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A Star Tribune editorial is sure to get bird enthusiasts worked up. Read more →
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With the exception of a very small handful of teams, Major League Baseball has been notoriously sluggish when it comes to speaking out about bullying, particularly of gay youth. Read more →
The coolest kids in my high school many decades ago were the cross country and track kids. Apparently, nothing has changed. Read more →
Tom Wrigglesworth, a British comedian, has a slight resemblance to Aaron Rodgers. So he went to Green Bay to learn just how gullible the people of Green Bay are. Read more →
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder may not be a legitimate NFL QB, but he’s doing just fine in the decency department.
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Minneapolis officials are reportedly considering legal action to prevent the Washington Redskins name from being used at TCF Bank Stadium. Read more →
Last weekend, TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota got a workout as both the Gophers and the Vikings played football games there.
Today, the U released this time-lapse video of the conversion from a college stadium to an NFL stadium.
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If you’re a sports purist, this might be the day to avoid sports news. Read more →
The workers have finished laying the sod at the new Saint Paul Saints stadium in downtown Saint Paul.
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Adrian Peterson and the Star Tribune are waging a fierce battle with each other over Sunday’s blockbuster story, including an allegation of financial impropriety at Peterson’s All Day foundation. Read more →
A New Jersey school superintendent is leading the way when it comes to cracking down on bullying. Read more →
JP Gibson, 5, has been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia since 2012. On Monday, the Utah Jazz signed him to a one-day contract and invited him to suit up. He signed his contract with a crayon.
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With any luck at all, an announcement today may finally free professional sports from the tyranny of cable TV.
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The mission was clear: Quickly get to know a Litchfield resident I’d never met before, figure out a way to get into the passenger seat of his airplane on one particular Sunday when he might not be interested in flying and coordinate an air rendezvous with a refurbished 1963 Debonair airplane at which time Steve Lagergren, 43, would be told he had won the airplane.
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The New York Times’ Michael Powell makes Minnesotans look like suckers in his I-had-to-see-for-myself column in his newspaper today. Powell visited Minneapolis to see the taxpayer-funded palace being built for Zygi Wilf and his Minnesota Vikings. There’s not a lot of “new” in the column — the Vikings put one over on Gov. Dayton by Read more →