ST. PAUL 鈥� St. Thomas is on its way up. The Tommies received approval Wednesday from the NCAA鈥檚 Division I council to jump from up from Division III to the NCAA鈥檚 top level starting with the 2021-22 school year.
Without sufficient grades, players cannot play. And no grades and no playing time means junior college athletes will not get recruited. Enter academic advisors. Enter the behind-the-scenes heroes who help Riverland and RCTC get their players to the next level.
Riverland and RCTC can't offer full-ride scholarships and they have a limited recruiting budget. So, they've attacked the wild world of recruiting differently. 鈥淚f you鈥檙e trying to get sleep at night, I don鈥檛 think jumping into junior college coaching is the profession for you,鈥� Riverland's Derek Hahn said.
ST. PAUL 鈥� Every day, Erich Martens gets the same request from parents, coaches, activity directors and beyond, all asking for the same thing: That the Minnesota State High 歪歪漫画 League return to some level of high school sports participation this fall.
CHICAGO 鈥� When Illinois athletes prepared to return to campus for voluntary workouts earlier this month, they were asked to sign a form if they wanted to rejoin teammates.
ST. PAUL 鈥� Cheryl Reeve will make something clear to her players before the Lynx head down to Bradenton, Fla., to play out the entirety of their 2020 WNBA season this summer.
Almost nothing about the 2020 Belmont Stakes will be normal. The race will kick off the Triple Crown series instead of concluding it. It will be run at 1 1/8 miles instead of the usual 1陆. The massive grandstand at Belmont Park will be devoid of spectators, with even proud owners of the competing thoroughbreds barred from the premises. NBC will cover the event with announcers in four different states.
ST. PAUL -- Coronavirus has all but killed the summer seasons for youth and amateur sports teams in Minnesota. As of Monday, June 15, baseball is the last sport standing.
