Augsburg's football team won only one conference games in 2018 and 2019. So beating tiny Martin Luther over the weekend called for an outsized celebration.
Miguel Sano was pulled from the first game and Nelson Cruz was hit in the heel by a pitch in the second, adding to the Twins list of problems.
While Tuesday's verdict was treated as a moment of justice by sports figures across the state, it was also viewed as a continuation point.
"For me it's accountability more than anything," Josh Okogie said. "To me if justice was really served, George Floyd would still be here today
Tuesday was the first time in Twins history they'd been shut out in both games of a doubleheader and the first time in six years being held scoreless in consecutive games.
Karl-Anthony Towns figured big in a decisive 14-0 fourth-quarter run, finishing with with 26 points, 18 rebounds and five assists. D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards each had 28 points.
Many said justice was served but added much more needs to be done.
Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd's killing was read.
London Williams stood in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., moments before the verdict was read in George Floyd's murder trial Tuesday, wondering how he would cope if the white police officer who killed the Black man was acquitted.
Playing for the first time in four days, the Twins gave up their third grand slam of the season in a 7-0 Game 1 loss and had just two hits in the nightcap, a 1-0 loss.
Wolves coach Chris Finch likes how D'Angelo Russell fits in with the second unit.
The president and vice president called for police reform.
Playing for the first time in four days, the Twins gave up their third grand slam of the season.
Battling the spread of COVID-19 is difficult enough, but some players' anti-vaxxer beliefs further complicate reaching an 85% containment threshold and some denied privileges.
Only when we can say it would have can we say we're truly making progress.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, was handcuffed and taken into custody Tuesday after being convicted of all three counts against him.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd "can be a giant step forward" for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that "it's not enough."
Family members urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Gov. Tim Walz's executive orders limit pro sports teams to play to 25% capacity at their arena or stadium. Social-distancing guidelines will limit Allianz Field's 19,000 capacity to fewer than that — 4,100 fans for now.
Jordan Greenway — aka 'The Big Rig' — snapped a goal-less streak on Monday as the Wild continued its impressive season.