Outdoors
May 2, 2016

ACLU sides with suspected Minnesota deer poacher in surveillance case

The ACLU's involvement raises the profile of the already closely watched criminal prosecution of Joshua Liebl for alleged game violations in Lac qui Parle County.
Sports
May 2, 2016

Tuesday's Page 2 tipsheet

May 2, 2016
The Vikings signed wide receiver Moritz Boehringer (left), the team's sixth-round draft choice, on Monday.

Vikings sign sixth-round draft pick Moritz Boehringer

Sixth-round pick Moritz Boehringer has signed his rookie contract, the Vikings announced Monday evening. The German wide receiver is so fast, he is the first of the NFL's 2016 draft picks to sign, according to the team.
Sports
May 2, 2016

Ryder Cup standings through Monday

Sports
May 2, 2016

At a glance: Softball coaches debate season overlap dilemma

Softball is one of three sports in Minnesota in which athletes can compete for high school and non-high school teams at the same time. The Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association is considering giving up softball's exception to Bylaw 208 of the Minnesota State High School League.
Wild
May 2, 2016
According to sources, Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher sat down with Wild interim coach John Torchetti on Monday for the first time since the seaso

Wild GM Fletcher talks to Boudreau, Torchetti; Yeo talks to Ottawa

Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher met with the Wild's interim coach today and also got permission from Anaheim to talk with its recently fired coach.
High Schools
May 2, 2016

Mahtomedi faces Simley in early Metro East boys' lacrosse battle

The Zephyrs put their undefeated record and league lead on the line against the one-loss Spartans on Tuesday.
High Schools
May 2, 2016
Eagan pitcher Sam Schaefer delivers a pitch during his no-hitter in the Wildcats' 5-0 victory over Bemidji,

Prep athletes of the week: Eagan pitcher throws no-hitter in fourth varsity start

Sam Schaefer gave credit to his defense, which handled 18 balls put in play, but he also had his best stuff of the spring in the Wildcats' 5-0 victory over Bemidji.
Vikings
May 2, 2016
MacKensie Alexander

Draft tracker: Who went where? By round, team and college

Here's your guide for following the NFL draft from an assortment of angles.
Vikings
May 2, 2016
North Dakota State offensive lineman Joe Haeg runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Indianapolis.

Big deal in Brainerd: NDSU lineman Haeg drafted by the Colts

From being a walk-on at North Dakota State to a fifth-round draft choice of the Indianapolis Colts, Joe Haeg's football journey has made the central Minnesota city happy.
Motorsports
May 2, 2016
Ryan Dungey

Minnesota motocross star completes a special year with title

Ryan Dungey of Belle Plaine rolled through a lot of memories in the past year while speeding toward a goal he reached Saturday night in New Jersey.
Twins
May 1, 2016
Defeat hurts more than most for Twins' Nolasco

Defeat hurts more than most for Twins' Nolasco

If the Tigers' Nick Castellanos had swung and missed at the pitch he hit for a three-run homer in the sixth inning, it would have gone down as more evidence of Nolasco's resurgence.

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