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Winter Olympic memories
In the excitement following the gold medal win over Finland, Robert Verchota, father of U.S. Olympic hockey player Phil Verchota, grabbed a shotgun and fired three triumphant blasts from the front...
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Kevin McHale
Hibbing native Kevin McHale played basketball at all levels, including the University of Minnesota and in the NBA with the Boston Celtics during the 1980s and early 1990s. He later became a front...
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Dominant Broncos: State hockey tourney
International Falls hockey coach Larry Ross and the Broncos during a game in the mid-1960s against Duluth Cathedral in Duluth. News Tribune photo by Charles Curtis There have obviously been many good...
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Duluth’s Don Ness: player before mayor
As the Minnesota high school basketball season concludes, 2010 also marked the end of Duluth Central and its basketball team with the upcoming closing of the school. Duluth Central basketball player...
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Met Stadium memories
Earlier this week we brought you photos and stories from the opening of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1982. While we were digging up those photos, we came across a bunch of photos of its...
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Hockey mystery photo
Marti Wise of Maryland sent us this great old photo of a hockey team from Duluth’s West End, seeking information about the team and the players (click on the picture for a larger view): The first...
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Remembering Bruce Bennett
The late Bruce Bennett, a longtime Duluth News Tribune sports reporter, columnist and editor and Northland sports icon, will be honored later this week with induction into the University of Minnesota...
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Photos of Duluth Central state basketball title celebration, 1961
March 1961 This month marks the 51st anniversary of the 1961 Duluth Central boys basketball team winning the state title with a 51-50 victory over Bemidji in the Twin Cities. Here are a few photos from...
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10 Years Ago Tonight: Zamboni Explodes, Peterson Arena Burns
Tonight – Dec. 19, 2014 – marks the 10th anniversary of the night a Zamboni exploded and sparked a fire that destroyed Peterson Arena in West Duluth. Thanks to Perfect Duluth Day for the reminder of...
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UMD Men’s Hockey Wins First National Title, 2011
Saturday – April 9, 2016 – marks the fifth anniversary of the Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team winning its first national title with an overtime victory against Michigan at Xcel Energy Center in St....
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