If not for Judy Yaeger Jones, the accomplishments of Marcenia “Toni” Stone, the first Black woman to play in a men’s professional baseball league, might have been overlooked. Jones learned about Stone in 1988 when she read a brief entry … Continued
Byron Buxton didn’t play a single major league inning in center field last year, so it’s not so surprising that the Twins are still in the early stages of figuring out what his workload in the outfield will look like … Continued
A bull elephant charged a truck that a 79-year-old Twin Cities woman was riding in with other tourists on a game drive in a Zambian national park, flipping over the vehicle and killing her, a safari company said. Family and … Continued
Three Minnesota conservative groups whose Golden Valley offices burned earlier this year in a suspected arson are significantly boosting their reward for information leading to an arrest. The Center of the American Experiment, Upper Midwest Law Center and Take Charge … Continued
An announced crowd of 35,595 fans huddled into Target Field on Thursday afternoon to greet the new season. They were treated to a game that looked much like last year’s early-season efforts. The Twins’ offense, which broke through with a … Continued
The Gophers men’s basketball team got some much-needed good news on Friday when star player Dawson Garcia announced he would be returning to the program for the 2024-25 season. He said on social media that he is electing to use … Continued