Evening forecast: Low of 65; another round of rain, storms possible
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File this under: not really that big of a deal, but still a delight for Vikings fans of a certain mindset. Mike Wallace, a bust in his one season with the Vikings before moving onto Baltimore, failed his training camp conditioning test with the Ravens, according to Baltimore Sun beat writer Jeff Zrebiec. Zrebiec offered the requisite context, noting in follow-up tweets that Wallace will have another chance to pass the test before Thursday’s practice and that the Ravens are “pleased with how hard... Читать дальше...
We have this thing in Minnesota about keeping track of players who got away for one reason or another. But there's good reason to update three of them right now.
More than 55,000 tickets have been sold for the Aug. 3 match between Chelsea and A.C. Milan. That would eclipse the 1978 mark set at Metropolitan Stadium when the Minnesota Kicks played the New York Cosmos.
The Wild traditionally has used Joe Satriani’s “Crowd Chant” as the song played after the home team scores a goal. You might not know what it’s called, but it is VERY recognizable, especially if you’re even a marginal Wild fan. As far as goal songs go, you can do far worse. Some even think the Wild’s song is among the best in the NHL. That said, the song has its detractors. Maybe it’s gotten stale? Maybe the team could do better? Fast-forward to Game 6 of the last year’s first round of the playoffs against the Stars. Читать дальше...
The U.S. Coast Guard says two merchant ships came to the rescue off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, rescuing 46 people from a sinking fishing boat on Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
Both major parties strive to stitch together their constituencies before the November elections. Hear the “Playing Politics” analysis from writers D.J. Tice and Patricia Lopez and host John Rash.
Summer’s halfway point marks sale season
Former lumber and tire town Eau Claire is burgeoning into a music mecca, attracting millennials and retirees alike.
Leading up to the start of training camp on Friday, we will set the stage for Vikings camp by taking a look at where things stand at each position group. Today, we sort through a deep group of Vikings linebackers. A QUICK REFRESHER: In the offseason, the Vikings and Chad Greenway agreed to a deal that would keep the veteran outside linebacker in purple for his 11th and likely final NFL season. But they also signed a threat to his playing time in former Bengals outside linebacker Emmanuel Lamur, who played for coach Mike Zimmer in Cincinnati. Читать дальше...
Gov. Mark Dayton and Rep. Keith Ellison spoke to a breakfast for delegates from Minnesota and Tennessee at the Democratic National Convention and implored backers of Sen. Bernie Sanders to work for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats down the ballot.
Police have yet to reveal a motive for the bloodshed.
Eden Prairie congressman says Pacific trade deal is about more than economics.
Philly Day Three
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"The Twins played well enough to beat the Red Sox but were also bad enough to beat themselves." But that didn't really matter last weekend at Fenway.
More than 35 years after he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an effort to impress actress Jodie Foster, John Hinckley Jr. will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live full time with his mother in Virginia, a judge ruled Wednesday.