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Minnesota takes on FGCU, aims for 5th straight home win
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (3-7) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -10; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive...
Towns scores 24 points, Gobert dominates inside in Timberwolves' 127-103 victory over Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Rudy Gobert had 16 points, 20 rebounds and six blocks and the NBA-leading Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 127-103 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Mike...
Donovan Mitchell scores 27, Cavaliers use pair of 15-0 runs to top Heat 111-99
MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Darius Garland shook off early foul trouble to score 18 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-99 on Friday night. Georges Niang scored 13 and Max Strus added 11 in his first road game against his...
LGBTQ+ activists in Minnesota want prosecutors to treat the killing of a trans woman as a hate crime
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LGBTQ+ activists in Minnesota want prosecutors to treat the killing of a trans woman in Minneapolis as a hate crime, and they want lawmakers to strengthen legal safeguards to protect a community that's disproportionately the target of violence. Savannah Ryan...
Minnesota takes home win streak into matchup with FGCU
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (3-7) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Golden Gophers play FGCU. The Golden Gophers have gone...
High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons
Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida. The assaults of two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners by fellow inmates in recent months...
Chanhassen RB Maxwell Woods is the Minnesota AP Player of the Year for high school football
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2023 Minnesota Associated Press All-State football team, as voted on by statewide media: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Maxwell Woods, RB, Chanhassen FIRST TEAM QB — Ayden Helder, Stewartville RB — Maxwell...
A small police department in Minnesota's north woods offers free canoes to help recruit new officers
The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it's offering a unique incentive: canoes. Ely, a former mining and logging...
Minnesota overcomes loss of leading scorer Garcia, rallies to beat Nebraska 76-65
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Elijah Hawkins scored 12 points with 11 assists and Minnesota overcame a 15-point halftime deficit and the loss of leading scorer Dawson Garcia to beat Nebraska 76-65 on Wednesday night. Garcia, who had a career-high 36 points in the Gophers’ Big Ten-opening...
Minnesota budget surplus grows slightly to $2.4B. But officials warn of potential trouble ahead
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. But there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast from Minnesota...
