Bob CollinsMissouri Senator Claire McCaskill waded into dangerous territory for politicians overnight: college sports and the kids who don’t bother going to class. Read more →
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It’s a good time to be a golfer, but for the fact there aren’t all that many golfers anymore.
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Maura Crowell was given a five-year deal that starts at $140,000 for the 2015-16 season and jumps $7,500 each year before hitting $170,000 in 2019-2020. Both numbers are well below the $215,000 Miller was pulling in at the school that’s bleeding red ink.
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If you’ve followed the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, you probably know that Nigel Hayes has endeared himself to the nation because of his astonishment that a stenographer was so good at her job, which is transcribing interviews
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When the Minnesota high school dance team season starts next year, perhaps the priority will be restoring a little class to the image of the sport.
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Over the years, the NewsCut staff has lived vicariously through the cross-country journeys of others. Quite often, they’re canoe trips down the Mississippi River.
We also have a fondness for those who paddle against the current, which is why it’s worth noting today that five paddlers, four of them from Saint Cloud, have made it to Minnesota in their quest to travel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. They say no one has ever traveled the route in one trip. Read more →
In Wichita, Michael Kelley, who has Down Syndrome and autism, plays on a school’s special needs basketball team.
His mom bought the young man a varsity letter jacket like other kids wear.
The principal made him remove it. Read more →
A little news from the world of football is just what the doctor ordered.
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The Minnesota Vikings today acknowledged that they’ve been eliminated from consideration to own a new Major League Soccer franchise in Minneapolis, putting the ownership of the Minnesota United team solidly in the driver’s seat for a franchise here.
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Now that Bud Selig is no longer the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Pete Rose might be allowed back. Read more →
Look at this face. How can this not be your favorite in the Iditarod? Read more →
One of the hazards of living in Minnesota is you never know whether you’re reading a sincere message or a clever response to critics. Read more →
It’s a sure bet that Major League Soccer will select Minneapolis for a new franchise, a soccer news website reports.
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Rachel Woell, a former student at Totino-Grace High School in Fridley, and the Totino-Grace football team have been selected as the 2015 Section 5 recipients of the “National High School Spirit of Sport Award” by a national group of state high school leagues. Read more →
Daniel Jacobs was a long shot at the Detroit Tigers spring training camp this spring. For one thing, the Tigers are stacked. For another, he’s 29 years old. Oh, and he also doesn’t have a leg anymore; he lost it to a roadside bomb in Iraq. Read more →