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Freshman Trey Burke exploded for a career-high 27 points as No. 16 Michigan defeated Minnesota 61-56 Sunday at the Crisler Center. Jordan Morgan added a career-high 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten), …
02 Jan 12
Kevin Love went for 25 points and 17 rebounds, rookie Ricky Rubio added 14 points and seven assists off the bench, and the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up their first victory of the season with a …
02 Jan 12
MINNEAPOLIS — The season had been a downer for both teams, filled with injuries and disappointment. So maybe chasing history was all that mattered in a game with no playoff implications. Enter Vikings defensive end …
02 Jan 12
Two men were killed and 561 other people were wounded as Italians celebrated the New Year with massive displays of illegal and homemade fireworks, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
01 Jan 12
North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him as “human shields” while working to solve the “burning issue” of food shortages by upholding the policies of his late father, Kim Jong-il.
01 Jan 12
Five hundred years ago, an Imam who ruled much of what is now Somalia, led a daring invasion of Christian Ethiopia, looting monasteries, burning down churches and slaying all who resisted.
01 Jan 12
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has scheduled surgery to repair his left knee. Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation Friday in Alabama, six days after Peterson tore the …
30 Dec 11
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Jim Kleinsasser has spent the last 13 years bulldozing linebackers and defensive ends on NFL Sundays, a blue-collar battering ram for glamorous runners like Robert Smith and Adrian Peterson. There …
30 Dec 11
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
