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Josh Willingham, Aaron Hicks are out of the Twins lineup with minor injuries, and Glen Perkins won't pitch tonight

Cold and wind -- and ice -- spiced an opener already wounded by lingering wintry weather.

There will be no major front-office or coaching shakeup with the Wild.

The Wolves waived three-time All-Star guard Brandon Roy on Friday, releasing him from the final year of a two-year, $10 million-plus contract.

The Twins scored the first six runs of the game, only to see the Orioles respond with six of their own then win in extra innings.

The record-shattering ice that still grips many lakes has some Mille Lacs resort owners calling it "a bummer" and "just nuts."

Jorge Polanco is hitting above .500 against lefties, but the switch-hitting Dominican doesn’t do so bad against righties, either.

Chuck Fletcher and Mike Yeo are expected to return, but the team faces other big decisions while dealing with limited cap space.

Seimone Augustus is getting to know her new teammates now, but her long-range goal is to win another WNBA title.

Mike Yeo did not have nearly as talented a team as advertised.

A first vs. worst matchup features Minnesota, tied atop the North American Soccer League standings with eight points, and injury-plagued Fort Lauderdale

Wolves release three-time All Star and his buddies all in the same week

Gardenhire, who used to scream at pitchers who dawdled, says defense is better if pitcher has urgency

Most American hockey moms know what a hockey sweater is because back in the 1990s we say Doug give Kate his beloved Bobby Hull game sweater in The Cutting Edge. But why does he call his jersey a sweater?

Many Canadians call their jerseys sweaters because they were originally made from sweater material. Stalwarts continue the tradition because you sweat in it. The term jersey, however, is rapidly overtaking sweater in Canada. This change is not without controversy. In fact, back in 2011 when the Ottawa Senators introduced a “heritage jersey,” they unleashed a great controversy.

Part of the passion for the term sweater is due to a favorite Canadian short story called The Hockey Sweater—a story so popular that it’s quoted on the Canadian five-dollar bill.

In the United States, however, we’re hooked on jersey. Search “sweater” on TotalHockey.net and you get, well, not really hockey jerseys. But you can find the Mad Brothers 1980 Team USA Hockey Jersey shown here!

Editor’s Note: Thank you to Kelly Anton, Executive Editor of Grow the Game, for this story.