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Doncic, Irving believe full season with Mavs will make encore better than debut that flopped

Sep. 29, 2023 06:06 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The first preseason together for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will include long flights overseas and a herky-jerky schedule with fewer games than usual for the Dallas Mavericks. They'll take that over the rushed effort for the All-Star pairing to click last season...

Ryder Cup super fans serenade golf stars with songs as new Europe-US rivalry forms outside the ropes

Sep. 28, 2023 14:23 PM EDT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Outside the ropes, there’s another Europe vs. United States rivalry forming at the Ryder Cup. These teams are singing songs, not making putts. In the blue corner, it’s the “Guardians of the Cup” — a group of university pals...

Gophers seek to rebound from late collapse in homecoming game vs. Ragin' Cajuns

Sep. 28, 2023 13:35 PM EDT

Louisiana (3-1) at Minnesota (2-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network) Line: Minnesota by 11½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Minnesota leads 3-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Gophers badly need to bounce back in their...

A murder suspect mistakenly released from an Indianapolis jail was captured in Minnesota, police say

Sep. 27, 2023 17:27 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A murder suspect who was mistakenly released two weeks ago from jail in Indianapolis was captured Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service in Minnesota, where he faces charges in a 2021 killing, police said. Kevin Mason, 28, was apprehended in the afternoon in St....

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

Sep. 27, 2023 13:51 PM EDT

Minneapolis Star Tribune. September 26, 2023. Editorial: GOP created — and must clean up — shutdown mess Even Speaker Kevin McCarthy acknowledges the threats from far-right Republican representatives. Programs in Minnesota are at risk. At first...

Car crashes into Amish horse-drawn buggy in Minnesota, killing 2 people and the horse

Sep. 26, 2023 14:49 PM EDT

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A car crashed into an Amish horse-drawn buggy with four people inside, killing two people and the horse while injuring the other two people, authorities in southern Minnesota said. The crash occurred Monday morning north of Spring Valley on County Road...

Bryant throws TD to Mangieri in OT as Northwestern beats Minnesota 37-34

Sep. 24, 2023 00:57 AM EDT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Trailing by 21 through three quarters, Northwestern appeared headed toward yet another loss. The Wildcats had other ideas. Ben Bryant threw a 25-yard touchdown to Charlie Mangieri in overtime, Bryce Kirtz set a career high with 215 yards receiving and caught...

St. Louis City ties an MLS record with 16 wins by an expansion club in its inaugural season

Sep. 23, 2023 23:24 PM EDT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — João Klauss scored in the 64th minute, Njabulo Blom added another nine minutes later for his first MLS goal and St. Louis City beat Minnesota 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless stretch. St. Louis City (16-10-5) tied LAFC's 2018 record of 16...

Minnesota's would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

Sep. 23, 2023 19:37 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed...

Shipman's 204 yards, two touchdowns spark St. Thomas's comeback over Morehead State 35-28

Sep. 23, 2023 18:46 PM EDT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Shawn Shipman scored on runs of 61 and 71 yards and Tak Tateoka found Jacob Wildermuth from 26 yards out with nine seconds left to lift St. Thomas-Minnesota to a 35-28 win over Morehead State in the Pioneer League opener for both schools Saturday. The...