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Lod, Jeong rally Minnesota United to 2-1 victory over Timbers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Robin Lod scored the equalizer in the second half and notched an assist Sang-Bin Jeong's winner as Minnesota United rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Portland (3-7-4) jumped in front in the 17th minute and took a 1-0 lead...
Alice Stewart, CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser, dies at 58
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator and veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns, has died at age 58, the news network reported Saturday. Police in northern Virginia told CNN that Stewart's body was found outdoors in the Bellevue...
Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) — After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat finally got his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, last month that it had granted him a Purple Heart,...
Heise scores 2 goals as Minnesota beats Toronto 4-1 to advance to PWHL finals
TORONTO (AP) — Taylor Heise scored twice, including tiebreaking goal in the third period, as Minnesota beat Toronto 4-1 on Friday night to advance to the PWHL's Walter Cup final. Denisa Krizova and Sophia Kunin also scored for Minnesota, which fell behind 2-0 in the series before...
Trump campaigns in Minnesota, predicting he will win the traditionally Democratic state in November
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump took the stage late as he headlined the state...
Murray's elbow is hurting after early injury and 4-for-18 shooting night in Game 6 flop by Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamal Murray failed to make a fadeaway on Denver's first possession, then tried a floater that spun around the rim and spit out in portending fashion. Neither of those misses hurt the normally smooth-shooting Nuggets point guard like what came next for him on...
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to autopsy results obtained by The Associated Press. Harris Wolobah, a...
Murder trial set for September for Minnesota trooper who shot motorist during freeway stop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper who's charged with murder for fatally shooting a motorist as he tried to pull away from a traffic stop is set to go on trial in September. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the death of Ricky Cobb II. It was the...
Butorac's goal in the 2nd overtime gives Minnesota a 1-0 win over Toronto to force a Game 5
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Claire Butorac scored early in the second overtime to give Minnesota a 1-0 win over Toronto on Wednesday night to force a decisive fifth game in the semifinal series. It was the fourth-straight shutout in the series but the first to go into overtime. The home...
Kervin Arriaga scores for the second straight game and Minnesota United ties the LA Galaxy 2-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kervin Arriaga scored in the 80th minute for his second goal in two games and Minnesota United tied the LA Galaxy 2-2 on Wednesday night. Minnesota (6-2-3) had won three consecutive matches, with three game-winning goals from 23-year-old Tani Oluwaseyi. Only...
