Sports
April 25

LSU's Jayden Daniels downplays issues with Commanders, says he'd be 'blessed' to go No. 2 overall

Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket.
High Schools
April 25
Edina's Mason West is a sought-after recruit as a football quarterback and a hockey forward.

Edina sophomore two-sport standout on recruiting: 'Gotten a little busy'

Mason West quarterbacked the Hornets to the Class 6A football final and starred on the school's state-title winning hockey team. The 6-6 standout also wants you to know about how he sees himself.
TV & Media
April 25
Paul Blume (left) and his daughter, Beatrice, alongside Lou Raguse and his daughter, Violet, after their team won a championship.

Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters

Lou Raguse and Paul Blume teamed up to coach a winning basketball team.
Outdoors
April 25
Twin Cities angler Cory Villaume bought his first forward-facing sonar unit about four years ago. Here, Villaume's friend, Justin Wathke, holds a wall

Anderson: Trailblazing sonar will be in thousands of boats for opener

The futuristic "forward-facing sonar" is here and becoming much more common in Minnesota boats. One impact: Releasing fish might become necessary as catch rates improve.
Vikings
April 25
An NFL draft cleat is displayed near the Spirit of Detroit statue in Detroit, where the draft will be held beginning Thursday.

From your basement to U.S. Bank Stadium: How to follow the draft

No matter where you are over the next three days, there will be ways to keep up with the NFL draft. Here's how.
Sports
April 25

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects.
Twins
April 25
Twins closer Jhoan Duran has yet to make a major-league appearance this season after picking up an injury in spring training.

Duran, Correa hope to return during Twins' upcoming road trip

If it's up to a couple of their injured players, the Twins' roster will have a different look during the road trip that starts Friday in California.
Vikings
April 25
Among possible players for the Vikings to select in the first round of the NFL draft, from left: North Carolina QB Drake Maye, Michigan QB J.J. McCart

Vikings mock draft: seven rounds, eight picks and, yes, one quarterback

Star Tribune Vikings beat reporter Ben Goessling predicts how the team will use its nine draft picks and secure a quarterback of the future.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, left, and coach Kevin O’Connell need to be able to live with giving up any quarterbacks they leave on the table in th

Scoggins: Worried about costly trade to draft a quarterback? Don't be.

Which one, at what pick, for what cost? If the Vikings draft a quarterback who becomes a star, you won't remember what they paid to get him.
Wolves
April 25
Wolves center Naz Reid passes the ball around Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic during the fourth quarter Saturday at Target Center.

Naz Reid. That's the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year winner.

Reid is the first player in Wolves history to win the award and only the undrafted player to win it. The vote was very close.
Vikings
April 25
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, a former NFL quarterback drafted in the third round in 2008, is expected to select the team's quarterback of the future

Next phase of O'Connell's quarterback journey begins tonight

In the first round of the NFL draft tonight, the Vikings could make franchise history with a choice coach Kevin O'Connell was hired two years ago to make.
Variety
April 25

He replaced Mickey Mantle. Now baseball's oldest living major leaguer, Art Schallock, is turning 100

Whether at home or on the road, Art Schallock would begin each day by taking the elevator down to the lobby and collecting the latest comic books for roommate Yogi Berra.

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