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After surgery, Mauer limited as Twins camp opens

After surgery, Mauer limited as Twins camp opens

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer will be limited as spring training camp opens Monday for his team's first official workout for pitchers and catchers.

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Brett Favre retires -- again

Brett Favre retires -- again

Brett Favre informed the New York Jets on Wednesday he will retire after 18 seasons, ending a record-setting career in which he was one of the NFL's premier quarterbacks.

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Sleds and snow make for a high-octane spring training

Sleds and snow make for a high-octane spring training

A few hardy souls in Twin Valley, Minn., play an annual softball game in mid-February, though there is no running around the bases -- these players are astride very powerful, very fast snowmobiles.
by Dan Gunderson

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Super Bowl: Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23

Super Bowl: Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23

Their Steel Curtain shredded, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense ended a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a final-minute touchdown for a historic victory.

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Ice sailing competition is Winter Carnival's first

Ice sailing competition is Winter Carnival's first

One of the new additions to the "Coolest Celebration on Earth" this year is an ice sailing competition.
by Toni Randolph

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Sportswriter father to cover son in Super Bowl

Sportswriter father to cover son in Super Bowl

Hundreds of journalists are in Tampa, Fla., to cover the Super Bowl, and one of them has a unique perspective. Larry Fitzgerald Sr. is covering the game for the Minneapolis Spokesman-Recorder newspaper. His son, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., is a star wide receiver with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Twin Cities restaurateur raises money for food shelves at Super Bowl

Twin Cities restaurateur raises money for food shelves at Super Bowl

Superbowl Sunday is almost here. It's a day for sports, sure, but also for snacks. But none of us will be eating as well this weekend as Wayne Kostroski. For the last 16 years, Kostroski has organized a superbowl feast featuring top chefs from all 31 NFL cities. He's the co-founder of Cuisine Concepts, based in Edina, which owns Bar Abaline, Tejas and the Franklin Street Bakery.
by Tom Crann

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Tough sledding for Minnesota industries

Tough sledding for Minnesota industries

Minnesota's two major snowmobile and ATV manufacturers are cutting expenses as they react to a drop in consumer spending on recreational vehicles.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota Timberwolves on surprising run

Minnesota Timberwolves on surprising run

The hottest team in the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves, host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night at the Target Center. The Timberwolves have the best record in basketball during the month of January and have won 10 of their last 12 games. It's quite a turnaround for a team that started the season by winning just four of its first 27 games.

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Hoping for Gopher success, all over again

Hoping for Gopher success, all over again

After a decade of heartache and disappointment, the University of Minnesota men's basketball team is flirting with success... and teasing its fickle-but-long-suffering fans back into love. Morning Edition commentator Peter Smith warns, "Let's be careful out there."

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