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Joe Mauer’s high school exploits at Cretin-Derham Hall are the stuff of legend, and for good reason. Mauer was, of course, a tremendous baseball player — striking out just once in his entire prep career before being chosen by the hometown Twins with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 draft. He was a great high school quarterback and had a full ride waiting for him at Florida State had he not decided to play baseball. And Mauer was also an excellent basketball player on a Cretin team that reached the state tournament his senior season. Читать дальше...

Five years ago, Golden State won just 23 games; San Jose has been a regular in the playoffs, but missed them last season. Does this season's excellence offer hope for Minnesota sports fans?

Allina wants nurses to shift to its modern health plans that will save $10 million, but the Minnesota Nurses Association believes those savings will ultimately come at the nurses’ expense.

Federal prosecutors began their closing arguments at the federal courthouse Tuesday morning.

With weddings increasingly public and expensive, calling it off is costly.

Judge decided that the defendant can be furloughed whenever military obligations require. The prosecution objected to the sentence.

University officials will investigate “staff and students” while U police do the same.

The Vikings have signed defensive tackle Bruce Gaston. Gaston, in his third season as a pro, has had stints with the Cardinals, Patriots and Dolphins along with the NFC North rival Bears and Packers. The 24-year-old, who appeared in two games with the Packers last season and seven with the Bears, is listed as 6-foot-2 and 310 pounds. Gaston was signed after the Vikings waived second-year defensive tackle B.J. Dubose, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL during last Wednesday’s OTA, with an injured designation. Читать дальше...

Veteran defensive end Brian Robison is back with the Vikings after an uncertain offseason and content with his evolving role in Mike Zimmer’s defense. Robison had five sacks last season and has 9.5 in two seasons under Zimmer. His career high was nine sacks in 2013 and he’s still eyeing double-digit totals, but understands the bigger picture. “It’s always a goal every year, but sometimes you’ve got to do what you have to do to help the team win, and sometimes double-digit sacks just isn’t in order... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump is one, too. And that’s precisely the problem.

If you’ve ever wondered how footage of sports fans in the stands is shot for commercials, I can tell you exactly how it happened in one specific instance. I was there, and I participated. You’ve likely since seen the commercial, which began airing recently: in it, Twins fans in a bunch of different scenarios stop what they’re doing — sometimes to the point of distraction — as Miguel Sano hits a long home run. The shoot was April 19. The Twins, after sputtering to an 0-9 start, had won four games... Читать дальше...