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Ski trek to North Pole is an American first
An Ely man and his fellow arctic adventurer are back from an unprecedented North Pole expedition. Tyler Fish and John Huston made a 55-day trek across the Arctic Ocean without any external help; skiing, snowshoeing, and even swimming their way to the top of the Earth.
Brett Favre in Vikings purple?
Brett Favre is reportedly going to meet with Vikings coach Brad Childress at an undisclosed location later this week, to assess whether Favre wants to come out of retirement to play for Minnesota.
Mauer returns to the Twins
Minnesota Twins All-Star catcher Joe Mauer returns to his familiar spot behind home plate at the Metrodome. The start of Mauer's season was delayed after he experienced back pain during spring training.
It's the dream of anyone who's lucky enough to own an racehorse -- to see that horse run in the Kentucky Derby. The horse Win Willy is arriving at Churchill Downs tomorrow to get ready for the Run for the Roses, which is on the first Saturday in May.
Twin Cities hosts two new marathons this spring
While the economy has been hobbled, Minnesotans are off and running like never before this spring, literally. The gun will sound on two new marathons next month, one in Minneapolis and another in Stillwater.