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Minnesota curling skips John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson lead teams to U.S. titles
Two Minnesota curling skips, John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson, led their teams to the men’s and women’s titles at the USA Curling national championships Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Shuster, an Olympic gold medalist from Chisholm, rallied his team to an 11-6 win over Team Korey Dropkin in a final between two Duluth-based rinks. Shuster’s team went 7-1 to reach the title match, then took command of the final when the skip delivered an open hit for five points in the seventh end. Shuster’s current lineup, which includes Duluth residents Chris Plys and John Landsteiner, has won four U.S. titles in the past five years.
Peterson, a two-time Olympian from St. Paul, led her team to a 10-5 victory over Team Sarah Anderson in the final. Peterson’s group, which includes Tara Peterson of Eagan and Cory Thiesse of Duluth, won its final eight matches to earn its second consecutive U.S. championship.
Team Peterson will compete in the women’s world championships March 16-24 in Nova Scotia, while Team Shuster moves on to the men’s worlds March 30-April 7 in Switzerland.
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Gophers’ McCauley sits in third place
The Gophers’ Isabella McCauley shot a one-under-par 71 and is tied for third place at four-under 140 after two rounds of the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Kansas State’s Carla Bernat also had a 71 and is in the lead at six under. Furman’s Anna Morgan (71) is in second place at five under.
Minnesota’s Emma Carpenter shot a second-round 72 and is tied for 10th at two-under 142. The Gophers are in 12th place in the team competition at 13-over 589. LSU leads at four under, with Texas A&M one stroke back. The final round is Tuesday.
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The common loon, Minnesota’s state bird, is more closely related to a penguin than a duck.
Despite loons predominantly living in the northern hemisphere and penguins mostly living in the southern hemisphere, researchers consider them to be genetic cousins. Taxonomic analyses placed them in an evolutionary cluster tracing back 40 million to 50 million years ago, along with herons and pelicans.
While loons and ducks share habitat on Minnesota lakes, they aren’t close relatives. Ducks are closer cousins to geese and swans.
After sharing a common ancestor, penguins and loons developed distinct characteristics. Loons can fly, but struggle to move on land; penguins can’t fly, but waddle on land. Penguins use flipper-like wings to swim; loons use webbed feet for underwater propulsion.
They have some similar features, however, including dense bones to help dive underwater and their tuxedo coloring.
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Fires in the past burned more frequently in western Canada, but recent years have seen that trend migrate eastward, with large fires now burning in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces, Prof Chasmer said, leading to more noticeable smoke in densely populated cities like Toronto and New York.
Minnesota United, the Liberia Lone Star National Football Team and SARX today announced that the international friendly against the Liberia National Team, scheduled for July 26, 2026, has been canceled.
While we were looking forward to welcoming the Liberia National Team and celebrating the strong ties between Minnesota’s Liberian community and our club, circumstances outside of our control have made it necessary to cancel the match. We appreciate the understanding of our supporters and wish the Liberia National Team all the best.
Fans who purchased tickets to the match will be refunded within approximately 3-10 business days.
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