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• Twins fall at home to White Sox August 21, 2018
  WHITE SOX 8, TWINS 5 Matt Davidson homered, Lucas Giolito (9-9) struck out six in six innings and Chicago spoiled Stephen Gonsalves’ major league debut. Playing without manager Rick Renteria, Chicago won for the fourth time in five games in the makeup of snowed-out April contest. Davidson drove in three runs, and Jose Abreu had […]
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• Gophers name starting QB August 21, 2018
  Minnesota has tabbed true freshman walk-on Zack Annexstad as the starting quarterback to open the season. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck announced after practice on Monday that Annexstad will be behind center on Aug. 30 against New Mexico State. Fleck said he’s not planning a rotation between Annexstad and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan, but the coach […]
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• Vikings finalize kicker position, make other moves August 21, 2018
  The Minnesota Vikings have completed their plan to turn over their kicking duties to rookie Daniel Carlson, releasing veteran Kai Forbath with two weeks remaining in the preseason. For all the training camp drills and exhibition game extra points the Vikings can give Carlson, there’s no way for him to experience the pressure and scrutiny […]
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• Dedication tonight of completely rehabbed Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter August 21, 2018
  An official dedication tonight (5-630pm) for the rehabbed Highway 99 Minnesota River Bridge at Saint Peter. Project manager Zachary Tess says the historic bridge was originally built in 1931.  “It’s really only had two major repairs since 1931, one in 1965 and one in 1983,” he says, “and so really this bridge has been around […]
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