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Tony Finau chases second straight PGA Tour win with final round showdown against Taylor Pendrith

The 32-year-old has only bogeyed twice in his last 125 holes.

The Independent UK

Sarah Fuller reflects on the difficulties of her sudden burst of football fame

MINNEAPOLIS — Sarah Fuller should have been allowed to bask in the spotlight. She had been pulled from the women's soccer team at Vanderbilt in November 2020 to kick for the Commodores football team.

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Patrick Reusse: New bosses enjoy honeymoon as Vikings fans feed on ‘Evil Zim’ tales

MINNEAPOLIS — There was no skepticism from here over the Vikings' hire of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to run the football operation, not until he said that his goal was to lead the team in a "joyful pursuit of excellence.''

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Minnesota US Rep. Dean Phillips calls for 'dynamic' new candidate for president in 2024, not Joe Biden

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips said he doesn't want Joe Biden to run for president again in 2024, one of the first Democrats in Congress to bluntly call for him to step aside and for a "new generation" of leadership in the White House.

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Court case for Prince's estate finally closes

MINNEAPOLIS — More than six years after Prince Rogers Nelson unexpectedly died and left no will, the court case surrounding the music legend's estate has come to an end.

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How does Bonnie Raitt ease the pain in fraught times? By singing songs and watching animal videos

MINNEAPOLIS — The pain in Bonnie Raitt's voice was palpable over the phone. Not the I-Can't-Make-You-Love-Me agony, but the life-as-we-know-it-is-getting-so-hard suffering.

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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, new coach Kevin O'Connell forging a critical partnership

MINNEAPOLIS — During one of the Vikings' practices this spring, Kirk Cousins dropped back on a particular play, moved off of his first target based on the coverage he saw from the defense and threw toward one of his secondary targets on the play.

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Downtown Minneapolis shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured

MINNEAPOLIS — An overnight shooting in the downtown Minneapolis Warehouse District has left one person dead and two others injured, including one critically, according to police.

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Vikings’ Jefferson focused on earning wins, not big payday

MINNEAPOLIS — Heading into his third year with the Vikings, Justin Jefferson does not yet hold the team's single-season receiving yardage record. He fell 16 yards short when the team kneeled out the clock in its final game against the Bears.

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George Floyd deserved a better life. A new book charts his trajectory from poverty to the US prison-industrial complex – and the impact of his death

George Perry Floyd, Jr. was murdered when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sank his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Video footage went viral within hours, helping to inspire protests against racism and police violence that lasted all the American summer of 2020.

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Kueng sentenced to 3 years, Thao 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and ex-officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Laurie Hertzel: Sentiment prompts readers to cherish their worn-out books

Readers say their old books are more than objects: They are physical reminders of love.

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2 cops face sentencing for violating George Floyd's rights

The last two former Minneapolis police officers who have yet to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to learn their penalties Wednesday

The Independent UK

Amir Locke's cousin sentenced in case that led to fatal raid

The teenage cousin of Amir Locke was sentenced to more than 16 years for his role in a murder that prompted police to execute a no-knock warrant on the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was killed

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For 'Wicked' diehards, love for the show defies gravity. 3 young actors help explain

MINNEAPOLIS — "Wicked," Stephen Schwartz's 2003 Tony-winning prequel to "The Wizard of Oz," returns Wednesday for a five-week run at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. It's the sixth time the tour has landed at the Orpheum, and all the engagements have been extended ones that draw roughly 100,000 patrons to…

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Feds to motorists: Speeding is just as dangerous as other risky behind-the-wheel behaviors

MINNEAPOLIS — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has run campaigns over the years to persuade motorists to drive sober, to wear seat belts and to put down cellphones while behind the wheel.

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Parts of Minnesota slip back into severe drought

MINNEAPOLIS — Parts of Minnesota have once again slipped into severe drought, just a year after one of the worst statewide droughts in decades.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Tony Oliva finally feels the Hall of Fame love after too many years of waiting

MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Oliva is in post-election hubris. He's spent the summer preparing for a moment he didn't believe would happen.

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Karl-Anthony Towns declares 'championship or bust' for Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS — With their offseason trade for Rudy Gobert, a massive extension for franchise cornerstone Karl-Anthony Towns and the projected continued ascendance of Anthony Edwards, the Timberwolves could be poised for big things in years to come.

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Ruling may mean less time for 2 who violated Floyd's rights

A federal judge has sided with two former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, saying the guidelines for their sentences will be calculated in a way that could mean substantially less prison time for them

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Chip Scoggins: Trading Carlos Correa would be an insult to the spirit of competition

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins return to playing games on Saturday. This gives Derek Falvey's front office 10 days until the trade deadline to decide how to proceed and, more specifically, what action to take on a pressing matter that looms over the organization and has become a talker among Twins…

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2 former officers to be sentenced next week for violating George Floyd's civil rights

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will sentence the remaining two former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights during his 2020 killing through back-to-back hearings next week in St. Paul.

The Independent UK

Dave Chappelle mocks protesters who made him relocate Minneapolis show

Original venue cancelled sold-out show, citing backlash over comedian’s allegedly transphobic jokes

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Jim Souhan: Before becoming Boston's 'Big Papi,' David Ortiz felt joy and pain with the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — While the Boston Red Sox enjoyed David Ortiz's improbable rise to greatness, the Twins had their moments, too.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Not unusual for ex-cop to report later for prison

The federal judge who sentenced Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a civil rights charge in the killing of George Floyd says the former Minneapolis police officer won’t have to surrender until after his sentencing in a separate case in two months

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