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THEY ARE STRONGER and more skilled, but year-round commitment to a single sport and far-flung travel for more and better competition are isolating our best young athletes from their communities and changing the...

Jordan Leopold, GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN.HockeyLeopold, a senior at Minnesota, became the Golden Gophers' leading career goal scorer among defensemen when he had two in a 2-1 victory over North Dakota to run his total to...

Unheralded Tom Petranoff shattered the world javelin record by 9'10"

BRENDA BUGLIONEVESTAL, N.Y.Buglione, 19, won three of the six slalom races and placed ninth overall in the four giant slaloms to win the combined-event title of the 10-race North American Ski Trophy Series at five...

DIANE PIERCEMINNEAPOLISA 31-year-old self-defense instructor, Pierce won her sixth straight 120-pound championship at the U.S. Judo Association's national women's tournament in Milwaukee. She also has been the...