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When the Golden Gophers lost 6-8 senior F Trevor Mbakwe in late November to a season-ending ACL tear he sustained in a tournament championship game against Dayton in Orlando, most observers expected a rough stretch …
13 Dec 11
WR Stephen Burton, a rookie seventh-round draft pick, injured the medial collateral ligament in his knee and was placed on injured reserve. He won’t require surgery. Burton made the team as a practice-squad player. He …
13 Dec 11
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13 Dec 11
>>Vikings Coach On No-Call (Eden Prairie, MN) — Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says it would have been nice if the officials had called a facemask against Detroit on the final play of Sunday’s 34-28 loss …
13 Dec 11
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will rule for the first time on one of several tough, new state immigration laws, with a decision coming in the middle of the 2012 presidential election campaign.
12 Dec 11
With Iranian influence and Syria’s instability looming over Iraq as U.S. troops pack up to go, President Barack Obama assured Baghdad on Monday the United States would remain a strong partner beyond the withdrawal.
12 Dec 11
Russia’s former finance chief and one of its richest tycoons put themselves forward as candidates to unite liberal and middle-class voters who vented frustration with Vladimir Putin’s political dominance by taking to the streets in protest.
12 Dec 11
Zlatko Salaj has come a long way from the bleak Christmases of his youth.
12 Dec 11
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
