If Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks seem like an odd combination, well they are. He’s a steely, populist New Yorker, while she’s a dramatic hippie witch from Phoenix. And yet, the pair delivered a delightful and nostalgic evening Friday at … Continued
Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer had said all the right things for months in support of David Ross. Even when scrutiny on Ross’ performance became heightened in June when the Cubs slipped 10 games below .500, Hoyer … Continued
With the top-two ranked teams in the state’s large-school class looking to end the other’s season, mistakes can be magnified. Such was the case for Lakeville North on Friday. A miscue deep in its own end resulted in Dominic Heim … Continued
With the ball in freshman guard Cam Christie’s hands in the closing seconds of the Gophers’ victory over the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners on Friday night at Williams Arena, the game’s outcome had long been decided, and the verdict was already … Continued
Every game Minnesota plays early in the campaign adds to the evidence that this might just be a great team. The latest example came Friday, as the Timberwolves found another gear in the second half of their 117-110 victory in … Continued
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Wild got captain Jared Spurgeon back on Friday, but no one player is going to change the narrative for Minnesota, which finally got a decent start only to watch another mistake turn into the go-ahead goal. … Continued