Sports

Wolves fans snatch up all 1,000 free tickets in 3 minutes
All 1,000 free tickets, courtesy of Kevin Garnett, for Monday night's Timberwolves game were claimed by fans in fewer than 3 minutes.
Minnie Minoso, baseball's first black Latino star, dies
Minoso, who hailed from Havana, Cuba, played 12 of his 17 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, after getting his start in the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 1949.
Adrian Peterson's situation still unsettled after court ruling
There were more developments Thursday in the saga surrounding Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and his punishment for child abuse.
Judge tosses suspension of Vikings' Peterson; NFL to appeal
A federal judge Thursday said an arbitrator exceeded his authority in upholding Adrian Peterson's suspension from the NFL.
LA area plans for NFL stadium, in deal involving Rams owner
The Los Angeles area is another step closer to hosting an NFL team, after the Inglewood, Calif., City Council approved a proposal for an 80,000-seat NFL stadium.
NASCAR suspends Kurt Busch over domestic abuse
Busch, who alleged his ex-girlfriend was a "trained assassin," is suspended following a family court ruling.
Batter up, already: MLB tries to speed up the 2015 season
In 2015, timers will regulate the pause between innings, and hitters must now keep one foot in the batter's box nearly all the time.
Group pulls UMD's gay-friendly status over coach's firing
Campus Pride lists the University of Minnesota-Duluth among the nation's friendliest campuses for gay students. But the group says it's dropping UMD over the firing of women's hockey coach Shannon Miller.