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Australian woman killed in Minneapolis police shooting
The family of an Australian woman who was shot and killed by police in Minneapolis says they're trying to understand why it happened. In a statement released by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the family of the woman — who (...)

17 - 07 - 2017
Lynx unbeaten against Storm
Maya Moore scored 19 points, shooting 5 for 7 on 3-pointers, as the defending champion Minnesota Lynx kept rolling with an 84-71 victory over the Seattle Storm Sunday. Minnesota set a team record with its 10th straight win dating to last season, (...)

29 - 05 - 2012
Overhead bins getting bigger
Overhead bins are getting bigger. Packed planes and a high volume of carry-ons are forcing airlines to expand the space above passenger's heads, to replace or upgrade bins so they hold more luggage. And engineers at Boeing are designing jet (...)

07 - 03 - 2012
Phelps posts two victories
American Michael Phelps posted two victories Friday at the Minnesota Grand Prix swim meet, including the 200m freestyle – the premier event of the three-day competition. The 14-time Olympic gold medal winner also captured the 100 butterfly at the (...)

13 - 11 - 2011
ChiSox sweep Twins as Stewart sparkles
Rookie Zach Stewart took a perfect game into the eighth inning and finished with a one-hitter as Chicago completed a doubleheader sweep of Minnesota with a 4-0 victory Monday night. Danny Valencia's leadoff double in the eighth spoiled the (...)

07 - 09 - 2011
Brother linked to Boogaard death
The brother of Derek Boogaard was charged Friday providing the prescription drug that contributed to the former NHL enforcer's death by overdose in May. In a complaint filed Friday in Minneapolis, prosecutors say 24-year-old Aaron Boogaard gave his (...)

24 - 07 - 2011
Favre has a game to forget
Brett Favre had his worst game for the Vikings, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble as the Miami Dolphins held out Adrian Peterson on fourth-and-goal to preserve a 14-10 victory over Minnesota Sunday. Koa Misi recovered Favre's fumble (...)

21 - 09 - 2010
Twins win as coach called for interfering with runner
In a bizarre ending, Texas third base coach Dave Anderson was called for interfering with runner Michael Young for the final out Sunday, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. Down 6-2, the Rangers scored twice in the ninth inning (...)

07 - 09 - 2010
White Sox rout Twins as Konerko shines
Paul Konerko had five hits and four RBIs as the Chicago White Sox won 11-0 Thursday to put an abrupt end to the Minnesota's surge in the American League. Konerko hit his 31st home run of the season and had a double and three singles among Chicago's (...)

21 - 08 - 2010
Longoria fires Tampa Bay to 7-4 win over Minnesota
Evan Longoria had three hits and three RBIs to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in Sunday's American League action. Longoria's two-run single highlighted a five-run seventh inning for the Rays, who won their first (...)

06 - 07 - 2010
Joyce slam helps Rays over Twins
hit grand slam capped a seven-run eighth inning, rallying the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins Saturday. The defeat spoiled a big day for Twins slugger Jim Thome. He homered twice to move past Hall of Famer Harmon (...)

05 - 07 - 2010
Tigers down Twins 7-5 to go top
Brennan Boesch and Miguel Cabrera hit two-run doubles in the first inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Monday to move into first place in the American League Central. Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya left the game in the eighth (...)

30 - 06 - 2010
Twins down bereaved Tigers 4-3
Hours after learning beloved Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell had died, Detroit lost 4-3 to the Minnesota Twins in a clash of the American League Central's two top teams Tuesday. Brennan Boesch's homer in the ninth tied it for the Tigers, then Alex (...)

06 - 05 - 2010
Mauer, Twins open Target Field, top Red Sox 5-2
After nearly three decades inside the Metrodome, the Minnesota Twins moved outdoors and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Monday thanks to hometown star Joe Mauer in the first regular-season game at their new Target Field ballpark. Jason Kubel hit the (...)

14 - 04 - 2010
Favre and Vikings in NFC final
Four touchdown passes from Minnesota's 40-year-old quarterback, Brett Favre, sent the Vikings to the NFC championship game with a determined 34-3 rout of the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. “This is what I came back for,” Favre said. “Probably the most (...)

19 - 01 - 2010
Hapless Wolves suffer 14th straight defeat
Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points and Nene had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Denver Nuggets handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their 14th straight loss with a 124-111 victory Wednesday. The Timberwolves have not won since an (...)

27 - 11 - 2009
Twins set up playoff with Tigers
Jason Kubel hit a pair of three-run homers as Minnesota beat Kansas City 13-4 Sunday, putting the Twins into a one-game playoff with the Detroit Tigers for the American League Central title. The Twins and Tigers, who beat the White Sox 5-3, will (...)

06 - 10 - 2009
Late Favre throw lifts Vikes
Brett Favre threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone with 2 seconds left to lift Minnesota to a 27-24 victory over the stunned San Francisco 49ers Sunday. An official review upheld Lewis' unbelievable catch, sending (...)

29 - 09 - 2009
Mystery shrouds Somali teen's death
Burhan Hassan was an infant when he left his homeland of Somalia. He grew up American, a bright student with dreams of becoming a doctor or lawyer. But now his family is trying to find out why the 17-year-old was killed under mysterious (...)

10 - 06 - 2009
Blue Jays dominate Twins for 10th time
Travis Snider hit two home runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 in the American League on Monday. Toronto has now beaten Minnesota 10 straight times. The win (...)

15 - 04 - 2009
Parker's 55 lift Spurs over Wolves
Tony Parker scored a career-high 55 points, including a 20-footer at the buzzer to force a second overtime, in the San Antonio Spurs' 129-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. After Al Jefferson backed down Tim Duncan and sank a (...)

07 - 11 - 2008
Delta buys Northwest to create world's biggest airline company
Delta Air Lines completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines (NWA) on Wednesday, turning two of America's most storied airlines into the world's biggest carrier. Delta and Northwest closed the deal just hours after the Justice (...)

31 - 10 - 2008
Johnson angry after AIDS comments
Former NBA star Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn't want them to be fired. Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of KTLK in Minneapolis made the remarks during Baker's conservative (...)

12 - 10 - 2008
Twins take Game One
The Minnesota Twins edged within 1-1/2 games of Chicago atop the American League Central division with a 9-3 win over the White Sox on Tuesday in the opening game of a crucial three-game series. Minnesota's Jason Kubel went 3-for-4 with two homers, (...)

25 - 09 - 2008
Kubel, Nathan help Twins hang on
Joe Nathan left the bases loaded in the final two innings for his 33rd save and the Minnesota Twins held on Sunday for an 11-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Nathan got Ichiro Suzuki to ground out to complete the three-game sweep. The All-Star (...)

19 - 08 - 2008
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