Outdoors
August 17, 2017
Monarch butterfly, the focus of a tagging effort at the Minnesota state parks.

Weekend at Minnesota parks: Butterfly tagging, wildlife photography, paddling opportunities

Learn how to take great wildlife photos with any camera, or learn about the effort to tag and document monarch butterflies.
Outdoors
August 17, 2017
A new math model may help ultimately counter the spread of disease such as chronic wasting by anticipating how and where it spreads.

Scientists work on math model to better predict spread of CWD

Model shows the areas of fastest growth and could help manage outbreaks in Minnesota.
Outdoors
August 17, 2017
Baltimore orioles will head for points south from Minnesota beginning in September.

Nearly all Baltimore orioles will leave by first days of September

Nearly all Baltimore orioles will leave by the first few days of September to winter in Central America. They are night migrators.
Sports
August 17, 2017
Minnesota United prepares for another back-to-back meeting

Minnesota United prepares for another back-to-back meeting

The Loons lost 4-0 to the Seattle Sounders on Aug. 5 and face them again Sunday.
Twins
August 17, 2017
New Minnesota Twins Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey, left, and Senior Vice President, General Manager Thad Levine, were all smiles after they were

Should Twins go from buyers to sellers ... and back to buyers again?

It becomes trickier to make deals in August because players must clear waivers, but it's hardly impossible.
Gophers
August 17, 2017
Gophers football fans cheered as Air Force kicked the ball off on the first play at TCF Bank Stadium. When the Gophers visit Oregon State of the Pac-1

Run of nonconference football showdowns for Gophers ends this year

The Gophers have no big-time nonconference games in 2018 or 2019 as they strike a balance between exciting their fans and preparing for the Big Ten schedule.
Gophers
August 17, 2017
Latest 'Being P.J. Fleck' episode revisits tough times and perseverance

Latest 'Being P.J. Fleck' episode revisits tough times and perseverance

The ESPNU documentary takes a look back at the coach's journey to landing in Minnesota.
Sports
August 17, 2017

Can Twins beat Cleveland at Target Field? Follow along on Gameview

The Twins are winless in eight games against Cleveland at Target Field this season. Can they stop that skid in today's doubleheader? Get updates on Game 1 here.
Wild
August 17, 2017
Matt Cullen got a hug from his father Terry after Pittsburgh won the Stanley Cup last season.

Coming home: Cullen to join Wild, play 20th NHL season

Native Minnesotan Matt Cullen called joining the Wild for the 2017-18 season a "family decision." He has won three Stanley Cups, and will turn 41 in November.
Twins
August 17, 2017
Minnesota Twins starter Kyle Gibson

Twins need innings from Gibson in doubleheader opener vs. Cleveland

The team's pitching plans have been scrambled by extra games on the schedule and untimely injuries to starting pitchers.
Twins
August 17, 2017

Twins call up 6-foot-10 Slegers for debut after rainout prompts shuffle

With the Twins also playing a doubleheader against the White Sox on Monday in Chicago, they now have to play seven games over a five-day stretch
Outdoors
August 17, 2017
Flyfishing on the St. Louis River.

Fishing contest will put spotlight on restored section of St. Louis River

The focus is on a section at Chambers Grove Park, where Minnesota Land Trust and others have worked to improve habitat, access.

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