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Wild's Rupp suspended for hit on Oshie

Wild's Rupp suspended for hit on Oshie

Mike Rupp will lose $7,692.31 for the four-game suspension, which includes the regular-season finale on Sunday and the Wild's first three playoff games.
by The Associated Press

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Video: More milestones for the new Vikings stadium

Video: More milestones for the new Vikings stadium

Construction crews poured the first “deck” of the new Vikings stadium today. The 277 cubic yard pour will be the top of the loading dock at the new stadium. Here’s the video of the occasion today, courtesy the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority: The Vikings also said that crews will start removing Read more →
by Tim Nelson

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Gophers win thriller against rival in NCAA tournament

Gophers win thriller against rival in NCAA tournament

Last night, the University of Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team beat North Dakota in the NCAA semifinals 2-1 on a last second goal by senior defenseman Justin Holl. That dramatic finish led to rioting in the streets of Dinkytown in Minneapolis. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game, the riot, and the upcoming championship game against Union.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Gophers beat UND in Frozen Four semis; riot police break up Dinkytown fracas

Gophers beat UND in Frozen Four semis; riot police break up Dinkytown fracas

Police in riot gear broke up a rowdy crowd in Dinkytown last night who spilled into the streets after a dramatic last-second win by Minnesota's men's hockey team in the Frozen Four semifinals. The Gophers scored a shorthanded goal with less than a second left to defeat the University of North Dakota.
by Tim Nelson

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Athletics top Twins 7-4 in 11 innings

Athletics top Twins 7-4 in 11 innings

Derek Norris hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning, and the A's bounced back from another blown save by Johnson to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Wednesday.
by Dave Campbell, Associated Press

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In women's final, UConn leaves Fighting Irish gasping

In women's final, UConn leaves Fighting Irish gasping

The victory means that UConn is now the center of the college basketball world with both the men's and women's teams winning the championship in the same year again. The men's team beat Kentucky in the title game Monday night. This pair of victories came a decade after the Huskies became the only Division I school to accomplish the feat.
by The Associated Press

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Stollings wants Gopher women hoopsters to 'accomplish great things'

Stollings wants Gopher women hoopsters to 'accomplish great things'

A 1998 graduate of Ohio University, new Gopher women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings started her college playing career at Ohio State. Before coming to the U she led VCU, and ha also been an assistant at Mississippi, Saint Louis, Wright State, New Mexico State and Jacksonville.
by Matt Sepic

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Live: Hank Aaron's 715th home run re-enacted

Live: Hank Aaron's 715th home run re-enacted

On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, surpassing Babe Ruth and becoming baseball's all-time home run king -- a record that held until 2007. On the 40th anniversary of the iconic homer, ESPN.com presents a live re-enactment of Aaron's record-breaking achievement. Follow along here.

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