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Here is the latest sports news: Major League Baseball and the Players Association announced a new five-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday. The Wild will host the Predators tonight. The Gophers are in Orlando for the …
23 Nov 11
Gophers Smoke Mount St. Mary’s(Minneapolis, MN) — The University of Minnesota men’s basketball cruised to a 4-and-oh record with a dominating 85-56 victory over Mount St. Mary’s at Williams Arena last night. The Golden Gophers …
22 Nov 11
D Justin Falk has put on a visor for the first time in his NHL career due to a number of close calls recently both with he and teammates. D Marco Scandella sustained a concussion …
22 Nov 11
Minnesota used a balanced scoring attack and scored the game’s first 11 points in an 85-56 rout of visiting Mount St. Mary’s on Monday. The Gophers (4-0) played without center Ralph Sampson III, who missed …
22 Nov 11
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has a Grade 1 high ankle sprain that indicates “a little bit of ligament damage” coach Leslie Frazier said. Peterson, who signed a seven-year, $100 million deal last month, was …
22 Nov 11
FS Husain Abdullah was inactive after suffering his second concussion in four games. He was replaced by backup strong safety Tyrell Johnson, who has been a disappointment since being taken in the second round of …
22 Nov 11
Vikings Can’t Complete Comeback(Minneapolis, MN) — Oakland quarterback Carson Palmer ran for a touchdown and threw for another as the Raiders held off a late Vikings rally to win 27-21 at the Metrodome yesterday. Palmer …
21 Nov 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 …
