Vancouver Canucks Podcast Rundown: Hockey, Actually, Episode 4
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CBS News
3 minutes ago
- CBS News
Meet Minnesota's matriarch of women's hockey: "Look at what you can build"
Inside Augsburg University's hockey arena in Minneapolis, women ages 18 to 74 are playing in a summer league. The leader on the ice is the matriarch, Sue Ring-Jarvi, who has been playing the game for more than 50 years. "I love hockey more than any other sport," Ring-Jarvi said. Her passion is to bring all these women together who love hockey and don't want to stop playing — something she's been doing since 1974 at the University of Minnesota. "I hung up signs at Cooke Hall and put an ad in the Daily, and we met, I had 30 women who wanted to play," she said. Ring-Jarvi started the first Gopher women's hockey club team before a NCAA-sanctioned program existed. "The university gave us ice at 5:45 to 8 in the morning a couple times a week, and we took it," she said. Since then, the Gopher women have won six NCAA championships. "I'm really proud to be a part of the growth of girls hockey in Minnesota," Ring-Jarvi said. Hockey keeps the 74-year-old active and healthy, along with dozens of other women, like 52-year-old Janal Petersen. "I just came back from a MCL tear and like I have osteoporosis, so just to keep like having something to keep shooting for, to have to keep in shape, and it really helps to keep in shape," Petersen said. "It motivates you, other people are counting on you, you signed up, all that." This summer league is also bringing families together. Heidi Osendorf and her two daughters, Trista and Leah, are all out on the ice together. "Always a dream come true. I always wanted to play the sports with my kids, and I'm finally getting that opportunity with my girls," said Heidi Osendorf. Ring-Jarvi is inspiring all three of them to keep playing, and passing it onto the next generations. "If she can do it, I can do it," said Trista Osendorf. "Oh, she teaches me a lot (laughs)," said Leah Osendorf. Ring-Jarvi can relate, because it was her mom who first got her on the ice. "My mom started when she was 47 and she played until she was 81, so there's a pretty large time period where you can continue to play," Ring-Jarvi said. And she says she appreciates sharing the rink with the younger players, too. "Not only are they keeping me young in movement, but they're also keeping me young in activities, like my phone (laughs)," Ring-Jarvi said. And she has no plans to stop skating anytime soon. "If you have a passion and a love for something, look at what you can build?" she said. Ring-Jarvi recently wrote a book called, "Can You Keep Up? Fifty Years of Organizing, Playing and Coaching Women's Hockey." It's available online right now and at some local sporting goods shops in St. Paul, Anoka and Apple Valley. Every week, Marielle Mohs shares inspiring stories highlighting WoMN in Sports from the Twin Cities and beyond. Don't miss that streaming every Friday night on CBS News Minnesota.
Newsweek
33 minutes ago
- Newsweek
Guenther Steiner Exposes Max Verstappen's Plan for Multi-Year Mercedes Contract
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Former Haas Formula One team principal Guenther Steiner has opened up about Max Verstappen's alleged strategy to secure a multi-year Mercedes contract after the 2026 season. Verstappen was closely linked to Mercedes since June, after George Russell admitted that his contract extension talks were on hold due to his team's ongoing talks with the Dutch driver. This is despite Verstappen's contract lasting until the end of 2028. While the speculation about Verstappen's 2026 move to Mercedes intensified in the following month, Verstappen shut down the rumors by confirming his loyalty to Red Bull. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff acknowledged his interest in signing Verstappen, but confirmed that his team will be heading in the direction of having Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as its driver lineup for the next season. Rumors suggest that Verstappen's 2025 Red Bull contract required him to be fourth or lower in the Drivers' Standings before the summer break if an exit clause was to get triggered in his contract. However, he is currently placed third in the standings, as F1 enjoys the summer break. Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 31, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 31, 2025 in Budapest, believes the four-time world champion will assess his options next year, when F1 enters a new era of regulations with entirely new cars, which will be powered by internal combustion and electric power, with the ratio split equally. Therefore, it would be a risk for Verstappen to switch teams after the 2025 season, given the big reset looming ahead. For the first time, Red Bull will field cars in 2026 with its in-house power units, developed in collaboration with Ford. Mercedes, on the other hand, has proven its superior engine technology in the hybrid era that began in 2014. However, an overhaul of the engine and chassis regulations in 2026 is a first for all teams in the modern era, making it nearly impossible to predict the pecking order. Steiner suggests that Verstappen will first assess the strong players next year before deciding on a switch. If Red Bull proves its dominance, he is likely to continue for the length of his contract. If Mercedes comes out on top, Verstappen will sign a multi-year contract with the Brackley-based team. Speaking in an interview with the former Haas team boss was asked if he was surprised that Verstappen stayed at Red Bull this year, given the ongoing car problems faced by the team. He said: "No, because I believe it's a very strategic decision on his part. Max knows that at Red Bull, he has the option to leave at the end of 2026. This gives him maximum flexibility. "If Red Bull remains surprisingly strong, he's in exactly the right place. If not, he'll look at who's ahead and move. If Mercedes is strong from 2026 onwards, he'll get a multi-year contract there. A move now with a long-term contract would be riskier." Steiner predicts that Red Bull will be ahead next year, but not without hurdles. He added: "Red Bull is building the engine itself with Ford. It's a massive project. It certainly won't run smoothly in the first year. They'll be near the front of the field in 2026, but not at the very top. The gap to the leaders will remain." [Translated by Google]
New York Times
an hour ago
- New York Times
Wild sign defenseman Jack Johnson to professional tryout
With defenseman Jonas Brodin expected to miss the start of the season after offseason surgery on an upper-body injury, the Minnesota Wild signed veteran Jack Johnson to a professional tryout Monday. If the 38-year-old earns a contract for the Wild or signs elsewhere as a free agent, it'll be his 20th NHL season. Advertisement Johnson, Sidney Crosby's former teammate at Shattuck St-Mary's in nearby Faribault, Minn., is only the second player signed to a PTO in the Bill Guerin era. Drew Stafford signed one in 2019 but was released toward the end of camp. Guerin, who signed a PTO with the Flyers in 2010 before being released and retiring two months later, typically doesn't believe in PTOs unless there's a clear shot for a veteran to make the team. He doesn't want to lead them astray if there's little chance. But with Brodin hurt, Zeev Buium only 19 and fellow first-round pick Carson Lambos, 22, yet to make his NHL debut, Johnson will provide some depth on the left side of the blue line if needed by the end of camp. Jake Middleton and Buium, who is expected to make the team but must earn a spot, are the only Wild left-shot blueliners heading into camp after Declan Chisholm was traded to the Washington Capitals in June. Johnson returned to Columbus, where he played from 2012-18, last season and played 41 games. Overall, Johnson has skated in 1,228 games, scoring 77 goals and 342 points for the L.A. Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks. He won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022 and a silver medal with Team USA at the 2010 Olympics. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
