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The NHL Players Association is making a counter offer to the league’s labor proposal from July. Union head Donald Fehr outlined the players proposal yesterday in Toronto, which NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league …
15 Aug 12
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson participated in his first full pads practice since December 22nd yesterday. That was just two days before Peterson tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee on the …
15 Aug 12
Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI as the Tigers topped the Twins, 8-4. Brian Duensing allowed five runs over six frames to suffer the loss for Minnesota. Josh Willingham lifted a three-run …
15 Aug 12
Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen and the Minnesota Lynx are back on the court Friday as they host the Washington Mystics at the Target Center. Moore, Augustus and Whalen helped the U.S. women’s basketball …
14 Aug 12
Minnesota Vikings nose tackle Letroy Guion will be out of action at least one week. Guion sprained the PCL in his right knee in the first quarter of last Friday’s preseason-opener at San Francisco. Guion …
14 Aug 12
Ryan Doumit went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer to power the Twins to a 9-3 victory over the Tigers. Darin Mastroianni was 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three RBI for Minnesota, which snapped a …
14 Aug 12
The U.S. men’s basketball team is wearing gold in London. The Americans rolled to a 107-100 win over Spain in Sunday’s final to capture the gold medal. Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love had nine points …
13 Aug 12
Jeff Keppinger’s go-ahead RBI groundout highlighted a four-run top of the 10th inning to help the Rays pull out a 7-3 win over the Twins. Justin Morneau smacked his 16th home run of the year …
13 Aug 12
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
