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Former Bemidji State tight end Brian Leonhardt signs with Raiders

OAKLAND, Calif. — Former Bemidji State University football All-American tight end Brian Leonhardt signed a three-year undrafted free agent contract with the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders late Sunday and...

sports / beavers Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 9:45pm

Former Bemidji State forward Matt Read will play for Canada in World Championships

CALGARY, Alberta — Former Bemidji State University forward Matt Read is among a group of 22 players named to Canada’s National Team roster for the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation...

sports / beavers Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 9:36pm

This week at Bemidji High School: Hall of Fame event is May 6

The annual Hall of Fame banquet and 2012-13 Bemidji High School sports awards event is Monday at the high school commons and the public is invited to celebrate the success...

sports / lumberjacks Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 9:34pm

Minnesota Twins closing pitcher Glen Perkins delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, April 21, 2013. Minnesota won 5-3. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Perkins takes time to help loyal Twins fan from Bemidji

Professional athletes often get a bad reputation from the public as arrogant, selfish, and egotistical. While that description — as harsh as it is — may be true for some...

sports / twins Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 7:47pm

In this April 17, 2013 file photo, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins, right, battles for a rebound against Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich. Jason Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons.

NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. The 34-year-old center, who...

sports Mon, Apr 29, 2013 - 11:37am

Bemidji’s Billy Baumgartner hit a bases-loaded single for the Lumberjacks in the first inning of their game against Elk River. The Lumberjacks lost to the Elks by a score of 11-10. Bruce Strand | Elk River Star News

BASEBALL: Bemidji drops two; goes 1-2 on road trip

ELK RIVER — During Friday’s season-opening 5-2 victory at Minneapolis South the Bemidji High School baseball team played a crisp game and made all of the plays. Saturday at Champlin...

sports / lumberjacks Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 9:39pm

SOFTBALL: Bemidji posts 1-2 record at Zumbrota

ZUMBROTA – An early wake-up call may have caught the Bemidji High School softball team off guard Saturday as the Lumberjacks dropped two of their three games in this southeastern...

sports / lumberjacks Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 9:34pm

TRACK: Larva, Sautbine set Bemidji State records

DES MOINES, Iowa — Seniors Ashley Larva and Taylor Sautbine each posted new school records Friday as they led the Bemidji State outdoor track and field team at the Viking...

sports / beavers Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 9:32pm

Twins' Pedro Hernandez gets first major league win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For Pedro Hernandez, a big grin said it all. The left-hander pitched five shutout innings for his first major league win, Josh Willingham homered and the Minnesota...

sports / twins Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 9:30pm

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise, front, celebrates his goal with right wing Charlie Coyle against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period Saturday in Denver. The Wild beat the Avalanche 3-1 to secure the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2008. They Wild are the No. 8 seed and will play No. 1 seed Chicago in the first round. David Zalubowski | Associated Press

Wild make playoffs with 3-1 win over Avalanche

DENVER (AP) — Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild secure their first playoff spot in five years with a 3-1...

sports / wild Sat, Apr 27, 2013 - 9:28pm

Jacks win baseball opener 5-2 over Minneapolis South

MINNEAPOLIS — Collin Rutledge and Connor McNallan teamed on a 4-hitter and McNallan’s 2-run triple sparked the offense as the Bemidji High School baseball team opened the 2013 season Friday...

sports / lumberjacks Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 11:07pm

DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP: Jacks take two from Monticello in opener

MONTICELLO – The extended Minnesota winter forced the Bemidji High School softball team to wait longer than normal for its first game of the 2013 season. And while Brad Takkunen...

sports / lumberjacks Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 11:06pm

TRACK: Truedson, boys 4x800 relay team win titles at Hamline

ST. PAUL — Bemidji’s Jenna Truedson won the 1,600 meter run and the boys 4x800 relay team outlasted Perham for the victory during Friday’s Hamline Elite track and field meet...

sports / lumberjacks Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 11:04pm

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise (11) and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Corey Potter (44) chase the puck during the third period Friday in St. Paul. The Oilers beat the Wild 6-1. Ann Heisenfelt | Associated Press

Wild routed 6-1 by Oilers, putting season on the brink

ST. PAUL (AP) — Corey Potter and Nail Yakupov both scored two goals, and the Edmonton Oilers prevented the Minnesota Wild from clinching a spot in the Western Conference playoffs...

sports / wild Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 10:54pm

Tia Hickman

Hickman places at Level 8 region gymnastics meet

GRAND RAPIDS – Tia Hickman of the Bemidji Middle School finished sixth earlier this month in the uneven parallel bars at the Region IV gymnastics championships in St. Charles, Mo...

sports Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 3:01pm

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