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A hunting season on wolves was the right and ethical choice
It's not shaping up as the mindless slaughter protesters would have us imagine.
The Phillies have acquired outfielder Ben Revere from the Minnesota Twins for right-handers Vance Worley and Trevor May.
Will pulltabs pull their weight?
Uh oh. The new state budget forecast is out for the next biennium. That’s economist Tom Stinson delivering the news. And while it’s got some doozies among the caveats, like the potential impact of the fiscal cliff, there’s some other bad news in there, too. The money isn’t going to be coming in from electronic…
Wisconsin Badgers football coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas, taking over a program that stumbled from scandal into an awful season that had begun with hopes of challenging for a national championship.
Joining MPR's Cathy Wurzer to talk about this new attempt to get players back on the ice is Mike Russo.
Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier says he is sticking with Christian Ponder as the team's starting quarterback, even after Ponder's struggles in a loss to Green Bay.
Is the NFL doing enough to address domestic violence?
In the wake of the murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, journalist Justin Peters looked at the issue of domestic violence and the NFL.
Bob Costas gun comments fan debate during 'Sunday Night Football'
NBC broadcaster Bob Costas used his halftime segment on "Sunday Night Football" to advocate for gun control following the murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, causing an immediate debate on social media.
Bob Costas advocates for gun control after NFL Chiefs shooting
NBC broadcaster Bob Costas used his halftime segment on "Sunday Night Football" to advocate for gun control following the murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, causing an immediate debate on social media.
James Starks had Green Bay's first rushing touchdown in almost two months, Morgan Burnett picked off Christian Ponder twice and the Packers overcame a monster day by Adrian Peterson for a 23-14 victory Sunday over the Minnesota Vikings.