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Hawks, dogs, ‘daks’ and WAR in UND nickname race

So, with no data whatsoever, we rank the remaining UND nicknames and their worth in Wins Above Replacement.
by Paul Tosto

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The art of ‘skarping’

We've heard worse ideas for dealing with the invasive carp problem than this one. Turning it into a recreational activity.
by Bob Collins

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No plants? No patio dining in Mankato

Anarchy reigned in Mankato for a short time last week before authorities stepped in to curb the scourge of outdoor dining without enough live plants in the vicinity.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball on the verge of a new cheating scandal?

The New York Times reports the St. Louis Cardinals have hacked into a player-personnel database to get secrets from the Houston Astros, one of the better teams in the American League this year.
by Bob Collins

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UND: Space images of Oil Patch are ‘misleading’

UND: Space images of Oil Patch are ‘misleading’

Perhaps you've seen these satellite images of North Dakota in which the Bakken Oil Patch is illuminated by all of the gas flares from the wells. They're misleading, University of North Dakota researchers say.
by Bob Collins

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America said women can’t fly; MN aviator didn’t listen

For a state that worships its people who made good -- especially those who got out of here as soon as they could to make their fortune elsewhere -- it could do more to recognize Elizabeth Strohfus of Faribault.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball heads toward Royal embarrassment

Baseball heads toward Royal embarrassment

Unless something changes in the next few weeks, baseball will have an embarrassment on its hands. If the voting ended today, eight Kansas City Royals will be in the starting lineup. Even Omar Infante, possibly the worst-hitting secondbaseman in all of baseball will start.
by Bob Collins

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So long, hockey!

Time seems endless when you consider how long the playoffs have run. Why, I vaguely recall the Minnesota Wild even being in the postseason.
by Bob Collins

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Journalists in snit as Prince plays the White House

Today's news entertainment comes from watching journalists pretend to be upholding the public's right to know in registering their displeasure that they weren't invited to a free concert with Prince and Steve Wonder at the White House over the weekend
by Bob Collins

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Dying Iowa woman marries man with cerebral palsy

Dying Iowa woman marries man with cerebral palsy

The bride was attended to by hospice nurses. Her husband has cerebral palsy, the Des Moines Register reports.
by Bob Collins

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