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AP: Tubby Smith lands new coaching job at Texas Tech

AP: Tubby Smith lands new coaching job at Texas Tech

Tubby Smith, who was fired from his basketball coaching job at Minnesota last week, has been hired by Texas Tech to turn around its struggling program, the Associated Press reports. The University of Minnesota has not yet filled its open coaching position.
by Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press

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New starting pitchers highlight change for Twins

The Minnesota Twins host the Detroit Tigers for opening day at Target Field in Minneapolis today. New starting pitcher Vance Worley throws the first pitch at about 3 p.m. The team is coming off a dismal season when it went 66-96. The Twins have since made several off-season moves to try and improve the team. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the season to come.

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Duluth’s Wade Stadium has a long wish list, possibly including a sales tax renewal

Duluth’s Wade Stadium has a long wish list, possibly including a sales tax renewal

Duluth mayor Don Ness said his city wants to take another crack at winning state support for Wade Stadium, and he’s willing to put city sales tax dollars behind it. Ness told the News Tribune that the city could revive a recently expired half-cent food and drink tax to fund the stadium project. The tax…
by Tim Nelson

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Photos: Twins fall in chilly home opener

Photos: Twins fall in chilly home opener

A sellout crowd of more than 38,000 fans braved near-freezing temperatures at Target Field on Monday to watch the Minnesota Twins open the 2013 season against the Detroit Tigers.

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Lawmakers looking to settle Target Center, Xcel Energy Center rivalry

Lawmakers looking to settle Target Center, Xcel Energy Center rivalry

  The Star Tribune’s Eric Roper says that the cutthroat rivalry between the arenas in Minneapolis and St. Paul is the subject of an armistice effort by lawmakers from each city. The story quotes a Minneapolis promoter saying the rivalry regularly costs the host venue $50,000 a show. The bill asks for a study ahead of…
by Tim Nelson

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Wanted: Starting pitchers for Twins

Wanted: Starting pitchers for Twins

The pitchers who could save the Minnesota Twins aren't ready yet, and they may not be until 2014. Alex Meyer and Trevor May arrived in separate trades over the winter, bringing with them the kind of power arms and strikeout mentalities that have been sorely lacking in the organization's pitching stock for years. Both have yet to throw a pitch in Triple-A, and the Twins appear content to let them get some needed seasoning in the minors this year.

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How’s the Target Center renovation with the Timberwolves going?

How’s the Target Center renovation with the Timberwolves going?

Almost a year after it won legislative approval, the Vikings stadium is still stirring up controversy. But Target Center? Not so much. The proposed $150 million $135 million $100 million $121 million $100 million redo of the city-owned arena is inching along, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said this week. “We’re moving. We continue to have conversations. We’re close, but we’re not…
by Tim Nelson

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