Новости за 29.02.2016

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is making his final appearance in Minnesota before Super Tuesday.

Jonas Brodin was activated off injured reserve and Christian Folin was reassigned to Iowa. Colorado made one big trade today with the Wild as its next opponent.

The NFL’s scouting combine wraps up today with defensive backs working out at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. But for the most part, the circus has already packed up and let town. The media got the boot Sunday and many execs and coaches have already boarded planes back home. So what did we learn about the Vikings during the league’s annual meat market? Here are 10 takeaways from my five days and nights in Indy: 1. The Vikings still find value in the combine testing and drills, even as the NFL... Читать дальше...

A beauty brand confused Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in an ill-advised Tweet during the Oscars.

President Barack Obama has awarded the nation's highest military honor to a Navy SEAL who helped rescue an American hostage in December 2012.

Star Tribune investigative reporters talk about the reality of their work and whether it is like the movie "Spotlight."

Again, as with any post on the Cavs and former Wolves forward Kevin Love, I will preface things by saying: we should all be lucky enough to “fail” like Cleveland, which is still atop the NBA’s Eastern Conference standings and a good bet to reach the finals again. Love is a key player for the Cavaliers, and he remains one of the very best basketball players in the world. With that throat-clearing out of the way, though, it should be noted that February has gotten fairly ugly for Love and his team. Читать дальше...

Gophers coach Tracy Claeys talked about what he's hoping to find out about the offense during spring football practice as he prepares for his first full season running the team.

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

In fact, the whole presidential nomination process it. It’s a special problem for Republicans.

“Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,/In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.” So begins James Russell Lowell’s 1845 poem protesting America’s war with Mexico. The Republicans’ moment is here.

Undermanned and undersized, the Timberwolves played on with only two true, healthy big men available Sunday in Dallas.

The Georgia country stars also played the Twins ballpark in 2013 opening for Kenny Chesney.

Highlights of the day in photos from around the world.

The "Thrift Shop" hitmakers play Target Center on June 8, while the "Rock of Ages" classic rockers return to Xcel Center on Oct. 5.

One night after Saturday's comeback victory at New Orleans, the undermanned and undersized Wolves trailed 21-7 early and never caught up in Dallas

Target makes another shuffle in its main operations unit.

China will attempt to cutback production of steel. The outsized output by the country, which produces nine times as much steel as the U.S., has depressed steel production around the world, even reaching Minnesota's Iron Range.

Court of Appeals reversed the suspension of United South Central High student.

An American university student who has been detained in North Korea apologized Monday for having committed what Pyongyang calls an anti-state hostile act. University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier begged for forgiveness.

Manager Paul Molitor decided not to wait for the first broken wrist or sprained ankle to institute a new rule.