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Pohlad reiterates Twins desire to keep Mauer

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:38 PST

Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad says he's staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer.

2010 Super Bowl most watched TV show ever

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:51:14 PST

The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H'' to become the most-watched program in television history.

Snow still being brought in for Vancouver Games

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:45 PST

Snow is still being trucked and flown in to Cypress Mountain in an effort to get the Olympic venues ready for the Vancouver Games, which open Friday.

Colts: Saints out-played us

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:44:54 PST

The Colts are hoping Sunday's Super Bowl loss will rekindle their passion to win another title.

UND defeats SIU-Edwardsville 57-50

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:18:27 PST

Travis Bledsoe scored 11 points and Travis Mertens had 10 points and seven rebounds as North Dakota defeated Southern Illinois Edwardsville 57-50 on Sunday.

NDSU wrestler's six match win streak snapped in 25-15 loss to Wyoming

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:26:58 PST

The North Dakota State wrestling team saw its six match win streak come to a halt in a 25-15 loss to Western Wrestling Conference foe Wyoming on Sunday in front of 628 fans.

UMKC holds off North Dakota State, 58-56

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:04:50 PST

LaTreze Mushatt scored 10 straight points and Trey McKinney-Jones made two free throws with 30 seconds left to help UMKC hold off North Dakota State 58-56 in Summit League men's basketball Thursday before a crowd of 2,547 at the Bison Sports Arena.

Hudson, Twins agree to $5M, 1-year contract

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:50:03 PST

The Minnesota Twins will take a new middle infield into their new ballpark.

Wild beat Oilers 4-2 to stretch home streak to 12

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:48:25 PST

Martin Havlat had his first two-goal game for Minnesota, and the Wild beat Edmonton 4-2 on Thursday night for their 12th straight home victory over the Oilers.

Thome signs contract Twins

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:47:04 PST

Slugger Jim Thome has signed his contract with the Minnesota Twins and has been officially added to the team's 40-man roster.

Concordia men's basketball team defeats Augsburg 76-63

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:33:29 PST

Bolstered by a 53.1% shooting clip and a 23-point, 10-rebound performance from John Fraase, the Concordia men's basketball team ended its eight-game losing streak with a 76-63 win over Augsburg in Moorhead on Wednesday. The Cobbers forced 20 turnovers and outrebounded the Auggies 31-29 to earn their ninth win of the year.

Dragons wrestlers defeat cross town rival Cobbers

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:53:10 PST

The Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons wrestling team took on their cross town rival Concordia Cobbers at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Dragons got out to an early lead and quickly put the match out of reach and secured a big win 22-18.

Lawyers agree on speedup for Fighting Sioux appeal

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:18:33 PST

Attorneys have agreed on a schedule to speed up the appeal of a lawsuit about whether the University of North Dakota will continue using its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.

Pawlenty: Lottery, taxes could pay for Vikes arena

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:13:42 PST

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is pointing to lottery funds and user taxes as potential ways to pay for a new Vikings stadium.

UND hockey player accused of DUI acquitted

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:16:35 PST

A jury has acquitted University of North Dakota hockey player Matt Frattin of drunken driving.

Turco, Modano lead Stars past Wild

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:54:45 PST

Marty Turco made a season-high 40 saves, Mike Modano scored his 556th career goal, and the Dallas Stars stretched their home-winning streak over the Minnesota Wild to 12 games with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night.

Backstrom out again for Wild

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:51:26 PST

Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom will miss his fourth straight game.

Manning the biggest star by far on Media Day

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:59:41 PST

Four MVP awards carry quite a bit of clout. So it was no surprise that Peyton Manning's appearance at Super Bowl media day was part rock star, part presidential, with a bit of a scrum thrown in for good measure.

Bode Miller to race all 5 ski events at Olympics

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:49:39 PST

U.S. Ski Team men's coach Sasha Rearick says Bode Miller plans to race all five Alpine events at the Vancouver Olympics. Miller's first event will be the downhill on February 13, and he'll also compete in the super-combi, super-G, giant slalom and slalom.

More than W's and L's riding on Favre's return

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:43:27 PST

Favre's first season in Minnesota was a banner year in more ways than one. The Vikings won 12 games in the regular season and came achingly close to advancing to the Super Bowl.