Tag: sport
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Tuj Lub courts are coming to Milwaukee’s Carmen Playfield
Milwaukee Recreation is adding new permanent courts for a 5,000-year-old Hmong game—a sport growing in popularity in the city. The group is keeping the tradition alive. Read Full Article
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A Menomonee Falls sports team made a splash this season. Meet the Dolphinettes, who are making their mark at the national level.
“It is a team sport where we help each other out. You need to look as if you are having fun and to connect with the audience.” … Read Full Article
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Adding boys’ volleyball as sanctioned prep sport falls one vote short
Apparently, a majority of educators in Minnesota approve of boys’ volleyball. Just not a big enough majority. The Minnesota State High School League’s Representative Assembly voted Tuesday to deny a … Read Full Article
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How Super Bowl 52 grants are benefiting Minnesotans years later
Sepak Takraw, also known as kick volleyball, originated in Southeast Asia. “It’s an extremely popular sport in Asian communities with the Karen and Hmong communities which… are a big part of our … Read Full Article
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WATCH: One of the only places to play this Hmong sport just opened in St. Paul
Tuj lub – it’s pronounced “too-loo” and it’s a traditional Hmong sport. The fact that this court just opened in St. Paul’s Duluth & Case Recreation Center on Tuesday is a pretty big deal. Not only is … Read Full Article
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Sport aircraft pilot in serious condition following crash into east Tulsa church parking lot
A sport aircraft pilot is in serious condition following a crash into an east Tulsa church parking lot Monday morning. A passerby called 911 about 10:25 a.m. upon seeing the crash, and first … Read Full Article
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‘Golden’ is an insightful and necessary post-Olympics watch
Filmed prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Peacock’s docuseries Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts provides key insights into the sport. Read Full Article
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Who Is Olympian Suni Lee? Her Dad Opens Up About How She Got Her Start In Gymnastics
And one of the gymnasts who really proved herself was Sunisa Lee, known better by her fans as Suni Lee. So, what’s Suni Lee’s story? How did she get into the sport? Luckily, her dad John chatted with … Read Full Article
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Watch All of Suni Lee’s Olympic Performances, Including Historic Gold in All-Around
Uneven bars specialist Suni Lee had an impressive run at her first-ever Olympic Games, earning herself the gold in the all-around and becoming the fifth straight American to claim the sport’s marquee … Read Full Article
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‘This is our arrival moment’: Hmong community basks in Sunisa Lee’s gold medal
It’s poetic that Lee is a gymnast. The sport is a perfect parallel to how the Hmong community has navigated life in America over the past 40 years. Read Full Article
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Former competitive gymnast finds her voice and makes peace with the sport
For the average fan, gymnastics is a popular sport every four years when the Olympics come around. Not me. I think about gymnastics every day. With the … Read Full Article
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Grambling is exploring becoming the first HBCU to offer women’s gymnastics
There are more athletes of color starting — and sticking — in a sport long dominated by white athletes at the highest levels. Read Full Article