The margin for error is microscopic in a high school baseball postseason. One gaffe here or a slip-up there can be what sends a team home. Yet for two years straight, East Ridge has been close enough to perfect to … Continued
OAKLAND, Calif. — The baseball he was throwing, Chris Paddack said on Friday night, felt like a dumbbell. The ball felt heavy, his body felt heavy. For a second time this season, Paddack described feeling dead arm after a start, … Continued
Alex Junge yanks at the Creeping Charlie growing on the side of a garden plot overlooking Interstate 94 in St. Paul’s Merriam Park. The fast-growing weed isn’t native to Minnesota, though it’s made itself at home for centuries, he explains. … Continued
Authorities say there is an increase in cases of tularemia cases in the state, a disease that affects animals, mostly cats but that can also infect people. The state department of health and the state board of animal health say … Continued
State health officials say people that get their drinking water from a private well should take preventive actions to help protect that water from becoming contaminated in the event of flooding. “If your well is in a flood-prone area and … Continued
OAKLAND, Calif. — It looked like a harmless pop fly to shallow right. But after the ball fell between two fielders, it triggered an avalanche of pain for the Oakland Athletics. Willi Castro’s gifted double was the beginning of a … Continued