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(Reuters) – A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle. The annual event …
28 Dec 11
S Mistral Raymond had his first career interception, and the first by a Vikings player since Week 5, when he grabbed an overthrown ball by Rex Grossman and returned it 31 yards on Saturday. The …
28 Dec 11
Meyers Leonard scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and keyed a dominating effort as Illinois opened Big Ten play with an 81-72 double-overtime victory over Minnesota. After making one of two free throws to open …
28 Dec 11
The Timberwolves played on — and coached on — in Milwaukee on Tuesday night without Rick Adelman. While Adelman was away to attend a family funeral, top assistant Terry Porter returned to his hometown and …
28 Dec 11
Pakistan’s embattled but defiant President Asif Ali Zardari used the fourth anniversary of the death of his wife Benazir Bhutto to ensure supporters he would not resign in the face of numerous crises building around him.
27 Dec 11
THE STORY: Minnesota will be playing its first true road game of the season when it opens its Big Ten schedule with a visit to No. 24 Illinois on Tuesday. The Golden Gophers completed non-conference …
27 Dec 11
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier and Eric Sugarman, the team’s head athletic trainer, said Monday that it’s realistic to expect Adrian Peterson to be back from a severe knee injury by the start of the 2012 …
27 Dec 11
The Timberwolves began their 23rd season Monday night against Oklahoma City, the beginning of an opening stretch when they will play six of their first seven games at home. The NBA schedule makers sure didn’t …
27 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 …
