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A judge dismissed claims by Korey Stringer's widow against the Minnesota Vikings on Friday but allowed her wrongful death lawsuit to go forward against the team's physician and his clinic.

The Minnesota Wild move into round two of the series Friday in Vancouver against the Canucks. The Wild became just the 17th team in league history to rally from a three-games-to-one series deficit when they toppled the Colorado Avalanche in overtime Tuesday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves proved they could win a big game without Kevin Garnett and without getting the calls. With Garnett on the bench after fouling out early in overtime, the Timberwolves made seven free throws in the final 24.3 seconds of overtime to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 Thursday night.

A jury cleared former Minnesota Twins star Kirby Puckett of all charges Thursday in the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a restaurant bathroom last September. It took the jury of six men and six women parts of two days to sort out two vastly different accounts of what happened late the night of Sept. 5 at the Redstone American Grill in suburban Eden Prairie.

The prosecutor in Kirby Puckett's sexual assault trial asked jurors Wednesday to give great weight to a witness's testimony that he saw the former Twins star drag a woman into a restaurant bathroom.

The woman who accused former Twins star Kirby Puckett of sexual assault testified Thursday that she was terrified and tried to escape as Puckett dragged her into the men's bathroom at a suburban restaurant. As Puckett's trial opened, his accuser was the first witness called by prosecutors.

Curling clubs say they've had more young folks try the sport since last year's Olympics. But curling doesn't have the same natural youth-appeal as football or basketball or snowboarding. So curling clubs make a point of bringing the game to kids.

In an investigation of former Twins star Kirby Puckett, Sports Illustrated says Puckett's alleged sexual assault at an Eden Prairie restaurant is one of many sexual harassment allegations against him. The magazine says Puckett's behavior in public changed after his forced retirement in 1996.

A live broadcast of the NCAA president, Myles Brand, addressing the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Spring training has begun, and the Twins are hopeful for another great year. Right field at the Metrodome is about as tough as it gets in this game, but that's the job just about everyone on the Minnesota Twins is fighting for. And first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz is looking a little leaner this spring training after a rigorous conditioning schedule. This hour, a look at the prospects of the Minnesota Twins.

The John Beargrease Sled Dog race starts Sunday. Organizers had to change the date and location because there hasn't been enough snow. But the thin snow cover won't bother one musher. Dee Morris drove up from St. Petersberg, Florida with her nine huskies. It's her first race. It's also the first time her dogs have seen snow.