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A high school in south-central Minnesota is dropping varsity football this season over safety concerns related to a lack of upperclassmen on the team.
Kevin Slowey cruised through four innings Wednesday night. He just couldn't get out of the fifth.
Revamped Vikings have nowhere to go but up
Almost all of the drama, tension and dysfunction that framed the colossal collapse last year by the Minnesota Vikings. This season, their profile is considerably lower - along with the expectations.
Eighteen-year-old Matt Kero was cross country MVP the last three years at Duluth Denfeld High School.
The first 3,000 fans who visited the Metrodome during an open house Saturday were given a 4-inch square of Teflon-coated fiberglass.
Chinese basketball fans slammed a military team Friday for their part in an on-court brawl with visiting American players during a match that was supposed to promote goodwill.
The New York Yankees have had no trouble sending balls in the seats this season, even with Alex Rodriguez's power drop-off and injury absence.
The Minnesota Twins will not raise ticket prices for 2012.
Minnesota Vikings offensive line is all but begging for more playing time to master a new offense and get acquainted with a new left tackle.
Restored Metrodome gets ready to meet public
The Metrodome is getting the final touches in preparation for its public reopening this weekend.