is ready to discuss military transparency and limits for mid-range missile deployment, and St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan will hold a virtual state of the university address this afternoon. Reporter Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
The NFL awards were given out Thursday, Shaun White ended a brilliant Olympic career with a fourth place finish on the halfpipe and the St. Thomas men’s basketball team lost 78-70 against the University of North Dakota. Sports Editor Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
After a come-from-behind win on Saturday, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team fell 3-2 in a fiery game to St. Cloud State despite junior forwards Maija Almich and Allie Monrean’s one goal performance Sunday at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
Pfizer has announced that their booster may protect against the omicron variant, opening statements in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter began, and China criticized Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
USA Hockey announced Wednesday that Joel Johnson, the newly-hired women’s hockey coach for St. Thomas, will lead the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China.
A judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, heavy snow in northeastern Minnesota left many without power and the International Olympic Committee is offering vaccines to athletes for the Olympic games. Ad/PR Representative Alaina Schoenfelder has today’s News in :90.
In episode two of Keep the Ball Rolling, hosts Mia Laube and Joey Swanson discuss recent NCAA rulings and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as talk with St. Thomas runner Caroline Johnson.
House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump, Russian athletes will still compete at the 2019 Olympics despite the doping ban and 2019 was an award-winning season for St. Thomas women’s soccer. Production Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
In the second Keep the Ball Rolling episode, we talk some of our favorite Olympic moments, we sit down with St. Thomas men’s basketball coach John Tauer and women’s basketball coach Ruth Sinn, and we finish with a Tommie sports update.
Minnesota Olympians return home to a celebration in Duluth, Parkland High School students return to the school, and corporate sponsors drop partnerships with the NRA. Design Manager Christine Hastings has today’s News in :90.
A plane slides off a runway in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Lindsey Vonn competes in what will probably be her last Olympic event. Reporter MacKenzie Bailey has today’s News in :90.
This is Sports in :60 for Thursday, Feb. 22. Chief video editor Luke Moe reports.
The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang are expected to cost about $13 billion. Learn more as Designer Keely Gregory breaks down the best stats from this year’s global contest.
