Metrodome Roof Structure Demolished With Blasts
It's another milestone in the demolition of the Metrodome. On Sunday, the cables that supported the facility's famous roof were severed as construction crews set off about a dozen explosive charges.
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It's another milestone in the demolition of the Metrodome. On Sunday, the cables that supported the facility's famous roof were severed as construction crews set off about a dozen explosive charges.
Kyle Korver scored 24 points, including a trio of 3-pointers in a third-quarter stretch that gave Atlanta the lead, and the Hawks overcame Kevin Love's 43 points to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-113 on Saturday night. Paul Millsap, guarded by Love much of the night in a matchup of All-Stars, had 20 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late in the game. A jam by Minnesota's Corey Brewer with 2:55 remaining cut Atlanta's lead to 107-104. Jeff Teague, who had 19 points, drove for a layup and DeMarre Carroll's free throws pushed the lead to seven points.
The St. Paul Winter Carnival is wrapping up this weekend, but just because it's winter doesn't mean the "boys of summer" can't be part of it. At least, that's what the St. Paul Saints were thinking. "Who in the heck in Minnesota is going to play baseball Feb. 1?" asked former Saints player and major leaguer Kevin Millar. Well, that'd be these guys. "I feel like I'm in Lambeau Field," Millar said. "They had snowblowers in the stands."
The Gophers (15-7, 4-5) had the ball at the end, but DeAndre Mathieu's layup was short and Mo Walker's putback was off, too, before the final buzzer went off. Walker scored 14 points and Austin Hollins had 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
A prognosticating orangutan at a Minnesota zoo has picked the Denver Broncos to win Sunday's Super Bowl. Amanda the Orangutan ran into her exhibit at St. Paul's Como Park Zoo on Saturday and went straight for a pair of boxes, each containing a shirt of the two teams battling for NFL supremacy, the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Zoo spokesman Matt Reinartz says Amanda paused a bit at first to soak up the attention. "She is a media darling. She came up to her glass, and kind of waved and played a little with the media," Reinartz said.
With National Signing Day less than a week away for high school football recruits, Chanhassen star Frank Ragnow made one of the biggest decisions of his life.
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with Michigan State Friday night at Mariucci Arena, but the Gophers lost 2-1 in a shootout.
If you missed the Rally Friday night, don't fear. We've got all the big basketball and hockey highlights, the Athlete of the Week and a talk with a Minnesota-raised NBA coach in the videos below.
The Osseo Orioles have another strong team, and they've got a guard trying to make everyone better.
Zach Randolph had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame another strong effort by Kevin Love to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-90 Friday night.
The best defense is a good offense, the old adage does. While that might not prove true for football, but it may do so for ads.
The Minnesota Gophers will play some of this season's home baseball games under the lights.
In this week's That Thing You Missed a Knicks fan mocks Wes Welker, Tim Tebow goes commercial and watch while New Yorkers show Joe Buck how they really feel.
He's less than a full year removed from college, in the real world and now has the chance to do something few small-college athletes get. So when St. Thomas graduate and NCAA champion Tommy Hannon got an offer to pursue a professional career overseas, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.
Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild will be the captain of the U.S. men's hockey team at the Sochi Olympics. Minnesota defenseman Ryan Suter and center Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings will be the alternate captains, U.S. general manager David Poile announced Friday.
