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Sports

Game on! The World Series begins between the L.A. Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays

Game on! The World Series begins between the L.A. Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays

It's been a short and strange baseball season due to the coronavirus. Most of the playoffs were played at neutral sites to limit travel. Now, it's down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.
by Tom Goldman and Russell Lewis

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Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

Sixty years on, an NBA story teaches about racial injustice

The Minneapolis Laker’s Elgin Baylor’s high-flying style of basketball energized the early NBA, but it was his appearance courtside in a suit that changed the league. Now that story is being told in a children’s book.
by Myah Christenson

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Legendary Minnesota sports journalist Sid Hartman dies at age 100

Legendary Minnesota sports journalist Sid Hartman dies at age 100

Sid Hartman, who chronicled Minnesota sports for decades for the Star Tribune and WCCO radio, has died at age 100. Hartman's son, Chad, tweeted Sunday afternoon that "my father’s extraordinary and resilient life has come to a peaceful conclusion surrounded by his family."
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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Falcons — Vikings' opponent Sunday — close facility after positive COVID test

Falcons — Vikings' opponent Sunday — close facility after positive COVID test

The Atlanta Falcons have closed their team facility in Georgia due to at least one confirmed case of COVID-19, just days before the team is scheduled to play in Minneapolis. An NFL spokesperson told the NFL Network there is no change to the game at this time.
by Tim Nelson

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Bob McDonald, iconic Chisholm basketball coach, dies at 87

Bob McDonald, iconic Chisholm basketball coach, dies at 87

Bob McDonald, a local icon and hall of fame basketball coach from Chisholm, died Wednesday morning, according to John Millea, a spokesperson for the Minnesota State High School League.

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MN State High School League to allow spectators at indoor events

MN State High School League to allow spectators at indoor events

The Minnesota State High School League announced Thursday morning it would allow for spectators to attend indoor athletic events in a limited capacity. 

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Cook has 2 TDs as Vikings beat Texans for first win of season

Cook has 2 TDs as Vikings beat Texans for first win of season

Dalvin Cook ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and the Minnesota Vikings withstood a late rally from the winless Houston Texans to get their first victory on Sunday.
by The Associated Press

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Limited winter prep sports seasons approved

Limited winter prep sports seasons approved

Seasons will be delayed and shortened, and spectators will be limited or banned altogether. But the games will go on.
by Tim Nelson

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Vikings stop practice after Titans players test positive for COVID-19

Vikings stop practice after Titans players test positive for COVID-19

The Minnesota Vikings are halting practice and other team activities after tests confirmed COVID-19 among several players on the Tennessee Titans, the team the Vikings played Sunday in Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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