The Timberwolves winning big, the Gophers losing big (and often), Karl-Anthony Towns still on the mend. Those are on columnist Patrick Reusse's mind in his weekly visit with host Michael Rand.
When two top metro boys basketball teams met, two long runs kept the game going and two overtimes were needed to settle it. And there was much more worth noting in high school sports over the weekend in our new feature.
Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of a potential explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel as far as a mile.
After missing 30 games because of a strained calf, point guard Jordan McLaughlin, highly praised by his teammates, took the floor vs. Denver.
Pegged to play behind Marc-Andre Fleury, Filip Gustavsson has stepped into a valuable role in Minnesota.
A mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the fiery derailment of dozens of freight cars in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line Friday night, federal investigators announced Sunday. The smoldering tangle of cars, some carrying hazardous materials, kept an evacuation order in effect.
