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Whether you experienced the moment before or are just hearing about it for the first time, KARE 11’s Dave Schwartz takes you on a deep dive of some of the most iconic moments in Minnesota sports history. Each week he’ll explore a new moment being told by the people who created them. You’ll relive them, learn something new and figure out what made them a “Great Moment in Minnesota Sports.

Reminiscing Rio

In this final episode of Great Moments in Minnesota Sports, Dave Schwartz talks with KARE 11 Anchor/Reporter Chris Hrapsky about the 2016 Summer Olymp...
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The Title Run

This week’s episode is dedicated to the Minnesota Lynx. In 2011 the team won its first of 4 WNBA Championships this decade and also changed the face o...
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Five in the 8th

When John Shuster and the U.S. Men’s curling team lost 4 of their first 6 matches their battle was uphill to try and win a medal at the 2018 PyeongCha...
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The Longest Game

The Minnesota Boys state hockey tournament is always quite a spectacle. People come from all over just to watch the games and cross the experience off...
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Going the Distance

There was a time in Major League Baseball when pitchers pitched entire games and they enjoyed doing it. St. Paul Native and former Minnesota Twins pit...
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Bruno’s OT Brilliance

Andrew Brunette will admit to you that he was never the strongest or fastest guy on the ice, but he is a guy known for coming through when it counts. ...
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The Fall

In 2008 University of Minnesota track and field star Heather Dorniden was a favorite to win the 600 Meters at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Champ...
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The Chip-shot Championship

In 2007 Blake Wheeler hit a shot he calls a “zero out of a hundred” chance. It was a diving attempt that won them the WCHA Final Five over their bitte...
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A perfect season

In 2012-2013 the Gopher Women’s hockey team pulled off the impossible; a perfect season. It was anything but easy though. Head Coach Brad Frost and fo...
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The Butt Shot

Blake Hoffarber hit an improbable shot while he was seated on the ground to help Hopkins win the Minnesota Boys Class 4A title. The shot made him a st...
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