Новости за 23.02.2016

The Twins first baseman will experiment with sunglasses during spring training but is optimistic that his occasional blurred vision problems last season are behind him.

The Twins first baseman has had a good offseason of workouts and feels his problems from last season are behind him.

A number of teams expected to be in the state boys' hockey tournament were eliminated before they could even reach the section finals.

Readers find that there's a lot more activity in the backyard – and indoors – than the expected bird traffic.

REVIEW: Mia Chung's play “You for Me for You” is an inventive mashup that recalls “Alice in Wonderland.”

Strategy-based board games are luring a new generation of players.

General manager Rick Spielman, coach Mike Zimmer and a large contingent of Vikings coaches, scouts and personnel employees are currently in route to Indianapolis for this year’s scouting combine. The drills start Friday, so they have a couple of days to recalibrate their stopwatches. Under Spielman, the Vikings have placed an emphasis on adding speed and athleticism through the draft. But which of the current Vikings wowed scouts at the combine? Let’s dig through the semi-reliable combine records... Читать дальше...

Rain on the second day of practice didn't slow team down.

The Wolves center has missed the past eight games after undergoing Achilles tendon surgery last April.

Afternoon Star Tribune Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Weather Video Forecast

Two crazy things happened at Target Center last night, though neither of them was shocking. * Karl-Anthony Towns, who was 19 years old when this NBA season started, was clearly the best player on the court. He finished with 28 points and 13 rebounds, scoring in pretty much every way imaginable. * In spite of Towns’ brilliance, the Wolves almost coughed up a lead that was 14 points with 4 minutes left and 10 points with less than 90 seconds left. It came down to a missed three-pointer in the closing seconds ... Читать дальше...

Any across-the-board benefit cut would be easiest on the wealthy, who tend to live longer and would be more likely to make up the loss eventually.

The growth he’d need to make his numbers work would be an unprecedented bonanza.

The biggest shift of weight appears to land on freshman Kevin Dorsey and there will tweaks to mend as he adjusts to more playing time as well as a new position.

An officer was helping people in an accident on Tuesday morning when they were almost hit by a truck driving on the shoulder in the slick conditions.

The year’s extra day spurs creative legal maneuvering.

Pretty scene across the Twin Cities as snow fell  and people headed out to work and school.