Wolves
September 25, 2020
Timberwolves forward Jake Layman

Layman happy to be back with Wolves, broken nose and all

Jake Layman, who averaged 9.1 points last season for the Wolves, is wearing a mask during group workouts, and playing is something Layman has craved after a season that began full of promise before injuries.
Vikings
September 25, 2020
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson (50) celebrates an interception during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts,

Role to fill: Vikings turn to Wilson at linebacker in Barr's absence

Coaches are pulling strings this week on a Vikings defense now without its primary blitzer and one of its top communicators. Eric Wilson will get an expanded role.
Lynx
September 25, 2020
Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart runs into Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier during the second half of Game 2

Seattle outruns Lynx to take two-game playoff lead; Collier annoyed

A 14-0 finish to the first half by Seattle — which came with Napheesa Collier on the bench with three fouls — put the Storm well ahead at halftime. Collier didn't like the calls.
Outdoors
September 25, 2020
A DNR helicopter has been used this summer to spray herbicide to kill hybrid cattails in shallow lakes and marshes favored by ducks. The invasive spec

Anderson: DNR conducting an air war against duck hunting threats

A cross of native broad-leaf cattails and invasive narrow-leaf cattails, hybrid cattails can aggressively outcompete other aquatic plants. In some instances, so little open water remains ducks can't find places to land.
Vikings
September 25, 2020
Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen

Thielen Foundation to provide help organizations hit hard by COVID-19, riot damage

The Thielen Foundation announced Thursday it will provide more than $75,000 in cash and equipment to Cooper High School in New Hope, the Northside Impact Fund and Urban Ventures
Lynx
September 25, 2020
Lynx forward Napheesa Collier goes up for a shot in front of Seattle forward Natasha Howard.

Quick third foul on Collier hurt Lynx's chance of a comeback in Game 2

Napheesa Collier was on the bench with her third foul with 7:22 to go before halftime, and by the end of the quarter, Seattle had opened up a lead it wouldn't relinquish.
Wolves
September 25, 2020
This is a 1959 photo showing Harlem Globetrotters WIlt Chamberlain. Patrick Reusse, at 13, witnessed Chamberlain's greatness when the 'Trotters visite

Reusse: Seeing The Big Dipper in a little town in '59 a moment of glory

Patrick Reusse has met most of his boyhood heroes, but he only marveled at Wilt Chamberlain in 1959 in a packed Worthington gym.
Outdoors
September 24, 2020
Sumac leaves are at their most brilliant before they are soon shed as fall colors along W. River Parkway are near peak and a jogger takes in the scene

Sumacs are known for fall color, but there is more to the show

Fall colors are coming on fast for the sumacs. They are showing much red, in many beautiful tones, and some yellows. The sumacs give off an orange glow.
Outdoors
September 24, 2020
The cabin north of Sand Lake.

Lake cabin, then house — the order has worked out well for Minnesota family

The cabin, surrounded by 80-foot white and red pines, originally had one small bedroom and no indoor plumbing.
Wolves
September 24, 2020

More of Patrick Reusse's memories of Wilt Chamberlain

A further look back at a legendary career.
Vikings
September 24, 2020
Would a lopsided loss Sunday mean Vikings' worst three-game start ever?

Would a lopsided loss Sunday mean Vikings' worst three-game start ever?

A win over the Titans would go a long way toward getting back on track. But a loss? At least through three games, it would put the 2020 Vikings in very unflattering company.
Twins
September 24, 2020
Podcast: What a difference a week makes for Josh Donaldson, Twins

Podcast: What a difference a week makes for Josh Donaldson, Twins

Josh Donaldson took a lot of heat for his ejection last week in Chicago. But, as the twins fortunes have changed, he's become a bathrobe-buying hero.

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