Creative Design Manager Christine Hastings recaps the weekend of sports including an update on the St. Thomas baseball team, March Madness history, Minnesota Twins, and Jimmy Butler injury news. This is Sports in :60 for Monday, March 19, 2018.
March Madness is in full swing, Kirk Cousins is expected to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, and a new episode of Keep the Ball Rolling is posted today. Sports Editor Gamiel Hall has today’s Sports in :60.
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, the Norwegian winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder and a conversation between psychology professor and men’s basketball coach, John Tauer and TommieMedia’s Carolyn Meyer about sports psychology are all part of today’s Sports in :60 with Emily Sweeney.
An assaulted South African triathlete and Peyton Manning’s closure of 31 Papa Johns stores as Pizza Hut becomes NFL sponsor are covered in today’s Sports in :60 with designer Keely Gregory.
The season opener for St. Thomas baseball, the St. Thomas women’s basketball team playing in the sweet sixteen round for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, and unprecedented interest in curling clubs across the country are all part of today’s Sports in :60 with videographer Charlie Siddons.
The Men’s Hockey team had five players named to the All-MIAC team, Elise Barnes is named MIAC Softball Player of the Week and diver Andrew Grabowski is headed to nationals.
Men’s basketball honor teams were named, Jenna Zimmerman was named MIAC Athlete of the Week, episode two of Keep the Ball Rolling is now on TommieMedia.com, and MacKenzie Bailey hosts the Locker Room today. Reporter Althea Larson has today’s Sports in :60.
Russian doping in the Olympics, the Cleveland Indians’ Mike Napali and NFL trades are all part of today’s Sports in :60 with reporter Taylor Shupe.
The Tommies take on Chapman University on Mar. 2, Hannah Spaulding expects to play this weekend after passing concussion protocol, and the Minnesota Timberwolves win against the Sacramento Kings. Reporter Kyle Manderfeld has today’s Sports in :60.
St. Thomas women’s basketball wins its seventh consecutive conference title, men’s hockey falls in the MIAC tournament, and track and field wins big at the conference meet. Senior Reporter Lauren Andrego has today’s Sports in :60.
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Feb. 21. Sports editor Gamiel Hall reports.
St. Thomas men’s hockey backup goalie Andrew Rohkohl was named MIAC men’s hockey player of the week. Women’s goalie Kenzie Torpy also was named MIAC player of the week. Men’s and women’s swim and dive both took home the MIAC title. This is Sports :60 for February, 20, 2018.
Minnesota’s Destiny Pitts is the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Week award winner and Adam Stirn, the University of Minnesota’s lead ice maker works at the Olympics. Photojournalist Esmee Verschoor has today’s Sports in :60.
Snowboarder Shawn White wins USA’s 100th gold medal in the Winter Olympics, a Minnesota Timberwolves loss and the St. Thomas dance team’s performance at this year’s Super Bowl are all part of Davis Narey’s Sports in :60.
St. Paul Native Akuoma Omeoga competes in the Olympics for Nigeria, Rochester Red Wings sign a lease with Monroe County, Olympian Kei Saito tested positive for a banned drug creating the first doping case of the Olympics.
