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Dean Spiros
Dean Spiros has more than 30 years of daily newspaper experience, primarily in the sports department. He is also an author of sports-related books, including "Six Shooters: Hockey's Sutter Brothers," published by Prentice-Hall, Canada. He often writes about the St. Paul Saints for the Pioneer Press.
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St. Thomas football enters Week 3 game vs. Black Hills State winless after bowing to Sioux Falls and Northern Iowa the past two weeks.
Northern Iowa escapes St. Thomas upset on a fortunate bounce
Three plays into the opening drive in St. Thomas’ game against the Northern Iowa Panthers on Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, Tommies head coach Glenn Caruso elected to go bold.
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Tommies hope to bounce back against quality foe Northern Iowa after falling flat in opener
This is a big step up in competition for St. Thomas after its humbling loss to Division II Sioux Falls.
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Byron Buxton, Emmanuel Rodriguez arrive to give Saints a boost
Center field was the center of attention on Monday afternoon at CHS Field, with players representing the present and the future of the Twins joining the Saints. Byron Buxton, on...
Sioux Falls humbles St. Thomas in Tommies’ home opener
The Tommies were outplayed on both sides of the ball.
College football: St. Thomas sees both lines as sources of strength
The Tommies are expected to contend for the Pioneer Football League title.
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Burnsville native Rozek is bright spot for Saints in loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Rozek entered the game with a 0-3 record and an earned-run average of 7.67.
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Tommies football: Offense will make most of ‘friendly receiver’ Colin Chase this season
St. Thomas junior wide receiver Colin Chase describes himself as an open-minded person, someone willing to go outside his comfort zone. Two prime examples provide some proof. Chase made the...
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Dobnak back with Saints while thankful for return to Twins
Dobnak has one year remaining on a 5-year, $9.25 million deal he signed in 2021.
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Saints’ Morris is latest prospect in Twins’ arms race
A newlywed in March, Morris said it has been a pretty good year to date.