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In basketball game, both teams try to lose

The governing body of high school sports in Tennessee has provided a guide for how to crack down on creeping unsportsmanlike behavior.
by Bob Collins

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Don’t like snow? Sell it!

This just in from the Department of Why Didn't You Think of This.
by Bob Collins

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UMD chancellor: Coach’s termination ‘unfairly’ portrayed

Whatever trouble the University of Minnesota-Duluth has gotten into with the public over its announcement that it'll fire women's hockey coach Shannon Miller is mostly of its own making.
by Bob Collins

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KG brings a bucket of charm to T-Wolves news conference

KG brings a bucket of charm to T-Wolves news conference

Listening to Kevin Garnett today was a bittersweet reminder of what Minnesota basketball fans have missed out on since he left town years ago for the bright lights of NBA-caliber basketball. An older, more mature Garnett dished wisdom, humor, professionalism and plenty of charm at his news conference.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The stuck car

1,000 Words: The stuck car

People in the northeast have had it with winter. On its Facebook page today, the Massachusetts State Police say the driver simply abandoned this car.
by Bob Collins

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The family that blows things up together

The family that blows things up together

Midwest aviation fans will likely recognize the couple profiled in today's Op-Ed documentary by the New York Times.
by Bob Collins

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Is rural air carrier service a waste of money?

Is rural air carrier service a waste of money?

Despite claims to the contrary, people don't want to fly to and from rural parts of Minnesota and the rest of the country. If they did, the planes wouldn't be empty.
by Bob Collins

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In latest political scandal, ignoring the real scandal

In latest political scandal, ignoring the real scandal

This is the sort of scandal that can keep the media and Washington talking for weeks. The opportunists smell blood in the water. That's weeks longer than the scandal about homeless veterans in America.
by Bob Collins

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Mansion for sale. Not cheap

Mansion for sale. Not cheap

It's the Pillsbury mansion in Wayzata on Lake Minnetonka and it's on the market, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.
by Bob Collins

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SCSU students plan spring break bike ride to Winnipeg

Don't be complaining to Quentin Super and Ryan Brandenburg, two students at St. Cloud State University, about the silly wind chill. With spring break looming, they're hitting their bicycles and heading... north, the St. Cloud Times reports.
by Bob Collins

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