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Rodney Smith was effective as a freshman, and junior college transfer Kobe McCrary has emerged as the top backup with Shannon Brooks recovering from a broken bone in his foot.

Maybe the Big Ten — and particularly the West — is just so wide open that it’s hard to predict this season. Maybe there is just a lot of faith in Tracy Claeys’ team. Whatever the reason, we’ve seen more than one college football expert weigh in with a very positive outlook when it comes to this year’s Gophers. Last week it was ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit tabbing the Gophers as a surprise winner of the West (though couching it a bit by noting how there is no true favorite in the division). And now it’s... Читать дальше...

Twins outfielder Logan Schafer says he was in the shower when the call came from Twins, telling him to join the team in Cleveland.

In the first Talking Preps podcast, co-hosts Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque break down the best games in the opening week of football and other high school sports highlights.

Minnesota seeks grant proposals from community groups looking to help veterans, people of color, youth, women, obtain jobs and training.

Actor Gene Wilder has died. He was 83.

Can yoga help ease Parkinson’s disease symptoms? A University of Minnesota researcher aims to find out.

The victim was involved in a confrontation with someone in the pickup when it accelerated, authorities said.

The Roots bandleader will head up Friday's and Saturday's after-parties, while Jake Rudh will DJ late on Thursday.

Pope Francis met with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, at the Vatican on Monday.

Highlights from the 2016 MTV VMAs where Kanye discusses his 'Famous' video and Drake awards Rihanna the Michael Jackson Vanguard award.

The man was arrested, and the flight resumed late Monday morning, a spokeswoman for Alaska Airlines said.

Alex Boone tells ESPN that what the 49ers quarterback did was “shameful.”

The ball has a way of finding Mackensie Alexander, but he wasn’t sure who he needed to give it to after the game. As the Vikings rookie asked for an equipment manager, another team staffer offered to hold  his second preseason interception from Sunday’s win over the San Diego Chargers. The staffer joked: ‘Are you sure you trust me? You know, Harrison [Smith] says you still don’t have one [interception] yet.’ “There’s more coming, man,” Alexander said. “God good.” That confidence from the 54th-overall... Читать дальше...

A planet orbiting our nearest star used to be science fiction. Now it’s science.

Colleges are America’s true melting pots, and diversity and inclusion aren’t easy.