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Prep sports open practice: The first call of fall

August 16, 2016 at 4:20AM
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The weather was perfect, the gyms were squeaky, the trails were scenic and the tension thick Monday as fall sports practices opened for Minnesota high school teams. Summer is waning, and the promises of autumn are boundless.

Nick Norman, a senior linebacker for 2015 Class 6A state champion Osseo, went through drills during Monday's first day of practice. And he wasn't shy about where he wants the season to end. "I'm really looking forward to playing in the new U.S. Bank Stadium." That's the site of the Prep Bowl.
Nick Norman, a senior linebacker for 2015 Class 6A state champion Osseo, went through drills during Monday’s first day of practice. And he wasn’t shy about where he wants the season to end. “I’m really looking forward to playing in the new U.S. Bank Stadium.” That’s the site of the Prep Bowl. (Brian Wicker — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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