Left to right, high school elite basketball guards Lee Brooks of Denfeld, Isaac Asuma (Gophers recruit) of Cherry, Marnaries Ferguson of Denfeld and Noah Asuma of Cherry. Brooks and Noah Asuma are sophomores, Isaac Asuma a senior and Ferguson a junior.
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Howie: Hughes trade, DECC to host World Junior Championship exhibitions
This is a bet that Hughes ages cleanly, that his body cooperates, that the cap continues to rise, and that the surrounding cast can be managed without suffocation. It’s a bet that Minnesota can finally pull off the superstar contract that doesn’t end in regret.
Howie: The library isn’t the story. It never was.
This time, the leverage isn’t casino revenue. It’s downtown frustration — visible poverty, safety complaints, business dissatisfaction and the persistent sense that downtown Duluth has not lived up to decades of promises.
Howie: Arena Football One releases 2026 master schedule
Twelve games per team. A defined start in April. A defined finish in July. Balanced home-and-away slates. Built-in byes. Repeat matchups that suggest geography matters again. It reads less like a marketing flyer and more like an operating plan.
Monsters release 2026 schedule
Minnesota’s home schedule begins in Week 7, when Nashville visits. Kentucky comes to Minnesota in Week 8.