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Sports

Photos: Fans flock to Final Four festivities

Photos: Fans flock to Final Four festivities

Crowds descended into downtown Minneapolis and U.S. Bank Stadium as the Final Four kicked off with activities Friday.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Alumni describe what it means to see their teams in Final Four

Alumni describe what it means to see their teams in Final Four

Twin Cities-based alumni from Auburn University, Michigan State, Texas Tech and the University of Virginia talk about their schools, traditions, cheers and histories.
by Peter Cox

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Final Four presents opportunity for pop-up entrepreneurs

Final Four presents opportunity for pop-up entrepreneurs

Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis is the epicenter of fan festivities for the 2019 NCAA Final Four this weekend -- something 50 small business owners are taking advantage of to show off their work during one of the busiest weekends of the year.
by Nina Moini

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Rochester basketball phenom weighing offers from top programs

Rochester basketball phenom weighing offers from top programs

As he watches the Final Four this weekend, senior Matthew Hurt has a dazzling roster of 21 college basketball programs wooing him to join their ranks this fall.
by Catharine Richert

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Final Four runs don't mask problems in college sports

Final Four runs don't mask problems in college sports

Few would argue Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Michigan State's Tom Izzo shouldn't be at the Final Four. But some of the problems they've faced in their past offer sobering reminders about issues that can't be erased by a magical run through March Madness.
by Associated Press

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'I still love the sport': Gymnast Maggie Nichols pushes on after Nassar

'I still love the sport': Gymnast Maggie Nichols pushes on after Nassar

Nichols is Athlete A, the first person to tell USA Gymnastics that sports doctor Larry Nassar was sexually abusing her. The scandal that followed has rocked the sport and the U.S. Olympic movement to its core, with hundreds of girls and women somehow trying to move on with their lives as survivors.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Minnesota United runs first practice at Allianz Field

Photos: Minnesota United runs first practice at Allianz Field

Minnesota United players took to the pitch Wednesday for the team's first practice at their new stadium in St. Paul, after showing off their new playing surface earlier this week.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Paying student athletes: A renewed debate as the Final Four comes to Minnesota

Paying student athletes: A renewed debate as the Final Four comes to Minnesota

Brackets have been busted, friends and families divided and billions of dollars invested as the Final Four arrives in Minneapolis. As March Madness reaches its climax, are student-athletes being compensated enough?
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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