Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley, a native of Zumbrota, has joined the team in London for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Bradley's father, Roy, passed away on Sunday at age 84. The coach took a later flight to join the team in London.
This is Gus Bradley's first year as the coach of the Jaguars. Jacksonville is 0-7 and still looking for its first win. Bradley spent the past three seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks.
"I think in my heart my Dad will always live, and I try to please him each and every day and I think that's all we can do," Bradley said at a press conference in London. "I am proud of our team and I think I want (to win on Sunday) more for them than anything."
Players from both the 49ers and Jaguars got to tour London on Friday. The Jaguars will be seeing more of London in the future. This is the first of four games over four years at Wembley Stadium for the team.
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Rochester's Abby Hesshas been selected to compete in the upcoming annual U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional.
The event will take place Nov. 24-29 at Spanish River Athletic Park in Boca Raton, Fla. Participating teams will be made up of elite players born from 1996-1999 from each of the four U.S. Youth Soccer regions.
Hess is just one of three players from Minnesota selected to compete in the event. The 15-year-old is a forward who plays and trains regularly with the Dakota Rev U16 Premier MRL team in Rosemount.
The interregional event will feature nearly 300 of the nation's top youth players. Players will practice and also compete in matches against other regions in front of a national staff and collegiate coaches.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead quarterback Jake Hodge, a Kasson-Mantorville grad, was been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the Week in football for his play two weeks ago. The honor is the first of Hodge's career.
Hodge, a sophomore, had the best passing game of his college career during Moorhead's 69-45 home loss to No. 11-ranked Minnesota Duluth. He threw for 472 yards, a career-high and a single-game Moorhead school record, and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 82 yards on 15 carries and helped the Dragons set a single-game school record for total yards with 684, breaking a mark that had stood for 19 seasons.
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Hodge has completed 103-of-175 passes for 1,322 yards,13 touchdowns and only two interceptions this season. He has also rushed for a 426 yards and a team-best seven touchdowns.
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Ownership of the Green Bay Bullfrogs has been transferred to the Northwoods League, league president Dick Radatz, Jr., announced. The league purchased the affiliate from Titletown Baseball Group, LLC, which had owned the team since its inception in 2007.
The league had a contractual option to purchase the team and the Northwoods League board of directors voted unanimously on Oct. 16 to exercise that right.
"We regard Green Bay as a great baseball area and an excellent fit for our league," Radatz said. "This is the first time we have exercised our contractual right to purchase an affiliate, and I believe it shows the long-term commitment the Northwoods League has to the operation of a successful team in Northeast Wisconsin.
"Our league model is to showcase elite college baseball players in a fan-friendly ballpark experience. We are excited to set a path that will make the Green Bay affiliate among the best in the Northwoods League, both on and off the field."
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Leah Brossoitof Rochester and Nikki Schurhammerof Plainview are members of the Gustavus Adolphus women's soccer team.
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Brossoit, a Lourdes grad, is a senior defenseman. Schurhammer, a Plainview-Elgin-Millville grad, is a freshman defenseman.
Brossoit has started 13 of 14 games this season for the Gusties. She has taken 15 shots and has collected one assist. Schurhammer has appeared in three games as a reserve.
Gustavus is 7-7, 2-6 in the MIAC.
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