Sports
By Chris Carr
Chris Carr is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Director of High School Sports.
Wild
The mobile defenseman helped Team USA to another gold medal at the world juniors, and is thriving at Denver.
Vikings
In a whirlwind, the toughest division in the NFL during the regular season failed in the postseason but became fascinating again in three days this week.
Captain Jared Spurgeon also practiced Wednesday and will play against the Utah Hockey Club.
