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Mille Lacs Lake walleye closure extended until Aug. 11
The decision means walleye fishing on Mille Lacs will remain closed until Friday, Aug 11. The lake will then reopen to catch-and-release-only fishing for walleyes through the Labor Day weekend, when the season will close again through Nov. 30.
It's Friday. That means MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Star Tribune Digital Sports Editor Howard Sinker. They talked about the four Minnesota Lynx players who will be at the WNBA All Star Game tomorrow in Seattle.
Vikings plan for more outreach with training camp leaving Mankato
The Minnesota Vikings will move their training camp to Eagan after a final pre-season in Mankato next month, ending a 52-year run the team says isn't practical anymore.
Kirby Puckett on what made the '87 team so special
Former Twins players are gathering in Minnesota this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their World Series victory in 1987. But they will be missing their on-field leader.
Photos: Minnesotans put on a show at X Games in skateboarding
Alec Majerus — a 22-year-old Rochester, Minn., native — won a silver medal at the X Games' men's street skateboard final Saturday night at U.S. Bank Stadium while 19-year-old Stillwater, Minn., native Nicole Hause just missed the podium in the women's skateboard park final.
The Minnesota Twins start the second half of their surprisingly good season Friday night in Houston against one of baseball's best teams, the Astros.
From Minnesota streets to X Games star: Alec Majerus' path to the pros
Now one of the nation's top professional skateboarders, Minnesotan Alec Majerus got his start with many jumps -- and more than a few falls -- around Rochester. He'll compete in this weekend's X Games in Minneapolis.
The X Games arrive in Minneapolis
Prepare to amazed by skateboarders and BMX and motocross riders. The biggest structure inside U.S. Bank Stadium is an 82-foot-tall mega ramp that vaults athletes across a gap before they land and coast onto another quarter-pipe ramp on the other side.