This is Sports in :60 for Monday, Jan. 10, 2011.
Baseball cancels, reschedules early-season Metrodome games
When the Metrodome’s roof plummeted in December, so did the St. Thomas baseball team’s chances of playing under it.
Overtime thriller: Men’s basketball tops Gustavus
St. Thomas men’s basketball beat Gustavus 68-64 in an intense overtime game Saturday at Schoenecker Arena.
Johnson leads late run in women’s basketball win over Gustavus
The St. Thomas women’s basketball team (8-2 overall, 7-0 in the MIAC) beat Gustavus (5-6 overall, 4-4 in the MIAC) 66-61 Saturday afternoon at Schoenecker Arena, but needed a late-game scoring run to do so.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 7, 2011
This is Sports in :60 for Friday, Jan. 7, 2011.
University interviews three candidates for head baseball coach
St. Thomas interviewed three candidates for the head baseball coach position this week. As part of the interview process, each candidate spoke this week at a session open to the community.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 6, 2011
This is Sports in :60 for Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
Nicolai’s game-winner lifts men’s basketball past Carleton
A thrilling buzzer-beater by senior All-American guard Tyler Nicolai lifted the Tommies (11-0) over Carleton (5-5) Wednesday 62-59.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 5, 2011
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 4, 2011
This is Sports in :60 for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
Tommies defeat St. Mary’s 90-58, remain undefeated
Riding senior guard Alex Healy’s 18 points, four steals and four assists, the No. 7 Tommies (10-0) routed visiting St. Mary’s (8-2) Monday 90-58.
Sports in :60 – Jan. 3, 2011
This is Sports in :60 for Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.
End of the line? Favre says it is
Brett Favre was the NFL’s ultimate iron man for 19 years, inspiring coaches and teammates with unparalleled toughness and thrilling fans with a daredevil’s verve and a showman’s sense of the moment.
Yet the once-irrepressible Favre never looked older or more fragile than in year No. 20. The magic of last season, and most of his brilliant career, never seemed farther away.
Metrodome collapse scrambles spring baseball games
The snow-damaged Metrodome roof won’t be fixed until at least March, affecting hundreds of college baseball games — possibly some involving St. Thomas — and forcing the Minnesota Twins to find a new venue for their annual winter festival, a facility official said Wednesday.
Legs regained, paralympian’s dream ends
Monique van der Vorst’s competitive spirit thrived even after she lost the use of her legs as a teenager. She won two silver medals at the Beijing Paralympics and hoped to win gold in London in 2012. Those dreams are gone now, because another was fulfilled: She began regaining feeling in her legs over the summer, and now she can walk again.