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Black Lives Matter holds peaceful protest at marathon

Black Lives Matter holds peaceful protest at marathon

The group kept its promise to stay off the race course but briefly blocked vehicle traffic near the finish line in St. Paul.
by Matt Sepic

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Twins lose, take final bow of the season

Twins lose, take final bow of the season

Minnesota was eliminated from the AL wild-card race Saturday, getting stifled by Yordano Ventura for seven innings in a 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

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All about the Twin Cities Marathon: Records, traffic and the route

All about the Twin Cities Marathon: Records, traffic and the route

Check out an annotated map of the course and dig into some marathon facts and trivia. Did you know a couple once got married mid-race? They exchanged vows at mile 20.
by MPR News Staff

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50-year-old father to defend Twin Cities Marathon title

"It's a little hard now. I'm getting older," said Mbarak Hussein, a Kenyan native who lives in New Mexico. Hussein won the men's masters race in the 2014 Twin Cities Marathon, and will compete again Sunday.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Marathoner's mission: Don't let homelessness, Huntington's win

Marathoner's mission: Don't let homelessness, Huntington's win

Dave Baker is homeless. He's also a runner. At the Twin Cities Marathon Sunday, he'll be racing against time -- to qualify for Boston, and to beat the clock on a degenerative disease.
by Tracy Mumford

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Twins, Lynx headline packed sports weekend

The Twins have three games left against division-leading Kansas City at Target Field starting Friday night. Meanwhile, the Lynx host the WNBA Finals at Target Center on Sunday.

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