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Hot Friday in the Twin Cities, hotter weekend ahead
MINNEAPOLIS — Highs reach the upper 80s on Friday in the Twin Cities and approach 90 again this weekend, with heat index values closer to 100.High pressure is still in control, which means more sunshine is on the way. Hazy skies will persist with more upper-level wildfire smoke. The only difference is the ridge is a little farther to our east which means southerly winds By Sunday night, a cold front will approach the metro bringing back spotty storms later in the day. Some storms are possible across northern Minnesota on Saturday.The threat for severe weather remains low, with a slight risk on Saturday and a marginal risk on Sunday.Some storms may linger into Monday, otherwise the dry/hot pattern looks to continue next week.
Father remembered for courage, sacrifice after saving kids from Mississippi River
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A memorial service was held Thursday, July 25, to honor and remember the life of Cody Jay Pope. Pope lost his life on July 12 after rescuing his 10 year old step-daughter and 6 year old son from the Mississippi River. Seconds after getting his son to the sandbar, Pope disappeared under the current. His body was recovered from the river two days later by the Wright County Water Patrol.
Vikings DC Brian Flores still gets a pit in his stomach when thinking about Khyree Jackson
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As the Minnesota Vikings progress through training camp and into the regular season, in those idle moments between tasks and events when a random reminder of Khryee Jackson might pop up, thoughts for those who spent the most time with the rookie cornerback will quickly become heavy.
New Robbinsdale Grocery Store Offers Tastes of West Africa
Moliza Dennis, owner of the new Afrocana Market, is bringing a taste of West Africa to Robbinsdale. “I’m from Liberia, so a lot of the things we have is surrounding West Africa,” Dennis said of her store. “I also grew up in Ghana as well, so we have a lot of Ghanian products, with the fufu and the … cassava and things like that.”
Sarah Bacon wins Team USA's first medal of the Paris Games
PARIS, France — It was just after 4 a.m. Minnesota time when Team USA claimed its first medal of the 2024 Olympics, thanks in part to a former diver from the University of Minnesota. Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won silver on Saturday in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard...
Twins get hitting and pitching in win at Tigers
Pablo Lopez pitched seven strong innings, Minnesota batters backed him with four homers and the Twins cruised past the host Detroit Tigers, 9-3, on Friday night. Lopez (9-7) gave up two runs and six hits while notching seven strikeouts. Byron Buxton and Christian Vazquez homered and drove in two runs apiece. Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach had solo shots and Willi Castro added two RBIs for the Twins. Javier Baez homered for the second straight game for Detroit. Keider Montero (1-4) allowed six runs (five earned) and eight hits in five innings. Prior to the game, Detroit's All-Star outfielder Riley Greene was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain. An MRI detected a mild strain. The Twins took a 2-0 lead three batters into the contest. Buxton clubbed his 12th homer of the season and Larnach followed with his 11th long ball. Wallner made it 3-0 with his one-out blast in the second inning. Detroit sliced Minnesota's advantage to 3-2 in the third. Carson Kelly was hit by a pitch and, one out later, Baez lifted his two-run shot over the left center field wall. The Twins extended their lead to 6-2 in the fourth. Wallner walked and advanced to third on Vazquez's two-out single. Vazquez stole second before Castro slapped an opposite-field single. Both runners scored and Castro went all the way to third on a throwing error by second baseman Colt Keith. Buxton followed with an RBI double. With Joey Wentz on the mound, Minnesota made it 8-2 in the sixth. Brooks Lee had a one-out single prior to Vazquez's fifth homer. Detroit loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh but failed to push across a run. Lopez set down the next three batters on a fielder's choice and two popouts to preserve the six-run advantage. The Tigers scored a run in the eighth off Josh Staumont when Mark Canha was hit by a pitch, moved to second when Matt Vierling walked and scored on Bligh Madris' single. Minnesota tacked on a run in the ninth on Lee's bases-loaded walk. --Field Level Media.
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins: What time, TV channel is tonight's game on?
Detroit Tigers (51-54) vs. Minnesota Twins (57-45) When: 6:10 p.m. Saturday. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. (Have Xfinity but still looking for a way to watch BSD? Here are some...
UNC Football: Who will be the starting QB?
Mack Brown and North Carolina are 34 days (counting today) from kickoff in Minneapolis against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Tar Heels are still without a presumed starting quarterback. The calendar is nearing August and three possible signal-callers are in the running, but there has been an odd lack of chatter this late in the offseason in terms of who will trot out Week 1.
Sounders vs. Minnesota United: Gamethread
The Seattle Sounders open Leagues Cup group stage play against Minnesota United on Friday. The Sounders are the top seed in their three-team group that also includes Liga MX’s Club Necaxa. Minnesota started the season strong but has been in a bit of a spiral over the last couple...
RECAP: Late heroics from Jordan Morris, Paul Rothrock fuel Sounders win over Minnesota United
The Seattle Sounders defeated Minnesota United 2-0 at Lumen Field on Friday night in the first group stage match of the 2024 Leagues Cup. Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock each scored late in the second half to propel Seattle to three points. The Sounders had the first real opportunity in...
MATCH RECAP: Sounders FC Opens Leagues Cup 2024 Action With 2-0 Home Win Over Minnesota
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC opened its Leagues Cup 2024 campaign on Friday evening with a 2-0 home win over Minnesota United FC on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field. With the match tied 0-0 deep into the second half, Jordan Morris and Paul Rothrock each scored late goals, while Andrew Thomas recorded the shutout as the Rave Green jumped to the top of the West 6 group of this year’s competition. Brian Schmetzer’s side concludes its Group Stage play next Sunday, August 4 against Liga MX side Club Necaxa at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV – Watch Free, El Rey 1360 AM).
Minneapolis park workers strike agreement; Presidential campaigning in Minnesota
After a strike of more than three weeks, the union representing Minneapolis park workers says it’s reached a tentative contract agreement with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. And ahead of former President Donald Trump's campaign rally tomorrow, Minnesota Democrats will hold a vote-canvassing event for Vice President Kamala...
Lynx quartet ready to take center stage as the Olympic curtain rises in Paris
MINNEAPOLIS — The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are finally here. Competitions have already begun and Friday afternoon marks the official ceremonial commencement of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. The Next will be all over Team USA’s quest for an eighth consecutive gold medal and the rest of the women’s basketball tournament over the coming weeks and the Minnesota Lynx have a healthy share of storylines in Paris.
Socioeconomic Status of Stem Cell Donor Affects Recipient Health Outcomes
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) donors’ socioeconomic status (SES) affects recipients’ health outcomes, according to a study published online July 15 in PNAS. Lucie M. Turcotte, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, and colleagues examined the...
Vikings camp Sam Darnold will have fans forgetting about every real snap he has taken
"I ain't afraid of no ghosts!" said Sam Darnold at Minnesota Vikings training camp earlier this week, probably. I cannot confirm or deny that this was what he said, but he sure is slinging the pigskin most triumphantly to the likes of Jordan Addison and Justin Jefferson in gym shorts. Nothing tells me a real football game is going on than seeing wideouts rocking guardian caps atop their purple helmets.
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